Former Digital Content Producer

Matthew Brooks

Matthew Brooks is a former digital content producer for KSL NewsRadio.

American warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said.
7 years ago

House OKs $15 minimum wage, setting marker for 2020 campaign

House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour.
7 years ago

Trump says not happy with backers’ ‘send her back’ chant

President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting "send her back" after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave the U.S.
7 years ago

Man shouting ‘You die’ kills 33 at Japan anime studio

A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Japan, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people
7 years ago

Convicted University of Utah shooter extradited to Colorado

A man convicted of the fatal shooting of a University of Utah student has been extradited to Colorado to face additional charges.
7 years ago

School resource officer injured in fight at a middle school

An alleged confrontation between a man and a school resource officer resulted in serious injuries to the officer, according to an arrest report.
7 years ago

City hopes ‘Baby Shark’ song will drive homeless away

Officials in West Palm Beach are hoping a continuous loop of songs like "Baby Shark" and "Raining Tacos" will chase away homeless people from a city banquet hall.
7 years ago

Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday.
7 years ago

House set to block maverick Dem’s Trump impeachment effort

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will prevent a maverick member of the Democratic majority from bringing as resolution aimed at the impeachment of Pres. Trump.
7 years ago

UPDATED: Six-year-old girl dies on golf course after being hit by dad’s golf ball

A little girl was killed in a tragic accident at an Orem golf course. She was hit by a golf ball that was struck by her father. Police say there will not charges in her death.
7 years ago

Nebraska woman arrested, fined for climbing Mount Rushmore

A Nebraska woman has been fined $1,000 for climbing the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
7 years ago

Police officer in ‘I can’t breathe’ death won’t be charged

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner.
7 years ago

One civilian killed, one police officer injured in a shooting

One civilian is dead and a police officer is in stable condition following a shooting at an apartment complex at 580 W. 500 S.
7 years ago

‘Many people agree with me’: Trump digs in on racist tweets

President Donald Trump on Monday emphatically defended his tweet calling on four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their "broken and crime infested" countries
7 years ago

A Texas woman was living with her dead mother for three years

A 47-year-old Texas woman has been arrested after authorities discovered she and her daughter had been living in a house with her mother's corpse, police said.
7 years ago

No lights, big city: Power outage KOs Broadway, Times Square

Times Square went dark along with 30 blocks of Manhattan on Saturday night. The power outage caused theatergoers to come streaming out of Broadway plays.
7 years ago

Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast

Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain.
7 years ago

Vatican mystery over missing girl deepens as bones are found

The mystery of the 1983 disappearance of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee took yet another twist Saturday following excavations this week at a Vatican City cemetery.
7 years ago

Utah charges accuse champion bodybuilder of raping woman

A champion bodybuilder from California is being accused of raping a woman in Sandy.
7 years ago

Toxic lake becomes a selfie sensation

A blue lake in Russia is becoming a hot spot for selfies, even though the lake's deep blue color is due to toxic waste from a local power station.
7 years ago

Appeals court gives Trump a win in sanctuary city case

A federal appeals court gave President Donald Trump a rare legal win in his efforts to crack down on sanctuary cities on Friday.
7 years ago

Utah man breaks state spearfishing record

A Utah man has set a state spearfishing record at Fish Lake with a 32-lb. fish.
7 years ago

Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Moab

Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been spotted in the eastern Utah city of Moab.
7 years ago

Report: FTC approves roughly $5B fine for Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a fine of about $5 billion for privacy violations. The stock market appeared to be unfazed by the report.
7 years ago