Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

Colby Walker is a former digital content producer with KSL NewsRadio.

New Gaza rockets disrupt Israel, Islamic Jihad cease-fire

Gaza militants fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Thursday, hours after a cease-fire was declared to end two days of intense fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad group, the heaviest escalation in months that killed at least 34 Palestinians, including three women and eight children, and paralyzed parts of Israel.
7 years ago

Meet Narwhal, the rescue puppy with a tail growing out of his forehead

There's a 10-week-old puppy in Missouri with a tail growing out of his forehead. Yes, his forehead. No, it doesn't wag. And, appropriately, his name is Narwhal.
7 years ago

Utah lawmaker sues US for $10M over trespassing conviction

A former San Juan County commissioner has sued a federal land agency after he spent 10 days in jail for trespassing during an illegal all-terrain vehicle protest ride in a closed southern Utah canyon five years ago.
7 years ago

US budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a deficit in October that was 33.8% bigger than a year ago as spending hit a record.
7 years ago

Man who smuggled overweight cat into plane cabin stripped of frequent flyer status

Talk of smuggling usually evokes images of drugs, guns and other contraband -- but it was a fat cat that saw one man punished by Russian airline Aeroflot.
7 years ago

How to watch Wednesday’s impeachment hearing

The House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is moving into its next phase this week with its first televised hearings, here's what's happening.
7 years ago

Michigan teen who vaped received double lung transplant

A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping, health officials said Tuesday.
7 years ago

Impeachment hearings go live on TV with the 1st witnesses

The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing on Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves for the first time about President Donald Trump's actions toward Ukraine and consider whether they are, in fact, impeachable offenses.
7 years ago

Many youths say high school diploma is enough

Although most young Americans believe in the value of higher education, many still consider a high school diploma alone to be enough for success, according to a survey of teens and young adults
7 years ago

Matheson JHS on precautionary lockdown

MAGNA, Utah — The Granite School district is saying that Matheson Jr. High School in Magna was placed on lockdown protocol Tuesday morning that was initiated by police after reports of a suspicious person on the campus. The district says there was no threat made and that the protocol was initiated as a precautionary measure […]
7 years ago

Mexican official: Arrests made in killings of US citizens

Mexico's top security official says arrests have been made in last week's killings of nine U.S. women and children by suspected cartel gunmen in northern Mexico.
7 years ago

Mini Mercury skips across sun’s vast glare in rare transit

Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit.
7 years ago

Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospital for surgery

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said.
7 years ago

Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A pair of Israeli airstrikes targeted senior Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza and in Syria early on Tuesday, escalating Israel’s confrontation with Iran across the region and threatening to unleash another devastating round of cross-border violence with Palestinian militants. In eastern Gaza, the Israeli strike killed Bahaa Abu el-Atta […]
7 years ago

Right on the Money: how to deal with ‘Boomerang Kids’

Your adult child moves back into the house. How on earth do you set limits so they don't become financial vampires that put your family on Dr. Phil?
7 years ago

Disney heiress tells fellow boomers who are offended by the phrase ‘OK boomer’: Sit down and let the kids drive

In a blunt Twitter thread, the 59-year-old Disney heiress criticized members of her generation for opposing young people's "understandable resentment" toward them and asked, "When did you get so easily triggered?"
7 years ago

The FBI will join the investigation into an attack that killed 9 in Mexico

"The FBI will be providing assistance at the invitation of the Mexican government with the investigation into the recent attack against American citizens," the FBI said in a statement. "The FBI remains committed to working alongside our international partners to help bring justice to the perpetrators of this heinous act of violence."
7 years ago

Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix wins League of Legends World Championship

Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) defeated European rivals G2 Esports to win the World Championship finals of esports phenomenon League of Legends.
7 years ago

Russian prof questioned after severed arms found in backpack

Police in the Russian city of St. Petersburg plan to interrogate a prominent professor who has been detained on suspicion of killing a female student after he was pulled from a frigid river with a backpack containing severed arms.
7 years ago

Hong Kong leader pledges stiffer measures after violent day

Hong Kong's leader pledged on Monday to "spare no effort" in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months, following a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on fire.
7 years ago

F-35 pilots at a Utah base to resume night flying this week

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — Starting this week, pilots at Utah’s Hill Air Force Base will start their recurrent local night flying schedule. Base officials say northern Utah residents will notice increased jet activity during the evening hours as F-35 pilots practice night-time combat skills from Nov. 12-22. Night operations are limited, with […]
7 years ago

Hey, Santa! Utah ranks 10th in nation for package theft

Security.org has released a report of the states that have the biggest issues with package theft. Utah ranks number 10 in the nation.
7 years ago

The secret score that tells companies how to treat you

A secret score that you probably didn't know retailers keep on you could affect how those businesses treat you. Here's what we found out.
7 years ago

Are you a Newsmaster of the Universe

It's time for our weekly news quiz, Newsmasters of the Universe! How well do you know the news of the week, take the quiz and find out.
7 years ago