Colby Walker

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Colby Walker is a digital content producer with KSL NewsRadio. Contact him at cowalker@ksl.com.

Snow College Football player killed in car crash

Snow College confirmed on Monday morning that one of their football players passed away in a single-vehicle accident in Ephriam on Sunday.
3 years ago

William Shatner, 90, is headed to space on a Blue Origin rocket

    (CNN) — Captain Kirk is headed to space. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced Monday actor William Shatner, 90, will be on the next Blue Origin flight alongside and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries. The New Shepard NS-18 flight will lift off October 12. […]
3 years ago

Supreme Court’s new term could see landmark rulings on abortion, guns and vouchers

For the first time in more than a year, the Supreme Court will convene in its crimson velvet-lined majestic chamber Monday to begin a new term and hear some of the most divisive issues of the day
3 years ago

Amazon is starting Black Friday deals early. Like, now

Black Friday isn't for another 53 days. For Amazon, however, it starts today.
3 years ago

Pivotal bridge from Winnie the Pooh series to be auctioned

The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and their parents — for nigh-on 100 years. Fans now have a chance to own a central piece of Pooh’s history, when a countryside bridge from the south of England goes up for auction next week.
3 years ago

US raises concern as China flies warplanes south of Taiwan

The Chinese military flew 16 warplanes over waters south of Taiwan on Sunday as the United States expressed concern about what it called China’s “provocative military action” near the self-governing island that China claims.
3 years ago

Infowars host Alex Jones loses 2 Sandy Hook court cases

Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts the right-wing commentary website Infowars, was found legally responsible in two lawsuits for damages caused by his claims surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook school mass shooting
3 years ago

Fatal accident in Ogden; WSU officer involved

A Weber State Police officer was involved in a fatal auto-pedestrian accident Thursday on Washington Boulevard. 
3 years ago

Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus.
3 years ago

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for COVID-19. The court said that he has no symptoms and was fully vaccinated in January.  On Thursday, per the Court’s regular testing protocols, Justice Kavanaugh had a routine Covid test ahead of Justice Barrett’s investiture on Friday. On Thursday evening, Justice Kavanaugh was informed […]
3 years ago

Facebook exec defends policies toward teens on Instagram

Facing lawmakers’ outrage against Facebook over its handling of internal research on harm to teens from Instagram, a Facebook executive is telling Congress that the company is working to protect young people on its platforms.
3 years ago

Inflation’s latest target: Dollar Tree

Dollar Tree for decades has sold most of its products for a dollar. Now it's adding products for higher prices at thousands of stores.
3 years ago

Here’s when McDonald’s is bringing back the McRib

McDonald's has set a return date for the McRib. The limited-time offering is returning to menus nationwide on November 1
3 years ago

Foes united vs Facebook over Instagram’s effect on teens

Political adversaries in Congress are united in outrage against Facebook for privately compiling information that its Instagram photo-sharing service appeared to grievously harm some teens, especially girls, while publicly downplaying the popular platform’s negative impact.
3 years ago

Former Nazi camp secretary in German trial, 96, on the run

Officials say a 96-year-old former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp is being sought on an arrest warrant in Germany after skipping the planned start of her trial.
3 years ago

Hyundai & Kia recall: turn signal can flash in wrong direction

Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 550,000 cars and minivans in the U.S. because the turn signals can flash in the opposite direction of what the driver intended.
3 years ago

Bacon prices have skyrocketed to record levels, and they might not go down anytime soon

Bacon is more expensive for Americans than it has been in the past 40 years.
3 years ago

Nearly two dozen species of birds, fish and other wildlife are set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list

The ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from the endangered species list,
3 years ago

Larry H. Miller Dealerships to sell all stores for $3.2B

The Georgia automotive group Ashbury is set to purchase all Larry H. Miller Dealerships for $3.2 billion dollars they announced on Monday.
3 years ago

Moab police chief out on family medical leave, return date unknown

Moab city officials confirmed the police chief took Family Medical Leave Act time, but would not speculate on any connection to high-profile investigations.
3 years ago

Pfizer/BioNTech submit initial data on Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 5 to 11 to FDA, but aren’t seeking EUA yet

Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug Administration for initial review, but are not yet seeking emergency use authorization.
3 years ago

The FBI-led search for Gabby Petito’s fiance is scaling back but becoming more targeted on intelligence, police say

The FBI is scaling back its search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, to be more targeted based on intelligence after officials spent more than 10 days combing through a 25,000-acre nature reserve, police in North Point, Florida, said Monday.
3 years ago

Recording of ‘unheard’ John Lennon song up for auction

Amid more than 100 paintings and sculptures up for sale at an auction in Copenhagen, Denmark, there lies an unlikely item of pop memorabilia: a long-lost tape containing an unreleased John Lennon song.
3 years ago

Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries

Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025.
3 years ago