Simone Seikaly

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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.

Young missionary dies unexpectedly while serving in Ivory Coast

A church spokesman said 24-year-old Elder Tshiama was from Luputa Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2 years ago

UofU responds to lawsuit that claims it didn’t act after report of rape

The lawsuit filed on behalf of a female UVU student claims that both UVU and the UofU failed to act after she reported she'd been raped.
2 years ago

Utah joins lawsuit against Biden’s Head Start COVID-19 mandate

Utah AG Sean Reyes said in a statement that the mandates are "arbitrary and capricious," and violate a number of different laws.
2 years ago

Health officials estimate 30% of COVID-19 cases in Utah are omicron

The information about Utah omicron numbers came in the daily COVID-19 update provided by officials from the Utah Department of Health.
2 years ago

US probes potential of drivers playing video games in Teslas

A complaint says that Teslas equipped with "gameplay functionality" allow games to be played by the driver while the vehicles are moving.
2 years ago

Moratorium extended, student loan payments on hold through May 1

Interest rates will remain at 0% during the period through May 1, and debt collection efforts will be suspended.
2 years ago

Spider-man actor invites young fan to set, making good on promise

Tom Holland promised a fan who saved his sister from a dog attack that he could visit the new Spider-Man set.
2 years ago

New reforms target US military’s missing weapons problem

The missing weapons include machine guns, armor-piercing grenades, artillery shells, mortars, grenade launchers and plastic explosives.
2 years ago

Church agency: Captive missionaries in Haiti made daring escape

Christian Aid Ministries, the Ohio-based agency that the captive missionaries work for, detailed their journey to safety on Monday.
2 years ago

Pack extra time, patience if using Salt Lake International Airport this week

More terrain, more passengers, and possible snow are all reasons to get to the Salt Lake International Airport early this week.
2 years ago

Pentagon issues rules aimed at stopping rise of extremism

The new guidelines come nearly a year after a number of current and former service members took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
2 years ago

Centerville home and mailbox damaged, two injured by speeding car

Centerville police said they received a call about a 'reckless driver' ahead of the crashes at a Centerville home that injured two people.
2 years ago

P&G recalls dry conditioner and shampoo products for possible benzene

P&G says the dry conditioner and shampoo products were recalled after a wide review of their aerosol brands found traces of benzene.
2 years ago

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect

Friday's 2-1 ruling from a Court of  Appeals reverses a lower-court ruling pausing the employer vaccine mandate.
2 years ago

Robert Palmer’s sentence is toughest yet for a Capitol rioter

Before he was sentenced, Robert Palmer wept as he told a judge that he recently watched a video of his actions that day and was horrified.
2 years ago

Deceptive video used to link athlete deaths to COVID shots

The death of a 17-year-old athlete in 2013 has been misappropriated in a widely shared video seeking to cast doubt on COVID-19 vaccines.
2 years ago

Suspect related to threat to Matheson Jr. High is in custody

The threat made against Matheson Jr. High has not been specified, and the district says extra police will be stationed at schools through Friday.
2 years ago

Omicron to be dominant variant in EU by mid-January

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is well prepared to fight omicron with 66.6% of the bloc's population fully vaccinated.
2 years ago

President Biden visiting Kentucky to console tornado victims, give aid

More than 30 tornadoes tore through Kentucky and at least 4 other states over the weekend, killing at least 88 people and demolishing homes.
2 years ago

Trapped worker rescued from chemical tank in Salt Lake City

There were unknown substances in the chemical tank, which interfered with efforts by the initial rescue crew and hampered their safety.
2 years ago

Resource center for Woods Cross teens experiencing homelessness

The resource center at Woods Cross High is one of several being built in the Davis district with help from the Davis Education Foundation.
2 years ago

Astronaut wings being phased out, “too many people going to space” says FAA

The FAA will award astronaut wings for only a few more weeks because "too many people are launching into space," the agency said.
2 years ago

Air Force discharges 27 people for refusal to get COVID-19 vaccine

An Air Force spokeswoman said Monday that these are the first to be administratively discharged for reasons involving the vaccine.
2 years ago

Salt Lake Temple reopening pushed back one year to 2025

Postponement of the Salt Lake Temple reopening is due in part to what continued digging is teaching officials about the structure.
2 years ago