Red Cross

Red Cross nurses get COVID-19, blood drives get canceled. Now, a severe shortage of blood.

There is a national blood supply crisis. Michigan hospitals are facing tough choices because of the shortage. Red Cross and Versiti are encouraging donations.

Power outages for more than one hundred thousand Michiganders could continue for several more days. Authorities are scrambling to respond to a growing…

More than 60 Red Cross volunteers from Michigan were deployed to disaster areas as of Sunday night to help manage shelters, serve food, and assess damage…

Almost a year after Grand Rapids was slammed by major flooding, the Red Cross is rallying West Michigan aid groups in case this spring’s snowmelt leads to…

Update 3:27 p.m.The AP is now reporting that more Michigan homes and businesses --around 400,000-- lost power this week:2:21 p.m.More than 300,000 homes…

Workers at the American Red Cross Mid-Michigan chapter are on the picket line, after a strike deadline passed without a deal.Red Cross spokeswoman Monica…

We spoke with Bridget Tuohey of the Red Cross of Southeast Michigan about today's urgent nationwide appeal for blood donations, after tornados and other…

The Red Cross of Washtenaw County is prepared to send volunteers to Joplin, Mo. where a tornado killed at least 117 people. The Red Cross chapter in Ann…