Tipline Investigation: Sears Warranty Woes
At some point, every person in their life is faced with this decision, do I spend the extra money on an extended warranty when I’m already spending a…
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Tipline Investigation: Hackers Hit Amazon Gift Cards
A NewsChannel 3 Tipline investigation exposes a troubling twist in the growing problem of hacked gift cards. In most cases, it’s extremely difficult,…
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Tipline Investigation: Patience and Payback
Our NewsChannel 3 Tipline investigation is proof that you can get payback with a little patience and creativity. We first told you about Bernard…
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Towbes Group traces erroneous rent hike to old letter
Rent hikes are a hot-button issue in our high-end housing market, especially when they come in the form of triple-digits. That’s what appeared to…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: $16,250 wire transfer vanishes in Mexico
NewsChannel 3 investigates a Santa Barbara woman who thought she had lost more than $16,000 while trying to buy a home in…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: Athlete faces dilemma with heroes who saved his life
A runner survived a critical injury to face a fight against his medical bills. NewsChannel 3 investigated and helped bring a happy…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: Orcutt caregiver fights Verizon for phone refund
A woman waited more than a year for a promised refund. NewsChannel 3 investigated, and helped resolve the…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: Hackers steal from Santa Maria cancer patient
A woman fighting cancer in Santa Maria needed some help fighting for a refund. NewsChannel 3 investigated, and got her money…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: Thomas Fire victims fight AT&T over erroneous phone bills
Thomas Fire victims needed help fighting phone bills for service that was nonexistent after the blaze took down the lines. NewsChannel 3…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: a warranty is no guarantee
NewsChannel 3 investigated after a local woman ran into trouble getting service for her new…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: ride along with undercover officers in Montecito
In the days after the Montecito mudslides, NewsChannel 3 investigated as officials went through to help homeowners and stop…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: VA admits mistake left Ventura vet homeless
A NewsChannel 3 investigation helped get a Ventura veteran out of…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: look out for bogus Uber cleaning fees
NewsChannel 3 investigates after an Uber rider gets charged a cleaning…
Continue Reading NewsChannel 3 Investigates: Goleta man fights bank to clear his name
NewsChannel 3 Investigated when a man needed help to clear his name and get money back from his…
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