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.

Herriman police identify woman killed in auto-pedestrian accident

Police said the victim was walking southbound on the east sidewalk of Mountain View Corridor around 5:30 a.m. when she was hit.
4 years ago

Body of missing Arizona hiker found in the Virgin River

The body of Jetal Agnihotri was found on Monday in the Virgin River near the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park.
4 years ago

Garfield County storm rips roof from trailer, but it was no tornado

The Garfield County storm brought 50- to 60-mph winds to the area on Sunday. No injuries were reported.
4 years ago

Nevada police looking for witnesses after crash that killed U of U student

Nevada police are looking for witnesses to a crash on eastbound I-80, near state mile marker 186 (county mile marker 22 in Humboldt County) on August 6, 2022.
4 years ago

Charges filed against man accused of setting Centerville home on fire

Charges against the suspect in the Centerville house fire include two counts of aggravated attempted homicide, a first-degree felony.
4 years ago

Transgender girls can compete in Utah with commission approval after judge pauses ban

Because the ban was put on hold, transgender girls can compete in Utah but only after approval by the School Activity Eligibility Commission.
4 years ago

Suspicious package at Intermountain Layton Hospital removed, detonated

According to police, the package was discovered at the Layton hospital around 8:30 a.m., at which time it was removed by security.
4 years ago

Utah Democratic Party cancels meeting to address Sen. Gene Davis

The Utah Democratic Party said they've already accomplished the goal they set out for the August 23 meeting regarding Davis.
4 years ago

Utah judge cancels hearing on trans athlete ruling in favor of written opinion

Tuesday's hearing was scheduled to issue a ruling on a request for a preliminary injunction against a Utah law that bans transgender athletes from competing in girls' high school sports.
4 years ago

Victim of fatal accident identified, SR 190 reopens in Big Cottonwood Canyon

Officials said trouble began in Big Cottonwood Canyon after a dump truck rolled near the Storm Mountain picnic area.
4 years ago

Police activate endangered missing advisory for 18-month-old boy

The last known residence of the missing boy was El Paso, Texas, on May 24, 2022. The child's mother is back in Utah without the child.
4 years ago

Car fire, explosions, temporarily shut down I-15 in Davis County

A series of events involving a car and a fire closed northbound I-15 near Sunset on Thursday. Nobody was injured in the blaze.
4 years ago

Utah Attorney General asks for permission to appeal trigger law injunction

The injunction bars enforcement of SB 174, Utah's abortion "trigger law" until a lawsuit in district court is resolved.
4 years ago

Ogden man jailed, facing counts of sexual exploitation of a minor

Michael James Welch, age 31, is accused of uploading child pornography that features two children, ages 12 and 5.
4 years ago

Sportsmanship exemplified in grace of Little League batter

A Little League batter who was beaned by an errant pitch shakes it off, and urges the pitcher to do the same.
4 years ago

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton

Shahram Poursafi is wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot, which the U.S. assumes was in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed a powerful general in Iran.
4 years ago

Tech giant gets permits for first fully driverless taxi service in China

In the U.S., robotaxi offerings remain extremely sparse and ridehailing giants like Uber and Lyft have abandoned in-house self-driving taxi efforts.
4 years ago

Steak’s off the table: Inflation-weary shoppers are switching to chicken

Meat processor, Tyson said Monday that "demand for chicken is extremely strong," while demand for its higher-priced cuts of beef has softened.
4 years ago

Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, pledges more US help

Biden and the first lady are meeting with families and first responders in Kentucky, where at least 37 people have died after last month's deluge.
4 years ago

UTA releases video of the moments before woman was hit by FrontRunner

UTA officials said two people crossed activated rail crossing arms before the FrontRunner accident. A witness said the victim didn't hear the train.
4 years ago

Olivia Newton-John, singer and actress, dies of breast cancer at 73

Her husband said that Olivia Newton-John was 73 years old and died from complications of breast cancer.
4 years ago

Crowd lifts car from person hit by speeding driver in West Valley City

The victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and the driver was booked into the Salt Lake County jail.
4 years ago

UPDATE: Flooding, road closures, and power outages in SLC

Rocky Mountain Power reports that more than 3,490 customers are without power in the 84115, 84106, 84105, and 84119 zip codes.
4 years ago

Utah Lake algal bloom still at harmful levels says DEQ

Utah Lake visitors are asked not to drink the water near an algal bloom, to avoid swimming and water skiing, and to thoroughly clean fish that are caught.
4 years ago