North Texas Red Cross Sending Help To Colorado
About 20 North Texas volunteers are headed to Colorado to help the thousands that have been displaced by the deadly flooding.
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About 20 North Texas volunteers are headed to Colorado to help the thousands that have been displaced by the deadly flooding.
Calling it an "emergency request," the American Red Cross is in urgent need of platelet and blood donors of all blood types. According to the Red Cross, someone in the United States needs blood every two seconds.
A two-alarm fire swept through an east Fort Worth apartment complex on Wednesday night, damaging eight units and sending one person to the hospital.
For information about loved ones, to locate a shelter in the areas affected by severe weather, or to make a donation, visit our storm resources page.
Red Cross officials say nearly 300 families have visited a relief center since a deadly fertilizer plant explosion decimated a Texas town.
Some North Texas Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets have launched a grassroots effort to raise money for victims of the explosions at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
A list of emergency relief services to help with those affected by the West Fertilizer Plant explosion.
As North Texans prepare for storm season, the American Red Cross today launched its official Tornado App. The free app, available in English or Spanish, offers access to local and real-time weather information.
Brees told CBS' "Person to Person'' in an interview to air Friday that the donation will come through the Dream Foundation he runs with his wife, Brittany.
The Red Cross sent blood to northeast hospitals as the winds from Hurricane Sandy started to die down. Now they need to restock the nation's emergency supply of life giving blood in a time of year when it's always difficult to keep supplies up.
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Red Cross says super storm Sandy forced the cancellation of 300 blood drives along the East Coast.
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As the eastern seaboard prepares for landfall of Hurricane Sandy, many people in North Texas are making preparations to help out.
The holidays are just a few short months away and if you want to make it about more than presents, the Red Cross is starting up its Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign.
It may be an eight-hour drive to the Gulf Coast, but North Texas will once again play a key role if Isaac goes from bad to worse.
Local volunteers from the American Red Cross are ready to help in case Tropical Storm Isaac hits landfall with hurricane force and causes serious trouble along the Gulf Coast.
The American Red Cross is out in force today looking for people who need help after Sunday night's violent storms. Teams are being sent out into the field to help ensure residents know there is assistance available.
As cleanup begins from the wildfires that burned across Colorado, the Red Cross is providing services for the victims.
Red Cross officials say the month of June has yielded 50,000 fewer donations than expected. Now the organization is calling for all eligible donors to donate blood as soon as possible.
The Red Cross is urging North Texans to be prepared when storms roll through. Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster recommends that everyone put together a disaster supply kit ahead of time.
Dallas fire stations are accpeting donations for victims of the recent tornados in North Texas.
As a new season gets underway at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, the Texas Rangers are doing their part to help out neighbors whose homes were destroyed by Tuesday's tornadoes.
As cleanup begins from the multiple tornadoes that touched down across North Texas, the Red Cross has already moved in to assist in any way they can.
The Red Cross is running low on resources after helping more than 100 North Texas families in the past three days. Helping with a rash of four apartment fires and 12 single-family home fires has left Red Cross resources depleted.
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Leilani Simon was spared the maximum punishment of life without a chance of parole.
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Cook Children's Medical Center has reported a record-high number of visits for respiratory viruses.
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Auri and her sister Suri were preparing to walk their dogs when the 8-year-old started choking.
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
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Elliott Hill is a TCU graduate and currently serves on the school's board of trustees.
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Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
