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Three children among 14 people shot on Halloween night are moving on with their lives.

Here's how to help and where to donate to victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs.

An Illinois man died after falling from a car while helping his 12-year-old daughter's Girl Scout troop with a canned food drive.

The loved ones of four California family members who were kidnapped and murdered last week have described the tragedy as their 'American dream gone wrong.'

Where did the Shayna Michelle come from before it was beached on the Grand Strand?

In Chicago and across the Midwest, people are stepping up in support of those affected as recovery continues.

At 76 years old, big Bill Callahan is a “tough-as-nails”, disabled, Vietnam veteran who served four tours of duty in the 101rst Airborne Division.

Scott Winkelman, the Division Chief of Game and Fish Enforcement, told The Bismarck Tribune that the owner tried to evade authorities.

People donated more than $19,000 in less than 24 hours to the family of Gabriel Davies following news of his arrest on suspicion of murder.

GoFundMeTwo weeks after 20-year-old Indiana University student Avery McMillan was found unresponsive inside a Bloomington house, cops on Wednesday arrested the homeowner in connection to her death.Eric Montgomery, 33, now faces a charge of rape when the victim is mentally disabled or deficient, as well as a charge of giving alcohol to someone underage, arrest records say. It is the only arrest to stem from McMillan’s mysterious death on Aug. 17.Additional details about what happened between McMi

via GoFundMeIn the wake of the Highland Park Fourth of July parade mass shooting, the story of 8-year-old Cooper Roberts’ survival was embraced by many following updates on the boy’s recovery.And more than a month after the massacre, Roberts is long out of intensive care—but his family says he is now in “constant pain” and “hopeless, sad, and angry” at the realization he is paralyzed.In a sobering and gut-wrenching statement released Tuesday, the Roberts family said they want people to see the u

Jeremy, who lives in Washington state, used his allowance to set up a lemonade stand but was stiffed by a man using a fake $100.

“Economic class determines everything that happens to you in this country,” one writes.

Carrollton Police Department/GoFundMeA University of West Georgia professor fatally shot one of his own school’s students in a parking lot in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Richard Sigman, 47, is now facing a murder charge over the death of 18-year-old Anna Jones.According to Carrollton Police, Sigman threatened to whip out his gun during a verbal fight with another man in the parking lot of a pizza joint at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The man alerted a security guard and when the guard saw

The inspiring story of an unlikely rescue was bogus, prosecutors say. Now Katelyn McClure has been sentenced for her role in the scam.

GoFundMeCooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who initially showed signs of improvement after his spinal cord was severed by a bullet at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, now needs an “urgent, complex and lengthy surgery” after his condition deteriorated Tuesday, his family said.Roberts became paralyzed below the waist when he was shot in the back. Police allege deranged gunman Robert “Bobby” Crimo, 21, killed seven with a sniper rifle at the parade and injured dozens, including Roberts, his

I can't stop refreshing Aiden McCarthy's GoFundMe page. It represents what sum we find reasonable to make up for the fact that a child no longer has parents.

Both parents of 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy were killed in Monday's mass shooting during a July 4th parade.

Both parents of 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy were killed in Monday's mass shooting during a July 4th parade.

John Szczecina raised over $24,000 on GoFundMe. Those who donated to the cause to pay back his former employer can still request a refund.

John Szczecina lost his job after charging $0.69 per gallon for gas, a $20,000 mistake. The company said in a letter it "does not want the money raised."

A GoFundMe spokesperson told TMZ that the page was removed before a "substantial" amount of money was raised for Amber Heard.

Imagine having to move and not being able to bring your four-legged companion because of its breed.

Irma Garcia was killed in the school massacre and her husband Joe died two days later — leaving their four children orphaned.

A guide for donating money, contacting your representatives, donating blood, receiving mental health services, and more.

A philanthropist with Michigan ties urges his 3.2 million Twitter followers to help Texas school shooting victims.

