Red Cross Coverage

Longtime Red Cross leader Barry Porter to retire

After 43 years with the Red Cross, Barry Porter is retiring at the end of the month.

American Red Cross regional CEO Barry Porter retiring after 43 years with nonprofit

After 43 years with the Red Cross, Barry Porter is retiring at the end of the month.

WRAL Staff

Discarded smoking material the cause of complex fire in Fayetteville

Families displaced after a fire broke out Tuesday night around 8 p.m. at the Bone Creek Apartments on Winward Cove on Cliffdale Rd.

Cumberland County wildfire burns more than 100 acres

The American Red Cross is helping people forced to flee their homes after a fire erupted around 4 pm in Cumberland County.

Fire Marshal says discarded cigarette butt is the cause of apartment complex fire in Fayetteville

A fire broke out Tuesday night at a Fayetteville apartment complex

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Local businesses, organizations pitch in to help residents without power

People are pitching in to help those in need in Moore County. Local businesses are cooking and providing hot meals. The county and the Red Cross also have an overnight shelter, and many other organizations have provided help to the Moore County residents.

American Red Cross of Eastern NC prepares to help storm weary Florida residents through TS Nicole

American Red Cross of Eastern NC prepares to help storm weary Florida residents through TS Nicole

American Red Cross of Eastern NC prepares to help storm-weary Florida residents through Hurricane Nicole

American Red Cross volunteers and staff are providing food, shelter and comfort for storm-weary Floridians.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL enterprise multimedia journalist

From Red Cross to DOT to you: Making plans to weather Ian's wind and rain

Gov. Roy Cooper reminded residents on Tuesday that they should have an emergency kit and plan in place as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida, and eventually North Carolina.

NC emergency officials keeping close eye on NC mountains as Ian approaches

Gov. Roy Cooper reminded residents on Tuesday that they should have an emergency kit and plan in place as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida, and eventually North Carolina.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Raleigh fire officials hand out free smoke alarms to at-risk communities

American Red Cross workers and Raleigh firefighters spent Saturday handing out free smoke alarms to residents. Just days earlier, both were on a scene they say showed how important those devices can be.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

Raleigh officials working to make homes safer

American Red Cross workers and Raleigh firefighters spent Saturday handing out free smoke alarms to residents.

Local hospitals say they have critically low blood supply and will soon be unable to help all COVID-19 patients

Some hospitals are just days away from running out of blood amid a critical shortage like never before.The low supply is affecting already stressed hospitals in the Triangle.

Local hospitals almost completely out of blood amid surge in COVID-19 patients

Some hospitals are just days away from running out of blood amid a critical shortage like never before.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter

Disaster relief efforts continue in Kentucky following deadly tornadoes

Hundreds of Red Cross disaster workers continue to provide meals, snacks and relief items for the hard-hit Kentucky communities dealing with the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes earlier this month.

American Red Cross responds to blood shortage

As the blood shortage reaches dire levels at local hospitals, the American Red Cross is offering some enticing new incentives to get people to donate.

Give blood, win a trip to Hawaii: That's how much the American Red Cross needs you

As the blood shortage reaches dire levels at local hospitals, the American Red Cross is offering some enticing new incentives to get people to donate.

Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter

Emergency shortage: Red Cross blood inventory lowest since 2015

The American Red Cross desperately needs more blood donors.

NC Red Cross branch heads to Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida moves in

Many people are fleeing the path of Hurricane Ida while they can. Meanwhile, some of our neighbors here are preparing to go in to help, but they're up against a lot besides just wind and rain.

Adam Owens, WRAL reporter

Short on blood, Red Cross offering music festival tickets as donation incentives

The American Red Cross says they need your help. They need blood, badly. There is a severe shortage in our country and they're trying to do everything they can to turn it around.

Michelle Mackonochie, WRAL anchor/reporter

Fact check: Yes, vaccinated people can still donate to the Red Cross

A person can donate blood or plasma following their COVID-19 vaccine. The only stipulations from the American Red Cross are that the individual must know which vaccine they received, be healthy and not have symptoms of COVID-19.

Gabrielle Settles, PolitiFact reporter

Winter storm leads to blood shortage

The American Red Cross says recent storms have canceled blood drives in more than 30 states.

Pandemic has lead to crucial shortage in blood donations

Pandemic quarantines and social distancing have led to fewer blood donations, which could mean big trouble.

North Carolinians provide relief for Hurricane Delta

North Carolinians have a lot of experience with hurricanes -- so even more local volunteers are getting involved to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Delta.

Why plasma, blood donations are key to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

The Medical Director of Red Cross speaks on Blood Donations and how people who are positive for coronavirus antibodies can donate plasma to fight COVID.