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.

Sea-Tac Airport to allow people without tickets to go past security

Seatle Tacoma International Airport is expanding was they call a successful pilot project and will allow people who are not ticketed passengers to pass through security and to the gates. The number of people will be limited, and they must first pre-register.
7 years ago

Spending deal would end two-decade freeze on gun research

A bipartisan deal on a government spending bill would for the first time in two decades provide money for federal research on gun safety
7 years ago

BBC: Obama says women are ‘indisputably’ better at leading

Former President Obama told BBC News that if countries were led by women there would be "significant improvement across the board."
7 years ago

UPDATE: A snowboarder killed in Utah avalanche identified

A snowboarder killed after triggering a backcountry avalanche has been identified.
7 years ago

Moderate Utah Democrat to vote yes on Pres. Trump impeachment

Moderate Utah Democrat, Rep. Ben McAdams, announces he will vote yes on impeaching President Trump.
7 years ago

Under pressure, Hallmark pulls gay-themed wedding ads

Under pressure from a conservative group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding planning site that featured two brides kissing at the altar. Hallmark told the AP that the ads, for the Zola wedding website, were pulled because the controversy had become a distraction.
7 years ago

LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy in a record landslide vote, becoming the first Tigers' player to take home college football's most prestigious award in 60 years. Burrow received 2,608 points and 841 first-place votes.
7 years ago

4 injured when SUV crashes into St. George In-N-Out

Four people were sent to a hospital after an SUV crashed into an In-N-Out restaurant in Washington City. Police say that the driver of the SUV may have panicked, when, before the crash, he hit a pedestrian.
7 years ago

Cottonwood Heights police looking for erratic driver

SALT LAKE CITY — Five people received minor injuries Saturday afternoon because of the actions of an erratic driver. Cottonwood Heights police tweeted that they needed help finding a black pickup truck which they said was involved in a two-car rollover hit and run accident on Wasatch Boulevard just past Fort Union. Help Identify: 2 […]
7 years ago

Allen scores 19 as Utah rolls past Weber State 60-49

Timmy Allen scored 19 points to lead Utah past Weber State 60-49 in the Beehive Classic. Riley Battin added nine points and 10 rebounds and Mikael Jantunen and Branden Carlson each had nine points for the Utes (8-2).
7 years ago

At Army-Navy game, Pres. Trump touts new pro sports option

While attending the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday, President Trump touted a new policy that allows service academy athletes to defer their military service to pursue careers in professional sports.
7 years ago

Specialist teams hope to recover last 2 volcano victims

Specialist teams are expected to return to New Zealand's volcanic White Island on Sunday to resume a land search for the bodies of two victims of an eruption which has now claimed 15 lives
7 years ago

Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019

Around the world, deadly attacks on houses of worship took place with relentless frequency in 2019. In all, hundreds of worshippers were killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples.
7 years ago

Vegan sneakers set to be next plant-based craze in 2020

Look out meatless hamburgers! Some experts say the next trend in meatless may involve the shoes you wear.
7 years ago

Wandering camel, cow, donkey to be featured in live Nativity

A camel, cow and donkey that were found roaming together along a Kansas road have been booked to appear in a Christmas Nativity scene. The Wichita Eagle reports that the trio will be the celebrity guests Saturday during a holiday event called Happy Hoof-i-days at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park.
7 years ago

141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family’s heirloom

A Michigan family has been passing down a 141-year-old homemade fruitcake as a family heirloom.
7 years ago

Air Force’s F-35 demonstration team begins season in Arizona

The U.S. Air Force has announced the 2020 schedule of demonstrations for the F-35 fighter jets based at Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah.
7 years ago

UPDATE: Propane heater cause of house fire in Clinton

A family of six was displaced Friday night after a garage and home caught fire in Clinton, Utah. There were no injuries.
7 years ago

UNTRUE NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Real or not real? The Associated Press found several stories that were quite popular on social media this week, but which were missing one factor -- the truth.
7 years ago

Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records

The Supreme Court says it will hear President Donald Trump's pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private. The justices' decision Friday to hear cases involving demands for records from Trump's banks and accounting firm means the court is likely to issue final rulings in June, amid Trump's campaign for re-election.
7 years ago

Lyft is rolling out a car rental service

Lyft has announced a new service called Lyft Rentals, which allows users to rent cars for up to two weeks.
7 years ago

Watch as an eagle is rescued from an octopus

A group of salmon farmers witnessed the life-or-death struggle between a bald eagle and an octopus.
7 years ago

2019’s Most Heroic Animals

CNN anchor and reporter Anderson Cooper reviews the animals that inspired us in 2019.
7 years ago

Live Mic: Lawmakers have signed off on USMCA. What is it?

Short for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the USMCA is set to replace the North American Trade Agreement set up between the US and it's neighbors to the north and south. KSL NewsRadio's newest host Lee Lonsberry tackled what this change could mean for Utahns.
7 years ago