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.

Investigation concluded after Richfield mother of four fell to her death

Candace Thompson, a Richfield resident, was hiking with her husband and fell after standing on a cliff ledge that had begun eroding.
4 years ago

Drivers injured, gas station, motel damaged by crash near BYU campus

The crash happened around 5 a.m. at 1650 North Canyon Road and University Parkway.
4 years ago

Hill fighter jets conducting night-flying operations through April 11

Night flying operations out of Hill Air Force Base are a readiness requirement that allows pilots to practice all-weather flying.
4 years ago

US job openings, quitting at near record high in February

The Labor Department said that there were 11.3 million available jobs last month, matching January's figure and just below December's record of 11.4 million.
4 years ago

Jan. 6 panel missing roughly 8 hours of Trump’s phone calls

House investigators are looking at whether former President Trump was communicating during that time through other means, possibly personal cell phones.
4 years ago

FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up

The Food and Drug Administration's decision aims to offer extra protection to the most vulnerable in case the virus rebounds.
4 years ago

Overnight SWAT activity in Woods Cross leads to arrests

The house and its occupants are well known to Woods Cross police. An investigation has been ongoing for months.
4 years ago

Russia says it will scale back near Kyiv as talks progress

Russia's deputy defense minister said Tuesday the move was meant to increase trust in the talks after several rounds of failed negotiations.
4 years ago

Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores

Walmart is not the first national retail chain to cut off cigarette sales even on a trial basis, but it is the largest.
4 years ago

It’s true, your toilet paper roll and bag of cookies are slimming down

Retail industry experts say we could see more consumer products start shrinking in size or quantity -- or both -- because of rising costs.
4 years ago

Oscars controversy shines a light on alopecia

Revealing her diagnosis of alopecia in 2018, Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about the condition, which has no known cure.
4 years ago

Salt Lake carjacking suspect dead, investigation continues

One person died after police said he carjacked a vehicle using a firearm and then led police on a chase through SLC on Saturday night.
4 years ago

Weather change coming with wind, rain, lower temperatures expected across Utah

A spring storm is expected to roll into northern Utah on Monday afternoon, with a 60% chance for showers Monday night.
4 years ago

Will Smith confronts Chris Rock, then wins best actor Oscar

Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head. Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia.
4 years ago

Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica

Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable.
4 years ago

60 miles from Ukraine, Biden sees refugee crisis in Poland

He said he had hoped to visit closer to the border but was prevented because of security concerns.
4 years ago

Economics, proximity prompted return of Outdoor Retailer to Salt Lake City

The move to Denver for Outdoor Retailer was expensive, and the venue was too far away from outdoor activities.
4 years ago

State senator asking for public input ahead of Friday special session

Ahead of Friday's special session, Sen. Derek Kitchen wants from the public on a bill that effectively bans transgender girls from playing in girls' sports.
4 years ago

Man accused of kidnapping 14-year-old Magna girl charged with a felony

Lopez was reportedly found in Texas with the Magna girl on the same day an AMBER Alert was issued for her.
4 years ago

Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia: AP-NORC poll

Concern about Russia has swelled and support for a major U.S. role in the conflict strengthened in the last month.
4 years ago

Zelenskyy pleads with world leaders for arms to fight Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden, who joined his counterparts for a trio of summits Thursday, said more aid will be on its way to Ukraine.
4 years ago

Two people killed in a crash with a garbage truck on Redwood Road

Officials don't yet know what caused a passenger van to swerve into oncoming traffic and hit a garbage truck on Thursday morning.
4 years ago

Live updates: NATO chief’s mandate extended for a year

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders are extending the mandate of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military organization through the security crisis sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Stoltenberg tweeted Thursday that he is “honored” by the decision of NATO leaders to extend his term until 30 September 2023. “As […]
4 years ago

UPDATE: Power returns after outage in Salt Lake blamed City on animal

SALT LAKE CITY — A power outage that affected more than 6,000 customers in Salt Lake City has been restored. Rocky Mountain Power said the outage was caused by “animal interferences” but was not more specific. Updated @ 11:00am: We have restored service to all customers affected by the outage caused by animal interference SLC, […]
4 years ago