Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

Officials: ‘Fecal time bomb’ threatens Utah backcountry

Forest rangers and residents are worried that an increase of visitors to Salt Lake County's backcountry is resulting in more human feces in watershed streams amid E. coli fears.
7 years ago

Utah woman held in connection with a Draper fire

A Utah woman is facing charges after authorities say she was seen carrying a bucket at the scene of a brush fire in Draper.
7 years ago

We have a wiener! Joey Chestnut eats 71 hot dogs for title

NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan’s Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest on Thursday, just a few hot dogs shy of breaking the record he set last year. In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, the […]
7 years ago

Right on the Money: How to build or repair your credit

Financial experts say building your credit from scratch is an important part of becoming an adult -- and not something you should do lightly.
7 years ago

Body of Army sergeant who died in Afghanistan returns to US

A casket carrying the body of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins arrived Tuesday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. An Army team carried the casket draped in an American flag from the plane to a van, standing in salute as the doors closed.
7 years ago

Thousands marvel as total eclipse darkens Chile, Argentina

Tens of thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward Tuesday as a total eclipse of the sun darkened the heavens over Chile and Argentina.
7 years ago

Family of Las Vegas mass shooting victim sues gun makers

The family of a woman killed by a gunman raining down gunfire from a Las Vegas high-rise hotel suite filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gun makers and three dealers arguing their weapons are designed in a way that could be easily modified to fire like automatic weapons.
7 years ago

Italian socialist Sassoli to be president of EU Parliament

Italian socialist David-Maria Sassoli was elected Wednesday to head the European parliament, completing the bloc's drawn-out and at times acrimonious appointment process for its top jobs.
7 years ago

Lee Iacocca, engineer of Chrysler’s turnaround, dies at 94

Lee Iacocca, the auto executive and master pitchman who put the Mustang in Ford's lineup in the 1960s and became a corporate folk hero when he resurrected Chrysler 20 years later, has died in Bel Air, California. He was 94.
7 years ago

Fatal stabbing overnight at gas station

Two people are in custody, and two people are outstanding after a fatal overnight stabbing early Wednesday morning at a gas station according to police.
7 years ago

DA files motion to extend jail hold on Lueck suspect

The court granted a motion to extend the jail stay of the man accused of murdering Mackenzie Lueck, according to a statement from the DA.
7 years ago

Missionary sent home over accusations of sextortion through Snapchat

A South Jordan man is accused of threatening more than 50 teenage girls online through the social media platform Snapchat. 
7 years ago

Festival in Utah again allows once-barred LGBTQ groups

Utah LGBTQ groups have been quietly accepted into a prominent July Fourth festival in conservative Provo after being denied for years.
7 years ago

Gauff, just 15, shocks 5-time champ Venus, 39, at Wimbledon

Coco Gauff grew up admiring the Williams sisters. Picked up a tennis racket as a little girl because of them. And on Monday at Wimbledon, still just 15, Gauff beat one of them.
7 years ago

Japanese whalers bring home 1st commercial catch in 31 years

Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation.
7 years ago

Think you’re smart about your money? Think again!

Nearly three-quarters of American adults gave themselves a "high" rating on their finance knowledge, but our money knowledge doesn't make the grade.
7 years ago

Cyclist hospitalized after crash with UTV in Provo Canyon

The Utah Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a Utility Task Vehicle and a cyclist in Provo Canyon.
7 years ago

Ogden soldier dies in Afghanistan

Sgt. 1st Class Elliott J. Robbins, 31, was a Green Beret Medical Sargent has died over the weekend in a "non-combat related incident."
7 years ago

Cost for missions going up

The cost to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is set to go up in July .
7 years ago

Happy 40th birthday, Walkman

It was 40 years ago today that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music.
7 years ago

2-year-old boy dies from E.coli after visiting the San Diego County Fair

Four children have been infected with E. coli -- one fatally -- after visiting the county fair in San Diego. The children infected ranged between ages 2 and 13, and their cases have been linked to contact with animals at the San Diego County Fair, the county said in a statement Friday.
7 years ago

Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable for US users

Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a legal settlement designed to eliminate discrimination on its platform.
7 years ago

Trump and Kim’s DMZ meeting mixes show and substance

President Donald Trump became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea on Sunday as the two made history at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. The made-for-television moment was unthinkable just two years ago, when the men were trading base insults and grim threats.
7 years ago

Rules that control drive time for truckers set to be relaxed

OPAL, Va. (AP) — Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania. He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t leave the truck unattended. So he parked and climbed into the sleeper berth in the […]
7 years ago