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.

American Library Association compiles “most censored” book list

The American Library Association compiled a list of the 100 books most subjected to censorship in the last decade.
6 years ago

Pres. Trump, Biden battle over quick confirmation of court pick

Pres. Trump acknowledges that confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett may not go "smoothly," while Joe Biden implores the Senate to delay voting until after the Nov. 3 election.
6 years ago

TikTok fate in the balance as judge weighs app store ban

Lawyers for TikTok ask a U.S. judge to delay the Trump Administration's ban of the program from app stores, set to take effect at the end of Sunday.
6 years ago

Utah reports another 1K+ day of new COVID-19 cases

Utah health officials reported another 1K+ day of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, marking four consecutive days of numbers higher than 1,000.
6 years ago

Utah representatives react to Supreme Court nomination

Utah Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney praised the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett after the announcement Saturday.
6 years ago

Protesters gather in Portland for multiple rallies

About 200 people gathered in Portland, Oregon, for a right-wing rally Saturday, dozens of them wearing militarized body armor.
6 years ago

Thousands march in Washington to pray and show Trump support

Thousands of people have packed the National Mall in downtown Washington to pray and show their support for President Donald Trump.
6 years ago

Pres. Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court

Pres. Trump has nominated Amy Coney Barrett to sit the U.S. Supreme Court. She is 48 years old and would be among the youngest justices to assume a high-court seat.
6 years ago

Longtime suite licensee pulls support from Jazz, NBA over Black Lives Matter

A company that has leased a suite at Vivant Arena since 1992 says it won't pay or renew until the NBA and Utah Jazz remove Black Lives Matter logos.
6 years ago

Few resources, old-growth forest allowed for fire’s growth

A lack of firefighting resources in the hours after it was sparked allowed a fast-moving wildfire to make an unprecedented run through Southern California mountains.
6 years ago

Navajo to extend weekend lockdown because of new virus cases

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation is implementing a stricter weekend lockdown as it looks into new clusters of coronavirus cases. Residents of the vast reservation that extends into New Mexico, Arizona and Utah will be required to stay home from Friday evening until early Monday morning.  A previous lockdown was a day […]
6 years ago

Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos

Vanessa Bryant files a lawsuit against the LA County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed nine people, including her husband Kobe Bryand and their daughter.
6 years ago

SLC Mayor on public safety: “We are at the beginning of an evolution”

SLC Mayor Mendenhall and SLCPD Chief held a press briefing regarding the shooting of Linden Cameron by SLCPD.
6 years ago

Reminder: University of Utah students/staff will be online-only Sept. 27 through Oct. 11

The UofU has extended a planned break in on-campus learning and will restrict access to campus beginning Sunday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Oct. 11.
6 years ago

More than 10 million people under storm warnings as Tropical Storm Beta crawls toward shore

The outer bands of Tropical Storm Beta, one of several storms creating a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season, are lashing the Texas coast.
6 years ago

Bryson DeChambeau blasts way to U.S. Open title

Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open on Sunday, quieting skeptics with a powerful victory on a course so tough that no one else broke par.
6 years ago

California wildfire likely to grow from wind, low humidity

Across California, authorities say Sunday nearly 19,000 firefighters continue to fight more than two dozen major wildfires.
6 years ago

“Freak accident” claims two moose calves near Mountain Dell Golf Course

Two juvenile moose drowned in a water feature of the Mountain Dell Golf Course on Sunday in what DWR says was a freak accident. Their mother has been relocated to Central Utah.
6 years ago

Iron County residence destroyed by fire

A residence east of Cedar City on SR-14 was destroyed by fire late Saturday night. There were no injuries, and the cause is not yet known.
6 years ago

Homes burned as winds push California fire into desert floor

Strong winds intensified a wildfire burning for nearly two weeks northeast of Los Angeles, prompting evacuation orders for desert communities.
6 years ago

Pres. Trump backs proposed TikTok deal with Oracle, Walmart

Pres. Trump has approved a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for U.S. operations of TikTok, a Chinese-owned app with national security and data privacy concerns.
6 years ago

Gov. Herbert extends COVID-19 State of Emergency

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has extended a state of emergency which was set to expire on Saturday. An extension of the previous state of emergency will allow for the continued execution of the State Emergency Operations Plan. It allows the state to provide help to Utah residents through the Utah Department […]
6 years ago

Virus measures targeted by protesters despite case spikes

Protesters gather worldwide to show disdain for continuing and recurring COVID-19 lockdown attempts.
6 years ago

Utah reaction to the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Reaction from Utah officials after the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
6 years ago