Carolyn Murray
ReporterKPCW reporter Carolyn Murray covers Summit and Wasatch County School Districts. She also reports on wildlife and environmental stories, along with breaking news. Carolyn has been in town since the mid ‘80s and raised two daughters in Park City.
Originally from the New York metro area, Carolyn came to Utah to attend college, earning degrees from the University of Utah in political science and French. After college, Carolyn started her career in retail, moving to sales and business marketing and management. Taking a hiatus to raise her girls, she pursued many volunteer endeavors in the schools and in the community. She initiated the citizen-led, city-wide, $15 million walkability bond that passed in 2007. The bond funded sidewalks and bike paths. It also resulted in a tunnel under Kearns Boulevard near the school campus and one under Bonanza Drive, which connects the city’s Old Town district with the Prospector neighborhood and the Rail Trail.
A news junky for decades and years of civic engagement set in motion a passion for the community. Since 2016, Carolyn has worked with the KPCW news team and readily offers that it’s the best professional experience of her life so far.
A hiking, biking and skiing enthusiast, she spends her free time in the mountains and deserts.
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Sixty-three judges are on the ballot on November 8. But who judges the judges? A website lets voters learn about them before the election. -
The Park City Board of Education meeting lasted over two and a half hours on Tuesday while parents weighed in on adopting the school district's sensitive materials policy.
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Utah requires all county clerks to perform a public vote-counting accuracy test before every election.
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The Park City High School Student Council has plans to address what it says is an uptick in hate speech on campus.
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The Department of Wildlife Resources said it’s investigating a couple of bull elk carcasses recently discovered by a Summit County resident.
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The monthly stroll Friday includes more than 15 galleries on and off Main Street.
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Utah code outlines how teachers and coaches can physically restrain students who may be a danger to themselves or others.
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Violence, bullying, and weapons in schools worry parents and students. KPCW reports on Park City School District safety protocols.
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A Garmin SOS signal alerted Search and Rescue to an injured motorcycle rider on the Shingle Creek trail this weekend in the Uinta Mountains.
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The Park City Board of Education postponed adopting a proposed book ban policy Friday as the school district’s attorney evaluates its constitutionality.
