Former Digital Content Producer

Colby Walker

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

Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good

Office jobs are never going to be the same. When workers around the world return to their desks, they’ll find many changes spurred by the pandemic.
6 years ago

Where to go from here? Virus experts questioned by Senate

Countries are moving ahead with plans to reopen economies despite new coronavirus outbreaks and often a lack of contact tracing systems needed to limit them. In the U.S., leading infectious disease experts are to testify at a Senate hearing Tuesday.
6 years ago

Tesla and Elon Musk reopen California facility, defying orders meant to stem coronavirus spread

Tesla CEO Elon Musk escalated his standoff with county officials in California on Monday as he announced that the automaker would be "restarting production today against Alameda County rules."
6 years ago

This doctor hands out clear masks for free to help her hearing-impaired patients

The need to wear facemasks in public during the coronavirus pandemic established a new normal for people around the world. But it also created a new challenge for the hearing impaired, so she started handing out clear masks.
6 years ago

Queen Elizabeth says wartime generation would ‘admire’ Britain’s response to coronavirus

Queen Elizabeth II has likened the British public's response to the coronavirus pandemic with the efforts of its soldiers during World War II, in a televised speech delivered exactly 75 years after her father marked the end of fighting in Europe.
6 years ago

Downed power lines and fire force evacuations in SLC

A structure fire and downed powerlines forced the evacuations of some residents in Salt Lake City Friday morning near Smith's Ballpark.
6 years ago

Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla headquarters out of California

Tesla filed suit Saturday night against Alameda County, California, after local officials there refused to let the company reopen its Fremont factory.
6 years ago

Jerry Stiller, comedian and ‘Seinfeld’ actor, dies at 92

Comedian Jerry Stiller has died at 92. His son Ben Stiller said the actor died of natural causes in a tweet posted early Monday.
6 years ago

Member of Pence’s staff tests positive for coronavirus

A member of Vice President Mike Pence's staff has tested positive for the coronavirus.
6 years ago

98-year-old Betty White to star in a new Lifetime Christmas movie and a new Harry and Meghan film

Everyone's favorite 98-year-old actress, Betty White, is slated to appear in an as-yet-untitled Christmas movie.
6 years ago

These CrossFit workout routines will allow you to train like the fittest athletes on Earth

Stuck at home and struggling for motivation to get fit during the coronavirus pandemic? We may be able to help you. We've asked four CrossFit Games athletes, widely regarded as being among the fittest people in the world, to devise short, sharp workout routines that you can try, without the need for gym equipment or exercise machines.
6 years ago

Utah gun advocate loses appeal to block bump stock ban

A U.S. appeals court has ruled against a Utah gun rights advocate who challenged the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks — the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. A panel of judges on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled Thursday that a lower court was right to reject the advocate's request to temporarily block the ban because he didn't show he was likely to win his case.
6 years ago

Father, son charged with killing black man Ahmaud Arbery

A white father and son accused of fatally shooting a black man who was running in their Georgia neighborhood have been taken into custody and charged with murder.
6 years ago

Unemployment hits 14.7% in April, highest rate since the Depression

The U.S. government is poised to report the worst set of job numbers since record-keeping began in 1948, a snapshot of the devastating damage the coronavirus outbreak has inflicted on the economy.
6 years ago

‘Stay Safe, Stay Active’ SLC opens streets to pedestrian and cyclist traffic

Stratford Avenue and Wasatch Drive join the list of streets in Salt Lake City that are open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
6 years ago

Utah jobless claims down 23% week-over-week

The Utah Department of Workforce Services reported 9,057 Utahns filed new jobless claims last week, which is down 23% from week before.
6 years ago

17 Latter-day Saint temples to reopen for sealings on Monday

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that a limited number of temples will reopen to perform weddings on Monday.
6 years ago

Why teens may never be the same after the pandemic

Teachers and others involved with teenagers say they are concerned that their identities are fracturing in isolation, and that teens will wear effects of the pandemic for years.
6 years ago

NASA: Do not come to Florida for SpaceX’s historic astronaut launch

The head of NASA is urging space enthusiasts not to show up to Florida for the launch of SpaceX's first crewed mission next month.
6 years ago

Fly it Forward: JetBlue gives away free flights to 100k healthcare workers

JetBlue is giving away 100,000 pairs of roundtrip flights for healthcare workers in a program they're calling Fly it Forward
6 years ago

‘Animal Crossing’ boosts Nintendo profits as demand for games soars

The success of the Nintendo Switch during the coronavirus pandemic propelled the Japanese video company to a banner year.
6 years ago

Community fishing’s a popular outlet during pandemic

Families and fishermen are heading to community lakes as an outdoor outlet during the coronavirus pandemic. Countless federal, state and county waters have been deemed off-limits. But many community lakes are open and still being stocked.
6 years ago

33 million have sought US unemployment aid since virus hit

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.
6 years ago

Search and Rescue looking for 2 missing teens on Utah Lake

Search and rescue teams will be looking for two missing teens who failed to return from a tubing trip on Utah Lake.
6 years ago