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Redwood City-based GoFundMe creates verified donation portal for LA wildfire victims [Video]

Thousands of wildfire evacuees in Southern California still have no idea if their homes are still standing.

Many are still staying with friends, in hotels, or temporary shelters until they know if they will ever be able to go back to the homes they knew.

Now, one technology platform is working to help get money directly to the victims who need it the most.

There are dozens of reputable organizations where you can make contributions to help wildfire victims, but GoFundMe has now set up a dedicated portal for the Los Angeles County wildfires. 

The company’s teams are vetting these requests to make sure your money goes exactly where it’s supposed to go.

One of those wildfire victims in need is Melanie Bonhomme.

When Bonhomme was rushing home to evacuate her residence in the Palisades Fire, she saw plumes of smoke bearing down and had no idea what she’d find.”

“It is hard to watch the fire and there were no …

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1-18-25 SATURDAY SPORTS: We Take a Look at a Busy Day in Women's Basketball for Utica and SUNY Poly, Notre Dame Girls Basketball Takes on Chenango Forks in the Juggler Classic, The Comets Get Revenge on the Road in Laval, Syracuse Basketball Squeaks by Notre Dame, and Curt Fitzpatrick is Introduced at Colgate Football's new Head Coach | Sports [Video]

WKTV -- Here's your recap from a busy Saturday in area sports. The Utica Comets traveled to Laval to get revenge from a loss to the Rocket on Friday night,

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Bank of Albuquerque outage restored [Video]

Bank of Albuquerque customers can once again use online services. The bank says it experienced a significant outage involving a service provider. It started sometime Wednesday, Jan. 15.The service provider also impacted 26 other banks, according to a spokesperson with BOK Financial. Follow us on social: Facebook | X/Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeLate Thursday night Bank of Albuquerque posted this statement on its website:"Our digital banking platforms are back online after an outage at our service provider. Deposits, payments, and transactions may be delayed or incorrectly reflected but will continue to update as today's transactions are processed. Thank you for your patience as we work through remaining issues. For assistance, please contact ExpressBank."BOK Financial also offered this message to clients regarding to outage:"We understand how frustrated you are and apologize for the significant delay as we wait for the system to come back online. This is a system issue outside of our control but please be assured our team is working diligently with our vendor to get it back online. We know it is stressful to not have access to your account or debit card and sincerely regret the inconvenience it has caused. We will post an update as soon as we have one."Stay updated on the latest news with the KOAT app. You can download it here.