Bitcoin. Dogecoin. Ether. Digital dollar options are expanding. Their volatile values are setting record highs and lows. As more companies accept digital currency, are people actually spending it?
Over the past year, some business owners have told the KSL Investigators they are concerned about what happens if their business becomes a COVID-19 hotspot. Their concern wasn't just health or even bad public relations. Some worried they could be sued and go broke.
Most people have them in their neighborhoods: those greenish, utility boxes for power lines. When a Draper woman got a $2,500 repair bill for the box on her driveway, she contacted the KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt for help.
While unemployment has eased since the pandemic started, many folks are still searching online for their next job. A Bountiful woman thought she found a perfect job for making some easy money, but it turns out she hired on with a criminal enterprise.
They’re hard to miss driving on Utah’s highways: big rigs with Utah plates on the front and Idaho plates on the trailer. KSL Investigators reveal why so many trucks are jumping the border to license, and how much money Utah is losing out on.
Utah’s 2021 wildfire season has arrived, several weeks early. With severe drought encompassing all the state, KSL Investigators look at how past blazes are helping fire crews battle future fires.
Road lines hard to see in the rain or after dark? The KSL Investigators explore the latest road technology and how state traffic engineers evaluate different products.
April is Financial Literacy Month and it came during an interesting time: for the first time in a long time, Americans have felt better about their finances.
Social media has become one of the most important ways in how the world communicates and how business gets done. That has prompted social media giants like Facebook to step up their security measures. Consequently, some people get locked out of their accounts.
Over the last year, more than 2,100 Utahns died from COVID-19. Each was a loved family member, neighbor, or friend. As the anniversary of the first COVID-19 death in Utah approached, KSL Investigators wanted to know which communities were hit hardest with fatal coronavirus cases.
If spam calls seem out of control to you, you are far from being alone. Utahns received over 35 million robocalls last month according to the YouMail Robocall Index – that’s a robocall every 13.1 seconds.
Car insurance discounts often have very little to do with your skill behind the wheel. Matt Gephardt explores the hidden discounts you should know about.
The tough economy of the past year turned many Americans into saving machines. Now that the pandemic seems to be easing its grip, more consumer are ready to spend, and that has financial experts concerned.
A federal agency has issued a new rule that would allow debt collectors to contact people not just by phone but through texts, emails, and even social media.
One Utah woman was paying the premiums on her life insurance policy, so why did the insurance company tell her family the policy was no good after she passed away?
If you have a teenager in your house, you probably know all too well how they are just itching to drive. While that is hard enough on your nerves, insuring a teen driver will certainly be hard on your wallet, but there are some things parents can do to keep the damage to their budget from being declared a total loss.
Utah lawmakers earmarked funds to help pay for new technology that could change the way officer-involved shootings are investigated. Here’s how it works.
Joe Valdez died in 2019 after a long battle with a chronic lung condition. But it was his battle decades ago during the war in Vietnam that earned Joe's family a special benefit: the federal government would pay for his funeral.
Facebook said it fixed a technical glitch that allowed hackers to steal information on 533 million users a year and a half ago. The data leak came to light recently when someone posted personal data of those hundreds of millions of people on a widely used online forum for hackers. Users may have to deal with the fallout for some time to come.
Imagine not being able to sell or refinance your home over a debt that you do not owe. That's what happened to a West Valley City woman, who only learned a lien was on her house when she tried to refinance.
Many West Valley City businesses have relied on off-duty police for security for years. The KSL Investigators learned rate hikes have left some scrambling for other solutions, and officers out of these side gigs. The city says recent changes are ultimately a good thing.
In this tough pandemic economy, a lot of Utahns have been looking for any extra cash. Well, if you bought a home with a loan backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and you sold or refinanced it, there is a good chance the government owes you money.
Many companies have moved all their customer service support inside their apps, forgoing traditional phone helpdesks. When one man found himself locked out of his account and unable to get a resolution, he called KSL Consumer Investigator Matt Gephardt for help.
