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.

Megaplex theatres reopening, with modified business operations

Most Megaplex movie theatres across Utah will reopen with modified operations on June 18.
6 years ago

NBA reportedly sets coronavirus testing and player report dates

The NBA has reportedly laid out plans for the restart of the 2019-2020 basketball season.
6 years ago

Ford recalls 2 million vehicles because the doors could open while driving

Ford has recalled 2 million vehicles for problems with the doors that dealers were already supposed to have fixed.
6 years ago

Why hoard toilet paper? Your personality may be a clue.

Can your personality determine whether you are the type of person that would hoard toilet paper? Science is trying to answer that question.
6 years ago

President warns against ‘falsely labeling’ people as racists

At a roundtable event in Dallas on Thursday, President Trump warned against falsely labeling millions of Americans as racist.
6 years ago

Model: Coronavirus deaths expected to go down but a sharp rise in September

A model cited by the White House predicts deaths by COVID-19 will decrease but then increase again in September.
6 years ago

80’s bands unite for COVID-19 relief charity show

Wang Chung and A Flock of Seagulls are among the bands taking part in the charity performance benefiting front line COVID-19 workers.
6 years ago

Twitter deletes over 170,000 accounts, some of which tried to spin Covid-19 in China’s favor

Twitter says it has shut down 170,000 accounts tied to the Chinese government for promoting deceptive narratives around Covid-19, and other topics.
6 years ago

Garth Brooks hits the road for a drive-in concert

Country music star Garth Brooks is taking his live show to the movies.
6 years ago

Evacuations ordered after fast-moving fire in Juab County

Utah Fire info reports a fast-moving blaze has caused evacuations on Rocky Ridge in Juab County
6 years ago

NASCAR bans Confederate flags

In a statement on its webpage, NASCAR announced it will not allow Confederate flags flown at its races.
6 years ago

Starbucks to close up to 400 stores in shift to takeout strategy

Originally Published: 10 JUN 20 16:10 ET (CNN) — Starbucks is pivoting hundreds of North American stores away from the cafe model it helped make ubiquitous and will expand its pickup-only and to-go business — a strategy shift that illustrates how much consumer behavior has changed during the pandemic. The company said it plans to […]
6 years ago

The controversial concert will go on — in Iron County

The controversial Collin Raye concert that moved from Davis County to Tooele County will now take place Saturday in Iron County.
6 years ago

Broncos legend joins call for change after George Floyd’s killing

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway calls for change in the aftermath of a black man's killing in Minnesota while in police custody.
6 years ago

Bear River Health Department speaks out on COVID-19 outbreak in meat processing facility

A meat processing facility in Cache County had roughly one-third of cases of COVID-19 cases reported Friday -- which saw the largest single-day increase.
6 years ago

Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block

A pre-Civil-War slave auction block has been removed from downtown Fredericksburg, VA, and will be placed in a museum instead.
6 years ago

Pandemic accelerates Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries’ transition online

Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now go online to spread their gospel. Will this drive away new missionaries?
6 years ago

Minneapolis to ban police chokeholds in wake of Floyd death

Minneapolis officials have agreed to ban the use of police chokeholds along with other measures intended to curtail unauthorized use of police force.
6 years ago

Twitter blocks Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute

Twitter put a label on a video posted by the @TeamTrump account that said, "This media has been disabled in response to a claim by the copyright owner."
6 years ago

Ill-considered social media posts lead to lost jobs amid protests, crisis

A writer from a "Law & Order spin-off and an NBA broadcaster found themselves out of jobs after social media posts this week, and they're not alone.
6 years ago

VIRUS DIARY: When the class hamster came home – and stayed

A parent in Little Rock, Arkansas details what happened when the class pet came home and stayed.
6 years ago

People are blowing up, or just taking, ATMs in Philadelphia

Explosions have struck 50 cash machines around Philadelphia in recent days in an effort to steal them or to blow them up and take the money inside.
6 years ago

Malaria drug fails to prevent COVID-19 in a rigorous study

Research published Wednesday found the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine was no better than a placebo at preventing illness from COVID-19.
6 years ago

UPDATE: Children in apparent double murder-suicide have been identified

South Jordan police say two boys and their biological father were found dead inside a home Tuesday. Police are treating this as a double murder-suicide, saying they've been to the home before for domestic calls.
6 years ago