Karen Richards
Reporter and HostKaren Richards joined KLCC as a volunteer reporter in 2012, and became a freelance reporter at the station in 2015. In addition to news reporting, she’s contributed to several feature series for the station, earning multiple awards for her reporting.
Beginning in 2022, Richards also fills in as a host on KLCC’s news magazines.
Richards has a background in editing and publishing, and has worked for magazines and book publishers, as well as doing some unconventional freelance writing, such as constructing crossword puzzles and producing playing cards.
When she’s not near a microphone, Karen might be holding a macro-lens camera, taking photos of insects.
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The Willamette Valley has been stuck in a dry, cold weather pattern for a long time, and other than the chance for a weak respite late this week, the high pressure will continue until at least Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
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If you have an opinion about where and when drones should be allowed in state parks or on beaches, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department wants your input as it fine-tunes its policies. -
One of Eugene’s biggest Parks and Open Space volunteer events happens on Monday for the MLK Day of Service: The annual tree planting event. -
The City of Eugene is eyeing a 16-block corridor of Polk Street to add a north-south bike lane connection between the Whiteaker neighborhood, downtown, and the Friendly neighborhood. -
Most parts of Oregon avoided serious flooding as a result of Thursday's atmospheric river. A new round of snow is headed for the Cascades. -
Several major highways saw downed power lines and trees after gusty winds and heavy rain blew through western Oregon early Wednesday. Much of western Oregon is under a flood watch starting Thursday morning. -
Recent heavy rains have helped fill reservoirs, especially in Washington, but the warm storms have not dropped a lot of snowfall in the mountains, and there is a growing precipitation deficit in southern and central Oregon, further limiting snowpack growth there. -
University of Oregon biology professor Alan Shanks created a way to predict the size of Oregon's Dungeness crab catch by counting baby crabs coming to shore four years prior. -
The Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, south of Yachats along Highway 101, will be closed from Dec. 16 through mid-May for for utility and accessibility upgrades, as well as fresh exhibits. -
Following a consultant's report, advocates for a more vibrant downtown Eugene are using the holiday season to join together and put some new ideas in motion.
