As Los Angeles County grapples with deadly wildfires, Orange County restaurants are lending a helping hand.

Haven Craft Kitchen + Bar, Provisions Deli and Bottle Shop and Chapman Crafted Beer in Orange will host all-day fundraisers on Thursday with 100% of proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and the American Red Cross, according to the Orange County Register.

“These funds will go directly toward equipping firefighters on the frontlines and supporting those who have been displaced or affected by the wildfires. Together, we can make a difference for our neighbors in L.A.,” the participating restaurants said on Instagram.

Diners are encouraged to make a reservation to dine at Haven Craft Kitchen + Bar. Provisions Deli and Bottle Shop and Chapman Crafted Beer welcome walk-ins on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thursday’s efforts follow a county-wide effort on Tuesday, during which more than 80 restaurants pledged to donate 20% of dining proceeds to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in support of their fire relief efforts.

Over 100,000 L.A. County residents have been displaced by the wildfires, which first ignited on Jan. 7. The wildfires have since destroyed neighborhoods in the Pacific Palisades, Pasadena, Altadena, and Sylmar area, and 25 people have died.

As of Wednesday morning, the Palisades Fire is 19% contained, and the Eaton Fire is 45% contained.

A Southern California woman was overwhelmed after firefighters discovered her wedding ring amid the rubble of her home that was destroyed by the Eaton Fire.

Victoria DeSantis, her husband, Marko DeSantis, and their two children, have lived in their Altadena home on the 3200 block of Olive Avenue for 18 years. 

They recalled the fear they felt as the fast-moving fire threatened thousands of homes, forcing many to flee for their safety.

It was around 3 a.m. when they were alerted and began quickly packing up, grabbing any important items they could think of. 

Victoria had removed her wedding rings that day because her hands were dry and the lotion she was using kept making the rings slide off. So she placed her wedding ring and band, along with her mother’s wedding ring, by the front door, making a mental note to grab them before heading out.

Amid the chaos and scramble, they left their home and shortly after, Victoria realized she had forgotten the rings. However, she wasn’t too concerned at first, believing her home would be safe.

“You hold out hope that you’re going to be that one little house that made it,” she said. “You don’t want the neighborhood to be gone.”

The next day, however, she walked back to the property and her heart dropped as she saw only rubble and charred remains where her home once stood. 

She began searching the debris, hoping to find the rings. She found her engagement ring, which had melted in the fire. She then asked nearby firefighters for help finding her wedding band.

“One of the guys, he said, ‘I found a ring, but it isn’t gold,’ and it was my wedding band,” she said of the incredible discovery. “I thought it had melted into a blob of metal, but he found my wedding band intact.”

Photos of the find showed Victoria crying tears of joy as she held up the silver wedding band.

“Shout out to CAL FIRE Riverside,” Marko said. “Thanks for saving our marriage.”

While the couple lost everything else in their home, they’re grateful no one was injured and said they will take it one day at a time as they rebuild their lives. They’re also grateful for the outpouring of support from the community.

“There’s that old quote, ‘If you’re going through hell, keep going,’ and I think that’s where we are right now,” Marko said. “We’re going through hell, but we have this wedding ring and we’re going to keep going.”

The CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department posted the lucky find on their Instagram page, saying, “It’s these small moments that bring hope to devastation, and we’re proud of our firefighters for all they are doing to help in LA County.”

A GoFundMe page to help the DeSantis family can be found here.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Allstate insurance company for allegedly illegally collecting, using and selling the driving behavior data of over 45 million Americans.

Paxton filed the suit in the District Court for Montgomery County, Texas, on Monday morning. In the suit, he accuses Allstate, and its subsidiary data analytics company “Arity,” of secretly using driving data from over 45 million Americans’ mobile devices, in-car devices and vehicles to build the “world’s largest driving behavior database,” consisting of “trillions of miles” worth of data.

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“Our investigation revealed that Allstate and Arity paid millions of dollars to install Allstate’s tracking software,” Paxton said in a Monday statement. “The personal data of millions of Americans was sold to insurance companies without their knowledge or consent in violation of the law. Texans deserve better and we will hold all these companies accountable.”

A representative for Allstate Corporation, however, claims that its data collection system “fully complies with all laws and regulations.” Allstate is one of the largest auto, home and life insurance companies in the U.S. It is headquartered in Glenview, Illinois.

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The suit said that in 2015, Allstate and Arity developed and integrated software into several third-party apps so that when a consumer downloaded these apps onto their phone, they unwittingly downloaded the tracking software. Once Allstate’s software was downloaded onto a customer’s device, they could monitor the consumer’s location and movement in real time.

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According to the suit, the company used the driving data to justify raising customers’ insurance rates and further profited by selling the data to third parties, including other insurance companies.

“Defendants [Allstate and Arity] never informed consumers about their extensive data collection, nor did Defendants obtain consumers’ consent to engage in such data collection,” the suit said. “Finally, Defendants never informed consumers about the myriad of ways Defendants would analyze, use, and monetize their sensitive data.”

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Paxton said that because tens of millions of Americans, including millions of Texans, were never informed about their driving data being gathered, Allstate’s data-gathering scheme violates the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, the Data Broker Law, and the Texas Insurance Code’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive acts and practices in the insurance business.

He is asking the court to permanently block Allstate from continuing to gather and use customers’ data and to impose thousands of dollars in civil penalties per customer.

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Meanwhile, a representative for Allstate Corporation told Fox News Digital that its data collection system is completely legal. 

“Arity helps consumers get the most accurate auto insurance price after they consent in a simple and transparent way that fully complies with all laws and regulations,” the representative said. 

According to Paxton, this suit is the first enforcement action ever filed by a state attorney general to enforce a comprehensive data privacy law. 

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Fox News Digital reached out to Allstate but did not immediately receive a response.

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