Colby Walker

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

Trump reveals new proposed Air Force One designs

A new look for Air Force One would replace the presidential jet's current light blue and white color scheme with something more explicitly patriotic, according to plans revealed by President Donald Trump.
5 years ago

Ex-Mormon bishop given 4 months in sex abuse of teenage boy

A former bishop with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been sentenced to four months in jail after being found guilty of sexual abuse of one teenage boy and lewdness with another.
5 years ago

LA County deputy shot in off-duty attack dies

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who was shot in an off-duty attack at a fast-food restaurant died Wednesday, the sheriff announced.
5 years ago

Pool to re-open a week after 50 sickened by chlorine

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah pool is set to re-open more than a week after an accident sickened dozens with chlorine gas. The Daily Herald reports the Pleasant Grove Veterans Memorial Pool is expected to welcome swimmers back on Thursday. About 50 people were sickened June 4 after a pump forced too much chlorine […]
5 years ago

Sanders makes case for democratic socialism after criticism

Bernie Sanders on Wednesday mounted a strong defense of democratic socialism, the economic philosophy that has guided his political career, even as Republicans and some of his Democratic presidential opponents have seized on it to brand him as too radical.
5 years ago

Democrats worry as Trump unleashes money on 2020 digital ads

While Democrats wage a wide open primary , President Donald Trump is blanketing battleground states with online advertising that could help set the narrative heading into the 2020 campaign.
5 years ago

Arch Madness: Blues win 1st Stanley Cup, beating Bruins 4-1

Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden.
5 years ago

Tankers targeted near Strait of Hormuz amid Iran-US tensions

Two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were damaged in suspected attacks on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
5 years ago

How a Snapchat filter led to the arrest of an off-duty cop

After hearing the story about how a close friend was sexually assaulted as a child, this Bay Area student set out to help police find potential pedofiles all by using a Snapchat filter.
5 years ago

Free summer activities in Utah to entertain without breaking the bank

We asked members of the $1,000 Challenge Facebook group what their best ideas were for staying busy and entertained in the summer without going broke. 
5 years ago

Lightning strike kills two giraffes at a popular Florida attraction

A drive-through Florida safari park confirmed Tuesday that two giraffes were killed instantly by lightning last month.
5 years ago

You could be swallowing a credit card’s weight in plastic every week

Globally, we are ingesting an average of 5 grams of plastic every week, the equivalent of a credit card, a new study suggests.
5 years ago

Steve King not allowed on Air Force One for Trump’s trip to Iowa Tuesday

Rep. Steve King, the Iowa Republican who was stripped of his congressional committee assignments earlier this year, was not allowed to fly aboard Air Force One on Tuesday as President Donald Trump traveled to Iowa, two GOP officials say.
5 years ago

Idaho man dies during first solo hang glider flight in Utah

Authorities say a 59-year-old hang glider has died after crashing south of Salt Lake City during his first solo flight.
5 years ago

Alex Morgan has 5 goals as US routs Thailand 13-0

Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women's World Cup champions had no desire to go easy on a lesser opponent in their opening game.
5 years ago

Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund

Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, angrily called out lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on a bill to ensure the fund can pay benefits for the next 70 years. Pointing to rows of empty seats at a House Judiciary Committee hearing room, Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais.
5 years ago

Lauren McCluskey solved her own stalking case. Here’s how.

Before she was murdered, Lauren McCluskey figured out her ex-boyfriend was a convicted sex offender and passed that information along to police.
5 years ago

Durant returns from injury _ then hurts his Achilles

Durant had been cleared by the Warriors' medical staff after Game 4, and participated in both a practice session Sunday and a shootaround practice earlier Monday. The Warriors had said throughout his monthlong absence that they did not want him back on the floor until he was right, for fear of a scenario where Durant aggravated the injury and had no chance of returning this season.
5 years ago

Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources gets new furry officers

K-9 Officers Cruz, a black lab, and Carlo, a chocolate lab, are the department's newest conservation officers, ready to help find wildlife violators.
5 years ago

Court rejects challenge to regulation of gun silencers

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia.
5 years ago

Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between the Oscar-winning actress and the alleged victim. Deer Valley Resort is shielded from responsibilities for skiing collisions under a […]
5 years ago

Stern words from Iran: US cannot ‘expect to stay safe’

Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance amid a visit by Germany's top diplomat seeking to defuse tensions.
5 years ago

Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper, killing pilot

A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of 9/11, after an erratic trip across some of the nation's most restricted airspace. Authorities said they did not suspect terrorism.
5 years ago

Warriors hang on to stay alive, win Game 5 of NBA Finals

The Golden State Warriors aren't letting go of the NBA title just yet. With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson shooting and Draymond Green swatting, the champions found a way to win even after a gut-wrenching loss.
5 years ago