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Holiday dinner...
Emma Benson

Food prep tips to prepare that Thanksgiving feast safely

It's almost time to gobble up that delicious, long-awaited meal. Before you throw that turkey in the oven, there are some things you need to know. 
5 months ago
Text messages shown on Mindy Dahlquist's phone. (Aubrey Shaffer, KSL TV)...
Deanie Wimmer

Majority of Americans, especially women, feel overwhelmed by group texts

Group texts can be hard to navigate because they come from our closest family members and friends. A social media researcher and an etiquette expert recommend using boundaries and technology to take control, without ruining relationships.
6 months ago
If you drive your car for work and you're in a crash, can your insurance company refuse to pay? Tha...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt: Rideshare driver says company’s insurance refuses to cover her wrecked car

If you drive your car for work and you're in a crash, can your insurance company refuse to pay? That's the exact issue currently afflicting a Cedar City woman who decided it was time to Get Gephardt, and our Matt Gephardt began investigating.
6 months ago
FILE - COVID-19 antigen home tests. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS...
Associated Press

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery.
6 months ago
FILE — Two assistance programs that helped Utahns with food and rent during the pandemic will st...
Associated Press

What national retailers are open and closed on Thanksgiving this year?

The holiday season is here, which means spending time with family on Thanksgiving and also, for millions of people, hunting for the best deals on Black Friday.
6 months ago
The logo of Honda Motor Co., is seen in Yokohama, near Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2021. Honda is recalling n...
Associated Press

Honda recalls nearly 250K vehicles because bearing can fail and cause engines to run poorly or stall

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
6 months ago
Two community groups have joined forces to create a business awareness campaign, "9 Line Up," to he...
Brianna Chavez

Community groups create ‘9 Line Up’ campaign to help businesses on 900 South

Two community groups have joined forces to create a business awareness campaign, "9 Line Up," to help businesses impacted by construction on 900 South. 
6 months ago
Jane.com...
Brianna Chavez, Cary Schwanitz, and Mary Culbertson, KSL TV

Lehi Police open investigation into Utah-based Jane.com

Lehi Police are now investigating the Utah-based company Jane.com.
6 months ago
Mesa Rith...
Tamara Vaifanua

Weekend Holiday Market supports Pacific Islanders

You can get some holiday shopping done in South Jordan this weekend and support local businesses owned by Pacific Islanders.
6 months ago
AI photo...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Thieves using AI generated images in romance scams, how you can spot the fake people

Artificial intelligence has made looking for love online even more complicated. Crooks are using AI tools to create fake people to steal money and personal info from real people using dating apps and social media.
6 months ago
Brighton Ski Resort's parking lot will begin taking paid reservations in 2023. (Mike Anderson, KSL ...
Mike Anderson

Brighton, Solitude implementing new reservation system for parking

Brighton Ski Resort is rolling out it's new reservation system for parking, starting now.
6 months ago
A Holladay woman received a water bill for over $7,000. After contacting the provider, it wasn't mu...
Matt Gephardt

Get Gephardt: Homeowner gets $7K water bill for water she says she didn’t use

Imagine opening your mailbox to find a water bill demanding several thousand dollars for just one month’s use of water. It happened to a Holladay woman, she decided to Get Gephardt.
6 months ago
A bottle of Bud Light beer is seen at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, April 25, 2023. B...
Ramishah Maruf, CNN

Anheuser-Busch’s US marketing chief is stepping down as Bud Light sales sink

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s US chief marketing officer is stepping down after the company reported a slump in Bud Light sales, as the backlash against the beer continues.
6 months ago
Thieves are using phony delivery notifications via text or email to steal our money, our identities...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Fake delivery texts surge for the holidays, how you can avoid the scam

Porch pirates aren't the only bad guys banking on the holiday season's huge influx of deliveries. Other thieves are using phony delivery notifications via text or email to steal our money, our identities, or both.
6 months ago
St. George home construction...
Katie McKellar, Deseret News

4 Utah markets make U.S. top 25 list of falling home prices

Nationally, the U.S. housing market has been resilient even in the face of mortgage rates over 7%.
6 months ago
colorful hip packs from Utah's Cotopaxi...
Larry D. Curtis

Sundance collaborating with Utah’s Cotopaxi for film festival merchandise

Utah's Sundance Film Festival is collaborating with Utah-based company Cotopaxi for merchandise featured in the upcoming film festival in January.
6 months ago
A 2021 survey from CreditCards.com found that 41% of American adults say going into debt during the...
Matt Gephardt

Get Gephardt: The credit pitfalls of maxing out your credit cards for holiday shopping

A 2021 survey from CreditCards.com found that 41% of American adults say going into debt during the holidays is worth it to make sure there are presents under the tree.
6 months ago
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Matt Gephardt

Gehardt busts inflation: How much can you save by buying in bulk?

It's likely that most of us if not all, are trying to find ways to make our household budgets go further.
6 months ago
Matt Gephardt speaking with Zahra Moghimi about her car accident that damaged her wheelchair, and h...
Matt Gephardt

Get Gephardt: Investigating insurance for wheelchair-accessible cars

If you're in a wreck, you count on insurance to get you back on the road. What happens when insurance will not pay nearly enough to make that happen?
6 months ago
A Thanksgiving timeline that starts two weeks ahead of the big day helps food writer Casey Barber s...
Casey Barber and Alberto Mier

If you’re hosting Thanksgiving, you need to start prepping today

For some, Thanksgiving is considered the Super Bowl of food holidays.
6 months ago
apartment...
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Rent prices drop along Wasatch Front, but for how long?

After more than a decade of increases, rent prices along the Wasatch Front are dropping as Utah finally follows the national trend. But renters here shouldn’t expect it to last.
6 months ago
Phone with Instagram logo...
Associated Press

Former Meta engineering leader to testify before Congress on Instagram’s harms to teens

On the same day whistleblower Frances Haugen was testifying before Congress about the harms of Facebook and Instagram to children in the fall of 2021, Arturo Bejar, then a contractor at the social media giant, sent an alarming email to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the same topic.
6 months ago
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on September 26 i...
Krystal Hur, CNN

S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notch longest streak of gains in two years

Wall Street gained Tuesday as the continued slide in Treasury yields helped propel stocks higher.
6 months ago
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Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt helps restore funds stolen from Utah woman after bank balks

Get Gephardt help's an Ogden woman get her $1,200 back after someone hacked into her account.
6 months ago

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