Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

AstraZeneca: US data shows vaccine effective for all ages

AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across all age groups in a late-stage study in the United States.
5 years ago

Pepsi Mango to become the newest permanent flavor in 5 years

Pepsi is adding to its permanent lineup of flavors for the first time in five years on Monday where they will introduce Pepsi Mango.
5 years ago

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer

U.S. health officials are relaxing social distancing recommendations for schools, now saying students can sit as close as 3 feet to each other in classrooms.
5 years ago

Scientist behind coronavirus shot says next target is cancer

The scientist who won the race to deliver the first widely used coronavirus vaccine says people can rest assured the shots are safe.
5 years ago

Utah COVID-19 vaccine sign up information

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced on Thursday that all Utah residents 16 years and older will be able to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday.
5 years ago

Gov Cox: All Utah residents eligible for vaccine next Wednesday

Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced on Thursday that all Utahns will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine next Wednesday.
5 years ago

Loyola’s good luck charm Sister Jean gets her March Madness ticket after being vaccinated

In a sign that one small part of March Madness is inching back to normalcy, Chicago's favorite basketball-loving nun will soon be in the stands.
5 years ago

Man found dead in St. George apartment fire; joint investigation opened

A man has died in an apartment fire in St. George that broke out overnight.
5 years ago

It’s not Happy St. Patty’s Day, but St. Paddy’s Day

"Patty is the diminutive of Patricia, or a burger, and just not something you call a fella. There's not a sinner in Ireland that would call a Patrick, 'Patty.'"
5 years ago

Utah Utes let go of Coach K after 10 seasons

The Utah Utes have let go of basketball coach Larry Krystkowiak after 10 seasons and a 183-139 record.
5 years ago

My father is an addict — one child’s letter about addiction

Casey Scott has been sober nearly three years and recently shared a letter from his daughter about having a father who was an addict.
5 years ago

Groundbreaking dates announced for temples in Syracuse and Tooele

The groundbreaking dates for two new Utah temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Syracuse and Tooele were announced on Tuesday.
5 years ago

Sen. Romney calls for non-traditional boycott of Beijing Olympics

Utah Senator Mitt Romney is calling for a non-traditional boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing next February pointed to China's growing mistreatment of freedom fighters in Hong Kong, as well as their human rights violations towards the Uyghurs.
5 years ago

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

Cafes across several Gulf Arab states have begun selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles, kicking off a new trend that has prompted excitement, confusion and backlash.
5 years ago

Structure fire near N Temple, Redwood Rd causing traffic issues

A large structure fire on the west side of Salt Lake City closed the eastbound lanes of North Temple at Redwood Road on Tuesday morning. 
5 years ago

Loose trailer crashes through I-215 barrier in Taylorsville

A trailer came loose from a truck on the freeway, smashing through the concrete barriers off of I-215 at about 5300 South in Taylorsville.
5 years ago

2 charged in assault of Capitol officer who died after riot

U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death.
5 years ago

Elon Musk is now ‘Technoking’ of Tesla. Seriously

Elon Musk is not your typical CEO. Now he has a new title to prove it. In a filing with his least favorite regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, on Monday, Tesla disclosed that Musk is adding the title of "Technoking of Tesla."
5 years ago

Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade

China's capital Beijing has been enveloped in the worst sandstorm in a decade, along with a wide swath of the country's north.
5 years ago

Vatican says church cannot bless same-sex unions, saying God ‘can’t bless sin’

The Vatican has decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless same-sex unions, saying that God “cannot bless sin.”
5 years ago

Yo-Yo Ma serenades newly-vaccinated at inoculation clinic

Newly vaccinated Massachusetts residents were treated to a mini concert over the weekend when famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma brought out his instrument after getting his second coronavirus shot.
5 years ago

Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness

The biggest unknown leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play.
5 years ago

Minneapolis to pay $27M to settle Floyd family lawsuit

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody.
5 years ago

First Presidency gives update on historic temple renovations, changes to Salt Lake Temple

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ released an update on the renovations of a number of historic temples being worked on and changes to the Salt Lake Temple.
5 years ago