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.

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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 years ago

Boy charged in Michigan school deaths to stay in adult jail

A Michigan judge has declined to move the 15-year-old charged with killing four students at Oxford High School out of an adult jail.
5 years ago

2 stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic

NEW YORK (AP) — It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four movies by the summer of 1946 when filming began on “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The only thing she recalls about the biggest movie of her career was being delighted to play in snow […]
5 years ago

Bob Dole celebrated at National Cathedral, World War II memorial

President Joe Biden and top leaders from both parties on Thursday saluted Dole as a "giant in our history."
5 years ago

Snow sticking to roadways, multiple crashes close southbound I-15 in Draper

Hazardous winter driving conditions including slush, ice, and slick roads greeted commuters on Friday morning.
5 years ago

Al Unser, a four-time winner of Indianapolis 500, dies at 82

Unser was part of an elite club of four-time winners of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
5 years ago

Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics’ suit

The court acted Friday, more than a month after hearing arguments over the law that makes abortion illegal after cardiac activity is detected in an embryo.
5 years ago

Former NFL star wide receiver Demaryius Thomas dies at age 33

Superbowl and AFC champion Demaryius Thomas died from a medical issue said Officer Tim Lupo of the Roswell Police Department told CNN.
5 years ago

Salt Lake City police investigating fatal overnight shooting

Police report that the suspect and victim were involved in an altercation before the fatal shooting.
5 years ago

Salt Lake’s first snow causing problems for drivers

Salt Lake's first snow began falling by mid-morning on Thursday, creating pooling water and in some cases, icy road conditions.
5 years ago

U.S. expands COVID-19 boosters, with third dose of Pfizer to people as young as 16

But there's one more step. The CDC must recommend those at age 16 and 17 get a booster. It's not clear if younger teens will need one.
5 years ago

19 Kids and Counting’s Josh Duggar convicted of child porn possession

A federal jury in Arkansas has convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography.
5 years ago

Fifty place names in Utah use derogatory words like “squaw” says federal government

The word 'squaw' is considered to be an offensive slight toward Native American women and is found in 50 place names across Utah.
5 years ago

Sen. Romney: Military buildup of Russia at Ukraine border is outrageous, troubling

Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told KSL the buildup of tens of thousands of military troops on the border of Russia with Ukraine is a hostile military act.
5 years ago

US court temporarily blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors

The federal court ruled that President Biden's vaccine mandate had stepped outside his authority as outlined in the US Constitution.
5 years ago

Here’s where you can get a COVID-19 test in Utah this week

Tests are provided by Test Utah, Tour Health, and the Utah Department of Health. This is not an exhaustive list of COVID-19 test sites in Utah.
5 years ago

Maxwell family seek food, soap for sister as trial continues

Ghislaine Maxwell's family wants authorities to stop using 4-point restraints when she is moved to the courtroom, and that she receive a daily food pack and bar of soap.
5 years ago

101-year-old returns to Pearl Harbor to remember those lost

Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack.
5 years ago

NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers

Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27.
5 years ago

Car carrying infant involved in overnight road rage shooting on SR 201

The Utah Highway Patrol said the infant was not injured by the aggressive driving on SR 201 or the shooting, but a passenger was shot multiple times in the arm.
5 years ago

Meteorologists say rain and snow are headed to northern Utah this week

A slight chance for rain and snow on Monday turns into a greater chance by Wednesday and Thursday. However, little snow accumulation is expected.
5 years ago