GoFundMe

The Starbucks barista shamed on social media for refusing service to a customer who was not wearing a mask just received the tip of a lifetime. Lenin Gutierrez’ story started at a San Diego Starbucks, and after it was first shared by NBC 7 it spread throughout country. A couple of fundraising strangers recorded the moment they officially made that…

The barista received the tips from a GoFundMe page after he refused a woman service at a Starbucks for not wearing a mask.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea was there when the barista first met the men who organized the fundraiser.

Dozens of homeless people seeking shelter during this pandemic are now back on the streets. A local group, #HotelVouchers4All, was using a GoFundMe page to raise money to temporarily house about 30 homeless people at the Heritage Inn during the coronavirus pandemic. But Saturday they were kicked out after GoFundMe froze #HotelVouchers4All’s funds. Shane Mitchell is one of them....

NBC 7’s Niala Charles spoke to the campaign leaders after they said donations were frozen by GoFundMe.

A Chester County woman is accused of pretending to have cancer, impersonating a doctor and nurse and even lying about her own father dying in an elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars from donors on GoFundMe and Facebook.

Authorities have identified three men who died after a gunman opened fire from an alley into a party, fatally shooting them and wounding nine others.

A Perris family’s home burned to the ground in a matter of minutes, but the family survived the tragedy thanks to a 12-year-old.

The remaining defendant charged in a scheme with his then-girlfriend along with a Philadelphia homeless man to scam GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000, has been indicted.

A New Jersey woman accused of taking part in a scheme with her then-boyfriend along with a homeless man from Philadelphia to scam GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000, pleaded guilty Monday in Superior Court.

A homeless man from Philadelphia accused of scheming with a New Jersey couple to scam GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000, and the woman who took part in the scheme, have admitted their roles in federal court.

The GoFundMe fundraiser that promised to help privately fund President Donald Trump’s plan for a wall spanning the length of the U.S.-Mexico border surpassed $20 million dollars in donations this week. But the man behind it — Brian Kolfage, a rising conservative media star — may have had another goal. Through his border-wall campaign, he claims to have gathered 3.5...

One of the men behind an alleged scheme to scam thousands of GoFundMe donors out of more than $400,000 will remain free pending the date of his trial.

Kate McClure, one of three people accused in an elaborate GoFundMe scam, says she’s also a victim. Her attorney says this audio clip she recorded without her boyfriend’s knowledge shows that. Hear it for yourself. WARNING: The audio contains explicit language. Viewer discretion advised.

Doughnuts are flying off the shelves at a small business near Los Angeles as customers try to help the owner make time to visit his ailing wife. John Chhan has greeted customers at Donut City in Seal Beach every day for the last 30 years. But last month, Chhan’s wife, Stella, suffered a brain aneurysm. She’s recovering in a nursing...

Taylor Swift has donated $15,500 to a GoFundMe account of a fan whose family is struggling with medical bills. Sadie Bartell’s mother has been in a coma for three years, and the family is worried about losing their Orem, Utah, home because of mounting medical bills. The 19-year-old tweeted that her mother became ill two days before she went to...

Hundreds of refugee children are ready to take part in a special Muslim celebration thanks to the kindness of strangers.

NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez brings you the happy ending to a story that left a community feeling hopeless just a few weeks ago.

A little Southern California superhero – who would show up to his chemo treatments and to his classroom dressed as different Marvel and DC Comics heroes — is still fighting to stay alive. He’s also fighting back against his own Kryptonite — a tumor — and when he dies he will keep fighting, donating his tumor to science to help...