Lana Reynolds, the wife of Marine Corps Capt. Ross Reynolds, has a GoFundMe page after it was revealed she was not eligible for life insurance compensation.

Apr. 26—AuSABLE FORKS — A GoFundMe page set up to support Black Brook Town Supervisor Jon Douglass and his family, who lost their home to fire over the weekend, had already exceeded its $25,000 goal Monday. Additionally, local residents have organized a fundraiser at Riverside Park, slated for May 7. "Supervisor Douglass and his wife, Jessie, are active community members who are always ...

Both will need months of physical therapy and other care.

Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office / GoFundMeA Russian-born Wisconsin mother accused of killing her 8-year-old son allegedly told investigators she was trying to prevent him from being “abused” due to her homeland’s war against Ukraine.Natalia Hitchcock, 41, has lived for years in the U.S. with her husband and two sons, but a six-page criminal complaint filed in Sheboygan County Court this week says she began to spiral out of control in recent weeks as she watched news reports of Russia’s slaught

Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have raised more than $34.4 million, surpassing their $30-million goal to help Ukrainians in need.

Two brothers, a 17-year-old and a 22-year-old, were charged Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a WGN security guard, who was a mother of two, according to officials and the news station.

Celebrity couple Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to help Ukrainians aiming to raise $30 million and match it up to $3 million.

Its government has raised more than $38 million in cryptocurrency in less than six days.

Netflix subject called his victims ‘manipulators’

Over a hundred people marched over the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday to protest New York's municipal worker vaccination mandate. The city's municipal workforce are required to be vaccinated by Friday or face possible termination. (Feb. 7)

In a press statement on Saturday before DeSantis' remarks, GoFundMe said it would be refunding donors automatically following "donor feedback."

Ottawa police said they planned to deploy 150 more officers to the downtown core.

Ashley Mckinnie is homeless, disabled and caring for her 3-year-old daughter. She's launched a GoFundMe page seeking $1,400 to help her find housing.

The families of Smith-Fields and Rawls, both Black women, said police were not properly investigating their deaths or being forthcoming with information.

On January 9, residents in the area launched a GoFundMe account to reward anyone with...

Video shows a man hit and dragged under a vehicle in the bar parking lot before the driver escapes.

Tonga's government described the tsunami as "an unprecedented disaster" for the country.

The FBI identified 44-year-old British national Malik Faisal Akram as the suspect who held four people hostage in a synagogue in Texas on Saturday. Akram died at the scene and the hostages escaped after what the rabbi described as a terrifying ordeal. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest with the investigation.

A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting in a livestream and demanding the release of a Pakistani neuroscientist who was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army officers in Afghanistan.

GoFundMe/Antoinajah EdwardsWhen a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed while working at a Burger King drive-thru in Milwaukee earlier this month, the horrific news reverberated around the nation. Tens of thousands of dollars in donations poured in and Niesha Harris-Brazell’s devastated family wondered how she could be taken “in the blink of an eye.” But after spending two weeks piecing together events, investigators have made the bombshell allegation in court documents that Harris-Brazell was ki

Family members of the couple told NBC Los Angeles that both Sylvia and Alvaro Fernandez were unvaccinated.

Two family dogs also died in the house fire. The mother and eldest son survived with minor burn wounds.

A group broke into a Heights-area business early Saturday. Though they made away with a mere $60 in cash, they left behind extensive damage.

The scammers will be coming for your donation dollars. Here's how to avoid charity scams related to the tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest.

At least 70 people were killed in Kentucky, which was among the hardest hit areas.

Spring, Texas – The popular fundraising website GoFundMe has released its annual Giving Report for 2021 and for the second year in a row the numbers show that Spring residents are among the most generous in the country. In the website’s ranking of cities where the most donations were made per capita, Spring landed at the top of the list for 2021, having come in at second in 2020. GoFundMe Chief Marketing Officer Musa Tariq said of Spring and its generosity, “Its residents are known for rallying together to help their own community whenever possible, especially military and first-responders. But much of the donations that made Spring the most generous city in the nation came from fundraisers for local causes. In January, $35,000 was quickly raised to support the Coronado family, who had unexpectedly lost the husband and father who was their sole provider.

