Starting a business is one of the most exciting and challenging things you can do. Whether you’re manufacturing widgets or providing a service, the opportunity to run your own show and serve customers is a rewarding way to use your talents and experience to help others. Unfortunately, the old saying of “it takes money to make money” rings true when ...

A GoFundMe has been set up to support the family of a Santa Clarita pregnant mother of two who was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. A mother of two young boys, Jessica Pierson, who is currently 24 weeks pregnant, is described as having a “kind heart, bright smile and contagious laugh.” Six weeks ago, Pierson began ...

A Santa Clarita family has set up a GoFundMe in an effort to raise money for surgery for their corgi puppy, Mini. “We have struggled to start a fund for Mini because we have tried to accomplish this mission alone, but we realized we can’t do this without the support of others,” said organizer Richard Luevano. Mini is an affectionate ...

The family of a Newhall woman with the autoimmune disease scleroderma has set up a GoFundMe Page to help pay for medical bills that are not covered by her insurance. Yesenia Garcia, 25, of Newhall, first began experiencing symptoms of scleroderma around 5 years ago and has since experienced a drastic physical change, now weighing only 74 pounds, according to ...

After beating lymphoma and recovering from hip replacement surgery, 16-year-old South Carolina filmmaker Julia Fulmer wrote and directed her first short film with the help of Castaic film production company Think Ten Media Group. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Think Ten Media Group, a local production house, recently teamed up with ...

GoFundMe is breaking records for the amount of money raised to assist victims of the Las Vegas shooting, raising questions about the fees and tax implications of these services. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Dozens of donation pages have been created to help the victims and their families — including Santa ...

While residents in Santa Clarita have become experts on raising awareness on social media sites like Facebook, the emergence of crowdfunding is becoming one of the latest ways for community members to invest in one another.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Websites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe and Indiegogo are being used ...