Consumer

Uber rolled out new options Tuesday, including an expansion of conversation-free car trips and a helicopter service called “Uber Copter."

There’s a crack-down on those annoying, incessant calls that never seem to stop from telemarketers and scammers. The FCC is now opening the door for phone companies to automatically block so-called ‘robocalls’ before ever reaching your number. Washington Correspondent Alana Austin gets to the bottom of this issue disturbing so many consumers.

The 12-ounce packages with a "Best By" date of February 13, 2021, were sold in stores in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Texas and Utah.

Smith's is part of the Kroger chain.

Target recalls USB charging cables due to shock and fire hazards

The city reports it's undergoing phone line maintenance and will experience "short, intermittent outages."

The 2019 edition of the iPod Touch runs on the A10 Fusion chip, which Apple says makes it run twice as fast as before.

U.S. regulators are proposing new tools to counter the unrelenting waves of robocalls received each year in America.

Six months ago. catastrophe. Now, the Orozcos have a new life and a new home and want other disaster victims to know there is help.

If you have purchased anything on the internet lately, you may have noticed you are now paying Nevada sales tax in most cases. Nevada started collecting sales tax on internet sales beginning October 2018.

The speaker won the Ig Nobel for Obstetrics in 2017.

The DMV has now completed the computer programming required to enable the “X” designation to be printed on a license and transmitted to outside agencies such as law enforcement and courts.

It's home buying season and a local realtor explains what you need to do before purchasing or selling your home.

A little more than a quarter of Americans shop when they are drunk, and when they shop, they spend on average more than $700.

Do you ever wonder who to contact if someone is trying to scam you? Monday at the Reno Town Mall, agencies from all over Northern Nevada were under one roof for the Consumer Fraud Prevention Fair.

Subaru says it discovered the problem. It will reach out to affected customers and replace the switch.

Letter carriers are instructed to refrain from delivering to locations that are inaccessible or when they deem delivery too hazardous.

Honda says car wash detergents containing sulfuric acid could drain from the truck bed and seep into the fuel pump’s fuel feed port.

Many of us who file our taxes early do so because we are owed a refund. But this year, some early filers are getting less than expected.

Wells Fargo customers are unable to use their debit cards or log onto the website or mobile app Thursday morning.

TMWA crews were responding. The nature of the problem was not immediately known.

Tax season is upon us. The changes in the way taxes are filed this year, including a very important note for parents.

Prema Farms created a local farmers market that operates year-round.

A motion to increase sewer and storm drain user rates in Sparks took effect January 1, 2019. The ordinance was unanimously approved by the Sparks City Council at its December 10 meeting.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said the settlement protects Nevadans from deceptive practices.

Most government employees continue to work, but Nevadans would feel some effects of the partial shutdown.

The DMV says in general, with audiobooks traditionally used to assist second-language learners, learning-impaired students, struggling readers and non-readers, the audio handbooks will help drivers in all these groups learn the rules of the road and Nevada-specific laws.

For First Class and Priority mail, it is recommended you ship your packages by December 20, and for Express shipping, no later than December 22.

There will be no retail services Sunday while they are open to pick up packages.

The changes will go into effect the week of January 7, 2019.