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.

How the ‘Candy Bomber’ touched and changed lives

A woman who was a young child in Berlin remembers Gail Halvorsen, the 'Candy Bomber,' who died in Utah this week at age 101.
5 years ago

Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules

State Judge Arthur Engoron made the decision Thursday involving the former president and his children. It is likely to be appealed.
5 years ago

Estimated 73% of US now immune to omicron

Millions of individual Americans' immune systems now recognize the virus and are primed to fight it off if they encounter omicron, or even another variant.
5 years ago

Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses

Shcherbakova performed a near-flawless free skate to leap over the 15-year-old Valieva, the leader after the short program.
5 years ago

Biden: ‘Every indication’ Russia prepared to attack Ukraine

Speaking at the White House, Biden said the United States saw no signs of a claimed Russian withdrawal of forces along its border with Ukraine.
5 years ago

Gail Halvorsen, the ‘Candy Bomber’ has died at age 101

Mr. Halvorsen died at Utah Valley Hospital on Feb. 16, 2022, where he was surrounded by most of his children
5 years ago

Elk move to private land when hunting season starts, say BYU researchers

Using GPS tracking, BYU researchers were able to determine when elk move onto and off of private lands (hint, it was during hunting season.)
5 years ago

Revision of Rural Jobs Act would incentivize new small businesses

HB 25 would provide a tax credit for investors who create small businesses with jobs that pay more than 100% of the county's average wage.
5 years ago

Full house to vote on a bill that tightens Utah’s election security

Among other things, House Bill 313 would create 24-hour video surveillance of drop boxes used by Utah voters.
5 years ago

Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks

The relatively low-level, denial-of-service attacks Tuesday come after weeks of escalating fears that Russia might invade Ukraine.
5 years ago

Program to hire younger employees at Weber County Jail extended

Utah lawmakers voted to make a permanent change in the age requirement for employees at the Weber County Correctional Facility.
5 years ago

Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Let Amazon drivers do their job

A TikTok trend has KSL NewsRadio's Jeff Caplan fired up. Why is it okay to demand Amazon drivers do anything but, drive and deliver?
5 years ago

Skier dies after a collision at Snowbasin Ski Resort

Officials said the 35-year-old man was skiing with friends at Snowbasin on Friday, Feb. 11, when the accident happened.
5 years ago

Alec Baldwin sued by family of cinematographer killed on set

At least four other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but this is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.
5 years ago

Biden: US has not verified claim of Russia troop withdrawal

Biden says an invasion of Ukraine remains a distinct possibility, hours after Russia announced that some units near Ukraine's borders would begin returning to their bases.
5 years ago

Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington

The families and a survivor of the shooting sued Remington over how it marketed the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting.
5 years ago

Citing population growth, Utah lawmakers want more paid assistants

One legislator, Sen. Minority Whip Luz Escamilla, argues that lawmakers need more staff as Utah's population grows.
5 years ago

EXPLAINER: The drug behind Russia’s Olympic doping case

Lawyers for the 15-year-old Russian skater argued contamination from heart medication her grandfather was taking caused her positive test.
5 years ago

Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short program

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old at the center of an Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake.
5 years ago

St. George WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday on Valentine’s Day

Spencer Truman was trained to enter combat in gliders, and fought in Operations Overlord and Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge.
5 years ago

US closing embassy in Kyiv, moving diplomats to western Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion

The move comes days after the US ordered most US government employees to leave the country.
5 years ago

Utah lawmakers consider bills addressing use of cryptocurrencies

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are considering legislation that would affect how cryptocurrencies are used in Utah. Business leaders in Utah have said they are excited about cryptocurrencies and their use in Utah. But economists are unsure about how or if using a digital payment system would positively impact the rate of inflation. Nevertheless, Utah […]
5 years ago

Utah homeless services receives nearly $13 million for affordable housing

Specific homeless services projects will be funded after the plan is approved by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. 
5 years ago

Golden moment: Erin Jackson 1st Black woman speedskating medalist

Erin Jackson won the gold in the 500 meters and becomes the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics.
5 years ago