GoFundMe recently terminated a campaign raising money for William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the men convicted last month of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, after it said […]

Friends and families of the roughly 60 people hit by an SUV that sped through a Christmas parade in a suburban Milwaukee downtown say some suffered life-threatening injuries.

Houston Newsmakers: Abandoned children live for months with body of brother -- How can they get past trauma?

If you’re seeking a glimpse of positivity, look no further than the story of Frank Richardson who is using his influence to bring help and joy to those who are not as fortunate.

Following the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival, there has been an influx of activity on GoFundMe as the community comes together to support the victims and their families, but how do you know which fundraising campaigns are legitimate?

The relatives of a woman found dead and dismembered in a crate has set up a GoFundMe account to support the family as it copes with her loss.

A historic home in the Freedmen’s Town community is at risk of demolition.

First-term Dickinson council member and member of the State Republican Executive Committee H. Scott Apley died Wednesday of complications from COVID-19.

Jazmin Ryan is headed to Tokyo in August as a member of team U.S. Paralympic shooting team.

(AP Photo/Ben Gray)Shortly after his mother was killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, Randy Park launched a GoFundMe page asking for $20,000 to pay for funeral expenses. For now, donors to victims of the Atlanta shootings must scour individual GoFundMe accounts. A page for Yong Yue’s family drew more than $115,000. AdPark's family was the first to launch a GoFundMe page. This is simply a change in my life,” Park wrote to the 70,000 people who had contributed as of Sunday afternoon.

HOUSTON – When a local mom lost her job, her 18-year-old daughter decided to drain her savings to keep a roof over their heads. Alondra Carmona sacrificed her dream of going to college to save her family. She planned to use that money to go to her dream school -- Barnard College. “It made me really sad,” Carmona said. AdIf you would like to help by contributing to Carmona’s school expenses, go to her GoFundMe page.

HOUSTON – A report from GoFundMe ranked Spring, Texas, as the second-most generous city for supporting causes for 2020. In a news release from GoFundMe, the fundraising website released its annual giving report, which includes Spring and several other U.S. cities who have supported numerous causes and organizations. Several notable fundraisers included the GoFundMe for Spc. The report also included 2020 trends and a list of causes supported such as COVID-19 relief and hurricane relief. To read the full annual report, click here.

HOUSTON – People have stepped up in a big way to help a family in need ahead of the holidays. A GoFundMe account set up to help a family whose UHaul and car were stolen during a cross-country move to Houston has raised more the $47,000 of its $50,000 goal. The family traveled to Houston last week and one morning discovered their packed belongings and vehicles were stolen. Their car, packed with other belongings, is gone. The Martinez family’s sister-in-law, Kim Machado, organized a GoFundMe campaign to help the family.

HOUSTON – Several people from Louisiana evacuated to Texas before and after Hurricane Delta stormed across the region. Many made the long trip to Houston to get out of harm’s way. One such family was Justin Meche and his 1-year-old son Bryson. They arrived Saturday to an RV resort in south Houston because they had nowhere else to go. A GoFundMe page has since been set up to help the family in the rebuilding process.

HOUSTON – A southeast Houston church is still rebuilding after a car crashed through its front door. Earlier this month, the car smashed into New Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church along Beldart and South Wayside Drive. The driver was seen moments after the crash, tearing up the inside of the church, before he took off. The suspect was later caught and arrested but not before causing an estimated $300,000 worth of damage. Maybe seeing the damage done would give remorse but certainly, the church as we recognize we are the recipients of mercy.

