Amy Donaldson

Pioneering wrestler helped pave the way for other female wrestlers to enjoy the opportunity to compete throughout the state

After she survived a random shooting, and her friend did not, Yvette Rodier has spent 26 years trying to heal. For Rodier, and other survivors, there is no choice but to wrestle the shadows, contemplate the tough questions.

Grief was like air for Sy Snarr in the weeks and months after she lost her 18-year-old son in a random shooting. The grief became both a sanctuary and a prison. Even as it suffocated her, it felt like the only place she could exist — a strange in-between where her anguish seemed to breathe life…

In episode 4 of KSL’s new podcast “The Letter,” memories of a plea deal that spared the gunman from a possible death sentence after he randomly attacked two teenagers, killing Zach Snarr and wounding Yvette Rodier.

The question of why a young man with no criminal history would shoot two people he’d never met haunted everyone involved in the case.

In “The Letter,” a podcast from KSL, Yvette Rodier describes her journey of survival and healing after she was shot in a random, unprovoked attack on herself and her friend, Zachary Snarr.

The family of Zachary Snarr, who was murdered in a random attack in 1996, revisit not just the agony of that night in “The Letter,” a new podcast from KSL, but go further to shed light on the lasting impacts of grief and the realities of trying to reclaim one’s life after it’s been shattered by…

Olympian Jared Ward won the Deseret News 10K on Saturday in Salt Lake City, while Jessica Watychowicz claimed the women’s crown.

Ashley Paulson and Jonathan Kotter won the Deseret News marathons in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

Eric Nelson won the Deseret News half marathon in Salt Lake City on Saturday, while Tori Parkinson won the women’s division.