Digital Content Producer

Simone Seikaly

Simone Seikaly is a veteran reporter, anchor and producer at KSL NewsRadio, but these days, she's best known as a digital content producer. You can reach her at sseikaly@ksl.com.

U of U restricts university-related business travel through April 30

The University of Utah has restricted all university-related business travel, for employees, through April 30, 2020.
6 years ago

Mild COVID-19 infection reported in person at BYU/Gonzaga b-ball game

The Utah County Health Department has notified Brigham Young University (BYU) that someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, or coronavirus, was at the Marriott Center on February 22, 2020, when the BYU men's basketball team hosted Gonzaga.
6 years ago

Protests on International Women’s Day call for justice

Women around the world marked International Women's Day with massive protests against gender violence, inequality and exploitation.
6 years ago

SpaceX to send tourists to International Space Station

SpaceX announced it has signed a deal with startup Axiom Space to take tourists to the International Space Station.
6 years ago

Coronavirus concern closes Seattle Temple

The Seattle Washington Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will temporarily close out of concern for spreading COVID-19 coronavirus.
6 years ago

Graduate researcher from USU killed in Illinois plane crash

One of the people killed in an airplane crash in Logan County, Illinois, has been identified as a graduate researcher from Utah State University.
7 years ago

Utah voters break a record for presidential primary participation

Utah voters came out in literal droves in this, the state's first-ever Super Tuesday primary - setting a record for participation.
7 years ago

Sanders wins top prize, California; Biden surges nationwide

Bernie Sanders seized Super Tuesday's biggest prize with a victory in California, while a resurgent Joe Biden scored wins across the country in key states.
7 years ago

Apple will pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit over slowing down older iPhones

Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models.
7 years ago

Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing on Super Tuesday eve

Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are uniting behind Joe Biden's presidential bid just hours before voting begins in high-stakes Super Tuesday states.
7 years ago

Amazon deleted 1 million items for price gouging or false advertising about coronavirus

Amazon says they've removed 1 million items for sale on its site for coronavirus price gouging.
7 years ago

SLC Mayor condemns sprinklers turned on homeless camp

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city is investigating after sprinklers were turned on near a homeless camp.
7 years ago

Leadership sessions of April 2020 general conference postponed

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has postponed leadership sessions ahead of the April 2020 general conference over Coronavirus concerns.
7 years ago

Historic Dow plunge of 1,191 points

Originally Published: 27 FEB 20 09:49 ET Updated: 27 FEB 20 16:17 ET (CNN) — US stocks again sold off sharply on Thursday as worries about coronavirus mounted. The three main indexes fell into correction territory and are on track for their worst week since the financial crisis. The Dow dropped 1,191 points, or 4.4% […]
7 years ago

Salt Lake City vows transparency, frugality in Olympic bid

Looking ahead to a 2030 or 2034 winter Olympics, leaders of a new Salt Lake City Olympic bid committee promise transparency and frugality.
7 years ago

Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life

A gunman who opened fire at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee killed five employees before taking his own life on Wednesday.
7 years ago

FDA accuses Jimmy John’s of serving vegetables linked to E. coli and salmonella outbreaks

A 2014 outbreak of E. coli in Utah is among the instances described by the FDA today in a warning to Jimmy John's about buying practices.
7 years ago

Coronavirus: Chinese use social media as preventative medicine

Video has surfaced of a Chinese SWAT team "practicing" what they'd do if someone tries to escape a coronavirus checkpoint.
7 years ago

‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ endures blows from wrecking ball

The "Leaning Tower of Dallas" took hundreds of blows from a wrecking ball on Monday. The company overseeing the demolition says it may up to four days.
7 years ago

Jordan says piece of him died with Kobe Bryant

NBA legend Michael Jordan said at a public memorial for Kobe Bryant on Monday that "when Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died."
7 years ago

Contigo AGAIN recalls nearly 6 million kids water bottles due to a choking hazard.

Contigo has AGAIN recalled their children's water bottle over the potential for choking.
7 years ago

How AI faces are being weaponized online

Online harassment campaigns are now using more AI faces.
7 years ago

‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ is online star after implosion

A social media sensation dubbed the "Leaning Tower of Dallas" was born when an elevator shaft survived implosion over the weekend in Dallas.
7 years ago

Plaintiffs’ attorneys take aim at Boy Scouts’ `dark history’

The bankruptcy case of the Boy Scouts of America began Wednesday with a court hearing where attorneys for victims made clear they will also go after campsites and other properties owned by the Boy Scouts' 261 local councils.
7 years ago