Without government assistance, a single mother and her four children were forced to live in their car after being evicted amid an economic crisis as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to a GoFundMe account asking or help or the mom. According to Monroe, Madrigal was laid off at the start of the pandemic and denied unemployment and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The mother of four was unable to find work for several months but once she did, it was too late. Madrigal and her children -- ranging in age from one to 11 years old -- were evicted from their home. Monroe describes Madrigal as a hardworking, optimistic, and brave mother who was unfortunately failed by the United States’ response to the pandemic.

PEARLAND, Tx – The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to permanently shut down VFW Post 7109 in Pearland due to funding, six months after marking their 50th anniversary. The organization has turned to GoFundMe to raise $20,000 to keep the facility open not only to veterans of all military branches, but also to the community at large. Located at 4202 Walnut Street, VFW Post 7109 organized several notable events for the public such as cook-offs, parades and festivals. It became a place for veterans to call their second home after combat, they said. How to helpContribute to Pearland VFW Post 7109′s GoFundMe by clicking here.

HOUSTON – The owners of a San Antonio barbecue joint turned to GoFundMe for help after seeing all of their meat was stolen from their restaurant storage last week, San Antonio Express-News reported. Security cameras showed multiple thieves breaking into the restaurant at around 2:30 a.m., leaving two hours later with boxes full of food. The restaurant, which opened last June, struggled during the coronavirus pandemic as they had to lay off most of their staff. A GoFundMe account was created last week to raise funds to replace all the items stolen. Ransom said the support from his local customers had been above and beyond, as they take advantage of curbside ordering and delivery.

On Monday night, it was made public that The Woodlands volleyball player Julieta Valdes is in the fight for her life after suffering a heat attack and going into cardiac arrest on Sunday. Valdes was a big piece to The Woodlands volleyball program this past season as a freshman and is a member of the Houston Juniors VBC 16 Elite Team. She has an older brother and sister, Xavier and Patty, according to the GoFundMe page. "We predict there will be many challenges in the future," the creator of the page wrote. — VolleyHigh (@volley_high) May 5, 2020An update on Valdes' status was posted to the GoFundMe page on Tuesday morning.

HOUSTON – Yelp has teamed up with GoFundMe to create a donation button to make it easier for people to support to a local business they love. Yelp and GoFunMe wanted to make it easier for loyal customers to help relieve small businesses of their financial burdens during the pandemic. The partnership follows Yelp’s announcement of a $25 million in relief for local businesses, which will primarily focus on supporting independent local restaurant and nightlife businesses, in the form of waived advertising fees, and free advertising, products and services, during the outbreak. The GoFundMe fundraisers will appear on Yelp pages for restaurants, nightlife, beauty and fitness and active life businesses. For more information on the partnership with GoFundMe and eligibility for participation, click here.

Bullied at school for his dwarfism, 9-year-old Quaden Bayles sobs uncontrollably in the back of his mother's car -- saying to the camera: "Give me a knife, I want to kill myself." His mother, Yarraka Bayles, from the Australian state of Queensland, posted the heartbreaking Facebook Live video this week to raise awareness of the impact of bullying. "This is what bullying does," she said in the video. Among them is Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who posted a video message to Twitter telling Bayles: "No matter what, you've got a friend in me." "Let's show Quaden and others that there is good in the world and they are worthy of it."

HOUSTON – Alief Taylor High School hosts fundraiser to support a student battling Leukemia. If you would like to support, a GoFundMe account has been set up for the student, Maria Camila.

HOUSTON – A Pearland family is asking for help after they lost everything when their house burned down on Dec. 12. The fire happened in the middle of the night at a home off Mustang Lane near Airline Road South. Jennifer Lafferty explained what happened on her GoFundMe page. Our first thought was our 79 year-old mother who was left inside.”Jennifer Bajet Lafferty is asking for help after their family home burned down on Dec. 12, 2019. “I don’t even want to clean it up yet because it’s just heartbreaking right now,” Lafferty told KPRC 2.