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Gephardt: Woman Loses $300 Trying To Help A Friend In COVID Crisis

If a good friend asked you for a small favor, you'd likely agree to help. But a Salt Lake City woman is kicking herself for doing just that after she ended up helping a crook instead.
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‘Mistakes Were Made,’ But Cox Stands By Utah’s COVID-19 Response

Mike Headrick sat down 1-on-1 with the head of Utah’s COVID-19 Task Force to discuss what worked, what didn’t and what Utahns can expect for the future.
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COVID-19 & Cleaning: How Utah’s largest district plans to sanitize for back to school

Although the coronavirus is unpredictable, we do know sanitization is crucial to control a potential outbreak. So how does it factor in during an unprecedented back-to-school season? The KSL Investigators sort through the specifics.
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Gephardt: Travel Credit Card Perks Evolving With Fewer Folks Flying

With travel down around 90%, the KSL Investigators found these travel credit cards are having to evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gephardt: Internet Data Caps Returning, Impacting Pandemic Telecommuters

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is forcing thousands of Utahns to use the internet as telecommuters so they can work and learn from home.
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Gephardt: Utah Eviction Rate Low But Crisis Looms, Advocates Fear

Thanks to the federal CARES Act, as well as some moratoriums on evictions, millions of Americans have been able to stay in their home. But renters and advocates are worried about a spike in evictions with those benefits set to expire.
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Gephardt: How Robocallers Can Skirt New Blocking Technology To Get To Your Number

Americans received 3.3 billion robocalls in June, and well over a third of those calls were scams, according to the YouMail Robocall Index.
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KSL Investigates: Change In Utah Motor Home Registration Fees Leaves Some Parked

With travel restricted by the pandemic, thousands of Utahns are turning to the RV market for family adventures, but the KSL Investigators found a recent law change has some experiencing sticker shock when they register their motor home.
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Gephardt: Utah Congressman Introduces Bill To Avoid ‘Clumsy’ Stimulus Payments To Dead People

One congressman wants to make sure that stimulus money is not sent to dead people. That may sound obvious, but as the KSL Investigators found, it was a problem worth more than $1 billion.
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Gephardt: Protecting Yourself From Cybersecurity Risks While Working From Home

If you're working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you'll likely be doing that for the foreseeable future. That means cybersecurity has fallen on your shoulders, and the bad guys realize that.
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Davis County receiving center provides possible solution to critical emergency response gaps

About one in five Utahns suffer from poor mental health, according to the Gardner Policy Institute. Many end up either in jail or overwhelmed with health care costs. The KSL Investigators took an in-depth look at the first pilot program in Utah providing necessary resources.
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Gephardt: COVID-19 Impacts On Auto, Home, Life & Health Insurance

Remember a couple of months ago when car insurance companies just started giving back money to people, surprising drivers everywhere?
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Critical gaps in law enforcement training leave Utahns with mental illness at risk

Utah police officers have access to specialized training to learn how to help people in crisis. But the KSL Investigators found only 51 percent of officers in the state's largest counties have ever received the training, leaving a vulnerable population at risk.
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Gephardt: Worsening Coin Shortage Could Inflate The Price Of Consumer Products

Two weeks after a KSL-TV investigation into the causes of the national coin shortage, the issue seems to be worsening.
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Gephardt: Robocalls Rising Again, But Experts Say It’s Getting Tougher For The Bad Guys

How much have you enjoyed the last couple months of relative peace from robocalls? Well, brace yourselves, because they’re making a comeback.
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Gephardt: Only Partial Refunds For Fans Who Bought Tickets To Concert

Shantell Beck had tickets for a Salt Lake City concert. But after it was canceled, she got a partial refund with a note saying the venue would be keeping the fees from her tickets.
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Gephardt: Utah’s Real Estate Market Remains Strong During Pandemic

While selling a home anytime can be a nerve-wracking experience, imagine selling in the midst of a pandemic where jobs are being lost and people are struggling to make ends meet. Yet, despite the ups and downs in this coronavirus economy, Utah remains, very much, a seller’s market.
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Gephardt: Computer Glitch Blamed For Treadmill Users Being Locked Out

One sure way to get in exercise at home during the coronavirus pandemic is to use a treadmill. One Utah woman found herself locked out of her ProForm treadmill two years after she bought it.
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Gephardt: Job Loss Mortgage Insurance Exists, But Not For Everyone

When you think of mortgage insurance, you probably think about the insurance banks make us get when we buy a house. However, a special kind of insurance called job loss mortgage insurance could help a lot of consumers who can't afford their payments. 
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Gephardt: Gas Company Resumes Disconnecting Delinquents, Vows To Help Customers

Dominion Energy decided in March to cease disconnecting those who didn't pay their gas bills, but that program only runs through mid-July.
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KSL Investigates If Healthy Together App Is Worth Investment After State Turns Off Main Feature

The state of Utah spent $6 million on the Healthy Together app, which was designed to help curb the pandemic. Is it working, and was it worth the price tag?
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Gephardt: Malware Hiding In Some Free Downloadable Tax Forms

Tax season always brings about scams for some unscrupulous folks, but new research shows COVID-19 may be amplifying the problem. 
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Gephardt: Utah Businesses Received Over $5 Billion In PPP Loans

Newly released data shows who received a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program in Utah and a ballpark of how much they got.
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Gephardt: COVID-19 Causing Coin Shortage For Utah Retailers, Banks

The latest shortage brought on by the pandemic is pocket change. Signs are going up asking customers to pay with exact change or contactless payment.

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