Consumer
Associated Press
Best Buy recalls nearly 1 million pressure cookers after reports of 17 burn injuries
Best Buy is recalling nearly 1 million pressure cookers and separate inner pots due to a defect that can cause hot foods to spew out, posing burn hazards.6 months ago
Matt Gephardt
Bye-bye passwords: Google and other tech giants steering users to passkeys for greater cybersecurity
Whether it’s a major data breach affecting millions or a small-scale breach just targeting your email or bank accounts, typically there is one common denominator – passwords.6 months ago
Vanessa Yurkevich and Chris Isidore, CNN
United Auto Workers union and Ford reach tentative labor agreement
Ford and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative labor deal, according to the union. It is an important first step in ending the union’s unprecedented strike against three major U.S. automakers.6 months ago
Alex Cabrero
The start of a new Utah Jazz season means increased revenue in downtown
The new NBA season tips off this week and the Utah Jazz open at home Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings.6 months ago
Matt Gephardt
Get Gephardt: How to avoid credit repair or debt relief scams
Getting debt under control can feel overwhelming, so many of us turn to professionals for credit repair help.6 months ago
Associated Press
Bagged, precut onions linked to salmonella outbreak that has sickened 73 people in 22 states
An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.6 months ago
Dan Rascon
Metal workers struggling to get overdue paychecks
Several Salt Lake Valley metal workers are wondering why they aren't getting paychecks from their umbrella company and are worried about when they will arrive.6 months ago
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com
Salt Lake County poised for hiring freeze amid ‘staggeringly low’ tax growth
Salt Lake County faces a slowdown in tax revenue this year, and Mayor Jenny Wilson proposed a hiring freeze for new county positions to keep essential services running.6 months ago
Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business
Taco Bell’s battle to free the ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark is officially over
Taco Bell has won its fight over the “Taco Tuesday” trademark in all 50 states now that lone holdout — a restaurant in New Jersey — has “parted ways” with the term.6 months ago
Matt Gephardt
Get Gephardt: Homework-for-hire service offering coursework to Utah college students, but at what cost?
The Write Choice Docs offers to do homework for students. However, it won't help them if the student get caught.6 months ago
Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN
How McDonald’s Middle East franchises got into a public feud over Israel
Tensions are playing out at McDonald’s locations across the Middle East as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.6 months ago
Nicole Goodkind and Ramishah Maruf, CNN
Some Walgreens pharmacy workers say they are planning another walkout
Some pharmacy workers at Walgreens, one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains, say they are planning another walkout at the end of October.6 months ago
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN
How toy and game companies are winning back their grown-up former customers
Adults are increasingly shelling out for relics of their youth and for items, ranging from flip phones to film cameras to Tamagotchis, that evoke a late 20th-century or turn-of-the century nostalgia.6 months ago
Associated Press
Judge: Alex Jones can’t use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.6 months ago
Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage
Get Gephardt helps Utah man who says he paid thousands for new doors that were installed wrong
When you're paying thousands of dollars for new doors to your home, you'd expect them to work right. But when the company refuses to fix the work, a Vernon man called Get Gephardt.6 months ago
Larry D. Curtis
Ticket packages for Sundance Film Fest now available, including specials for Utahns
The Sundance Film Festival, scheduled for January, has tickets on sale starting today.6 months ago
Matt Gephardt
Check your mail: Utah to start reuniting Utahns with their unclaimed property automatically
Check your mailbox. There is a good chance you will have some money in there that you weren't expecting thanks to the State of Utah.6 months ago
Associated Press
Retail sales up a solid 0.7% in September as American consumers defy rising prices, interest rates
Americans kept spending in September at a solid pace even as they grappled with higher prices and interest rates.6 months ago
Mary Culbertson and Shelby Lofton, KSL TV
New social media rules proposed for minors in Utah
The state of Utah announces a set of rules for social media companies and enrollment of minors. The rules are scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2024.6 months ago
Tom Murphy and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Rite Aid seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it deals with lawsuits and losses
Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell part of its business as it attempts to restructure while dealing with losses and opioid-related lawsuits.6 months ago
Associated Press
Social Security benefits will increase by 3.2% in 2024 as inflation moderates
Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year's historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices.7 months ago
Matt Gephardt and Sloan Schrage
Get Gephardt: 2 Utah quilters say sewing machine manufacturer isn’t honoring warranty
Two Utah quilters seek help from Get Gephardt after their quilting machines kept malfunctioning and the company said it would cost thousands of dollars to fix. However, the problems still exist.7 months ago
Matt Gephardt
Get Gephardt helps Herriman man who says company won’t cancel contract though they agreed to
Freedom Forever Solar is a Sandy-based solar panel company that refused to cancel Phil Smeath's order after he attempted twice. Then Smeath decided to Get Gephardt.7 months ago
