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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Personal cyber insurance emerges as a new online safeguard, but do you need it?

Just as your home insurance protects your home, now personal cyber insurance can cover you and your family against online threats.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

COVID-19 funeral assistance available to reimburse funeral costs for families 

More Americans lose their lives to COVID-19 with each passing day. There is financial help from the federal government for families who lose loved ones to the virus, but most people are not getting it. 
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

IRS asking some Utah taxpayers to refile their 2020 returns

Utah taxpayers who paid their taxes almost a year ago say they're now getting letters from the Internal Revenue Service, asking them to file their 2020 returns immediately. When a Utah man received one of the letters out-of-the-blue, he didn't believe it was legit, so he contacted the KSL Investigators.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

What will air travel look like in 2022?

The year 2022 started a little rough for the airline industry to say the least, with thousands of flights cancelled due to weather or COVID. But an expert from a very popular travel site is predicting this year could be a good one for Utahns looking to take to the skies.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Mobile providers are shutting down 3G; what you need to know.

Mobile providers are opening more bandwidth for their new 5G networks, but to do that they are shutting down their old 3G services which could leave some people cut off.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Hiring and keeping workers amid the ‘Great Resignation’

With a worker shortage, companies are having to get creative to hire and keep workers. And workers — in this period dubbed by economists as the “Great Resignation” — have more power than they did just a few years ago. So, what do they want from their employers?
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

Ads claim title thieves can steal your home, but can you really lose your house?

An infomercial promoting a subscription service that says it can shield your home from title theft is spooking homeowners across Utah. But is it a service you really need to buy into? And how much of a threat is title theft? KSL's Matt Gephardt investigates.
2 years ago
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How small businesses, entrepreneurs thrive amidst the pandemic

Ask any entrepreneur — running a business has always been a challenge. But KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt found that modern entrepreneurs are having to adapt to a whole new slew of challenges.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Draper City Council bans private events on much of the city’s trail system

Draper’s city council this week voted to nix hosting private events on much of the city’s trail system. The vote comes as a slap-in-the-face to the sponsors of the Corner Canyon Half Marathon.  
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

Orem residents frustrated that new streetlights not flipped on months after installation

Several Orem neighborhoods have brand new streetlights, but there is just one problem — they have not been turned on. So, after millions of taxpayer dollars spent and months after they were installed, frustrated residents want to know why they are not on.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

The push in Utah’s Legislature to stop governments and HOAs from mandating plush lawns

Last summer, politicians begged Utahns to conserve water, but as the KSL Investigators found, that did not stop some homeowners associations or government entities from enforcing their rules for residents to keep lush lawns.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Home warranty mailers urging homeowners to call are not from the county recorder

If an urgent notice showed up in the mail from your local county claiming a home warranty is about to expire, you would take notice. Well, a Millcreek woman took notice of the awfully official looking letter she received. Turns out, it was not official at all.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

How to avoid getting scammed as you make your holiday gift returns

Return windows for sending back those unwanted Christmas gifts are rapidly closing for many retailers, and the bad guys know it. For decades, they have targeted retailers with return fraud schemes. Now, they are finding ways to target customers directly.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

Multiple families accuse TV show ‘Home Work’ of shoddy work, blown budgets

Several homeowners say the magic of TV does not always match the behind-the-scenes experience. They are making serious allegations as a new show — shot here in Utah — launched this week on the new Magnolia Network.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

Fountain Green woman frustrated after pouring thousands into leaky walk-in tub

Nothing relaxes like a hot bath. But a Fountain Green woman decided to call the KSL Investigators when the company who installed her expensive bathtub left her high and dry.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

Homeowner frustrated by delays in replacing dangerous utility pole

If there was something dangerous at your home, you'd work quickly to get it fixed. But the call came to KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt from a Cottonwood Heights woman after she couldn't get the power company to fix a dangerous power pole.
2 years ago
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KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

If you got a gift card for Christmas, don’t forget to use it 

If you had a stack of cash in your wallet it would eventually get spent. You can't say the same about these plastic cards that are loaded with cash. 
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

With the spreading omicron variant, should you get travel insurance?

Fewer people say they are buying travel insurance this December than in December 2020. So, is the cost of the insurance worth it?
2 years ago
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Sloan Schrage & Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

How to help ensure your holiday return goes smoothly

Christmas Day has come and gone, so now it's time for the next seasonal tradition — returning unwanted gifts.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

With the pandemic ongoing, what will car insurance rates look like in 2022?

In 2021, people hit the roads again but seemingly were out of practice causing a spike in accidents, tickets and yes, insurance premiums.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Cindy St. Clair, KSL TV

Government Goof: Sanpete County sold Gunnison man’s land in error

Right off the main highway in Gunnison is some land that has been in Evan Quilter's family for a few generations. But a big chunk of it was sold off. Evan's family did not sell it; Sanpete County did.
2 years ago
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Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage, KSL TV

The pitfall of buying a concert ticket from a third-party vendor

You want to be careful where you buy concert tickets online. It is something one Utah music lover learned the hard way.
2 years ago
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Shoppers say they’re cutting back, but holiday retail shows strong growth

For months, Americans have said they plan to spend less this holiday season, but spending habits do not seem to be slowing.
2 years ago
About one in five consumers are still paying off debt racked up during the 2020 holidays, says Wall...
Matt Gephardt, KSL TV

The best ways to pay off and avoid the debt of Christmas past

Still paying off last Christmas? You’re not alone. New data shows one in five Americans are still carrying debt from last December. KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt shows you the best way to beat that credit card misery.
2 years ago

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