Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

Remington Arms files for second bankruptcy in two years

Remington Arms, one of America's oldest gun makers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ... again.
6 years ago

Hawaii man pleads guilty to cyberstalking Utah family

A Hawaii man accused of tormenting a Utah family for more than a year by using the internet to send more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes pleaded guilty Monday to one count of cyberstalking.
6 years ago

NASA’s next Mars rover is brawniest and brainiest one yet

NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars. Set to rocket away this week from Florida, The spacecraft named Perseverance is NASA's brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet.
6 years ago

White House Rose Garden is getting a face-lift

One of the most famous gardens in America is getting a face-lift. Melania Trump on Monday announced details of a plan already underway to spruce up the White House Rose Garden, the iconic outdoor space famous for its proximity to the Oval Office.
6 years ago

Head of China CDC gets injected with experimental vaccine

The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved.
6 years ago

Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a mock-up aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. That's according to footage aired on state television on Tuesday.
6 years ago

NASA astronauts on historic SpaceX mission aiming for August 2 return

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, the first-ever astronauts to travel into orbit aboard a commercially developed spacecraft, are aiming to return to Earth this weekend.
6 years ago

Target to close on Thanksgiving, ending Black Friday kickoff

Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales.
6 years ago

Trump’s national security adviser tests positive for Covid-19

The White House confirmed that O'Brien has mild symptoms and “has been self-isolating and working from a secure location off-site,” adding that: “There is no risk of exposure to the President or the Vice President" and that the "work of the National Security Council continues uninterrupted.”
6 years ago

Miami Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of virus outbreak

The Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start in Philadelphia and have delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team.
6 years ago

Here’s what the Twitter hack tells us about potential security risks of working from home

It's not clear whether remote working policies at Twitter, which has said it will allow some employees to continue working from home "forever" if they choose, had anything to do with the hack. But it's something other companies should be aware of.
6 years ago

The first Phase 3 coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is expected to begin next week. Here’s how the vaccine works

The vaccine is expected to enter Phase 3 testing next week. This phase of the trial is expected to involve 30,000 volunteers and will test whether the vaccine protects people against the coronavirus.
6 years ago

Software giant SAP to spin off Qualtrics and take it public

SAP says it plans to spin off Qualtrics and take it public less than two years after acquiring the survey-software provider making it the largest IPO in Utah state history.
6 years ago

Uncertainty pushes gold price to record, over $1,930 per oz

The price of gold has surged to a record as investors move money into an asset seen as a safe haven in uncertain times. The price surged $37 to over $1,934 per ounce on Monday.
6 years ago

Two blasts, hours apart, signal end of South Jordan explosives scare

Crews destroyed explosives inside a South Jordan home in two separate blasts Friday evening, after determining it would be unsafe to remove them.
6 years ago

Michael Jordan game-worn sneakers tipped to fetch over $500,000 at auction

One knock-on effect of the hype surrounding "The Last Dance" documentary appears to be a boom in Michael Jordan memorabilia, with one pair of the former Chicago Bulls star's sneakers expected to fetch over $500,000 at auction.
6 years ago

How one couple has lived for 29 years on an island they built themselves

As stay-at-home orders due to the ongoing pandemic have forced many of us to learn to love solitude and become reacquainted with our homes, one couple's life has remained virtually unchanged.
6 years ago

Cole, Stanton lead Yanks past Nats 4-1 in stormy MLB opener

The pandemic-shortened Major League Baseball season has finally started — with zero fans, Nationals star Juan Soto sidelined by COVID-19 and a 4-1 storm-halted victory for the New York Yankees over reigning champ Washington.
6 years ago

Movie theaters implore studios: Release the blockbusters

Hollywood has now gone more than four months without a major theatrical release. While some films have found new streaming homes, the biggest upcoming ones — “Tenet,” “Mulan,” “A Quiet Place Part II” — remain idled like jumbo jets on the tarmac.
6 years ago

Portland standoff with US agents ongoing after mayor gassed

The tense, ongoing standoff between U.S. government agents and protesters in Portland, Oregon has extended into yet another day after the city’s mayor was tear-gassed outside a federal courthouse during a raucous demonstration.
6 years ago

FBI announces arrest in Salt Lake City Police car arson

The FBI has announced they have made another arrest in the arson case involving a Salt Lake City Police car on May 30.
6 years ago

US service member from St. George dies in Syria

The Department of Defense has identified the soldier killed in Syria earlier this week during a reconnaissance mission accident as 25-year-old Sgt. Bryan Cooper Mount, of St. George, Utah.
6 years ago

1.4 million seek US jobless aid, first increase since March

WASHINGTON (AP) — 1.4 million seek US jobless aid, first increase since March, as layoffs remain high amid resurgence of virus. Follow @walk_colb
6 years ago

TikTok could be sold to American investors to avert US ban, reports say

Could an American takeover of TikTok save it from being locked out of the United States?
6 years ago