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How hoarding documents puts you at risk for identity theft

Someone who knows what they’re doing can do a whole lot of damage with the scraps of paper you’ve stashed in filing cabinets, drawers and other various hiding places around your house.
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremonies....

Get Gephardt: How to stay ahead of the 2024 Olympics scams

As Utahns know firsthand from 2002, the Olympics can be a bit chaotic with millions in an unfamiliar place. The situation is sure to entice opportunistic con men with Olympic scams.
Prosecutors filed felony charges in a Salt Lake City rape case from 2019, but later reduced them to...

Could making this change help Utah improve sexual assault prosecutions?

Only a fraction of sexual assaults reported to police in Utah result in criminal charges for the perpetrator, but a legislative proposal could potentially change that.
FILE: construction zone...

How to avoid hiring a bad contractor

Bobby Main investigates contractors for Utah's Division of Professional Licensing, here's his advice for avoiding bad contractors.
Dave Donegan showing Matt Gephardt the items that were broken in his move....

How liable is a moving company if your stuff gets damaged?

Dave Donegan’s home was just about to go into renovation, so he hired a moving and storage company to hold onto his household goods while work was underway.
A carbon monoxide detector. These standalone devices can help as an extra precaution, but Utah scho...

Classroom carbon monoxide: Detectors are required, so why aren’t they in every school?

Utah took a big step a decade ago to keep schoolchildren safe from carbon monoxide. How well is the state living up to that promise.
FILE - The Amazon app is seen on a smartphone, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Marple Township, Pa. (AP ...

Get Gephardt helps solve Amazon misdelivery mystery for Manti man

Most of us are ordering more and more things online, and it's sometimes frustrating with things like an Amazon misdelivery mystery.
Scrolling social media, Joyce Lake spotted an ad for a doll. However, not only did the doll not sho...

Imposters are using trust in law enforcement to scam Utahns

Scrolling social media, Joyce Lake spotted an ad for a doll.
a poster celebrating sexual assault awareness...

‘Please report’: Salt Lake County leaders urge survivors of sexual assault to come forward

To kick off sexual assault awareness month, advocates and law enforcers are drawing attention to Utah’s low sexual assault reporting rate.
Anh Pham, 26, is facing several attempted murder charges for a series of hit-and-runs prosecutors s...

Prosecutors say a man targeted women in hit-and-runs, so why isn’t he facing hate crime charges?

A Utah man is facing several charges of attempted murder after investigators linked him to a series of hit-and-run crashes injuring female pedestrians. The case raises questions about whether these attacks should be treated as hate crimes.
Matt Gephardt working with Bona Rose on the CarChex documents....

Get Gephardt: West Valley woman says her extended car warranty claim was denied unfairly

Many drivers buy an extended auto warranty to cover unexpected repair bills. But when a West Valley City woman turned to her warranty provider for major help on her car's transmission, they turned her down - repeatedly.
Matt Gephardt meeting with Denis Hawkins after a rental car company after they ignored his calls fo...

Get Gephardt helps Spanish Fork man clear up insurance claim for rental car damage

Get Gephardt clears up an international rental car insurance standstill.
FILE - An airplane flies through the clouds in Salt Lake City. (Jeffrey D. Allred / Deseret News)...

How recent airline incidents are changing habits and impacting airfare costs

After a year of headlines lamenting runway incursions and midair close calls, the wheels may be coming off for the airline industry. Literally.
Josh Kochevar died unexpectedly last month. The unhappy task of writing the obituary fell to his ol...

How scammers are using counterfeit obituaries to profit off deaths of loved ones

You have probably heard of stories where an empty home was burglarized while everyone was attending a funeral service. Or stories about thieves breaking into cars parked at a funeral. Now, artificial intelligence has opened a new way for crooks to capitalize on grief.
A person scanning a recently generated QR code....

How to protect yourself from fake QR codes scammers use to steal money and info

Here's what you need to know about QR codes and protecting yourself from scammers.
General view outside of the Delta Center ahead of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March 19,...

NCAA Tournament basketball is coming to Salt Lake and so are the ticket scams

As March Madness excitement ramps up, so do the odds of buying pricey tickets to tournament games that turn out to be fakes or non-existent.
About a year ago, the KSL Investigators went under the hood of some "connected" smart cars to see w...

Internet-connected cars may share driver info with insurance companies, what it means for premiums

some internet-connected vehicles are sharing our driving habits with our insurance companies
two men sit at a table and look at a phone...

Imposters stealing Utah restaurant names to deceive drivers and customers on food delivery apps

When a popular Provo pizzeria couldn’t get a food delivery app to remove an impostor account, the owners decided to Get Gephardt to investigate.
Utah’s Supreme Court heard arguments in May 2023 in the first appellate challenge involving a 202...

Utah Supreme Court upholds prior ruling in first challenge of 2021 self-defense law

Utah's Supreme Court sided with a man who fired several shots after a bizarre vehicle crash in the first challenge of Utah's 2021 self-defense law.
Jen and Tyler Erickson show KSL’s Matt Gephardt sewer water...

Raw sewage floods basements, but who’s responsible for the damages?

A Farmington couple says their home got flooded with raw sewage after a nearby water park drained a pool into the sewer system. Now, they're stuck in a fight over who's -responsible for tens-of-thousands of dollars in damages, so they decided to Get Gephardt.
Joshua Homer appears in court in Weber County on Oct. 18, 2022....

Rapist at the center of KSL Investigation ‘Failure to Protect’ pleads guilty

Guilty: An accused serial predator in Utah, who’s had more than a decade of allegations against him is now a convicted rapist following a KSL Investigation.
a blue truck with identified with letters "elan solar"...

Utah based Elan Solar sued by state regulators

Lawsuit filed by the Utah Division of Consumer Protection against Utah based Elan Solar
paper work showing charges...

Thieves fraudulently billing Medicare for catheters on behalf of Utahns

Medicare paid out thousands of dollars for a medical device on behalf of a Utahn that never ordered it, let alone received it.
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Get Gephardt helps Utah couple stuck paying for car rental crash damage they didn’t cause

When a Sandy couple’s travel insurance refused to reimburse them for rental car damage caused by another driver due to a paperwork switch, they decided to Get Gephardt.

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