Emergency personnel are using the San Fernando Earthquake that jolted Santa Clarita Thursday to remind residents to be prepared for the “big one,” officials said.  Around 4:30 a.m. Thursday a 4.2 earthquake occurred, rattling the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).  “(Thursday’s) earthquake is a reminder that we live in earthquake country,” ...

The American Red Cross is now testing all blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies, officials said. The antibody test is authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and may indicate if the donor’s immune system has produced antibodies to the coronavirus, regardless of whether an individual developed symptoms, according to the Red Cross. “During these uncertain times, ...

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is set to team up with the American Red Cross Thursday to host a blood drive after the coronavirus, COVID-19, led to the cancellation of multiple drives, causing a “severe” shortage of blood, officials said.  Nearly 2,700 Red Cross blood drives have been canceled across the country and in Santa Clarita due to coronavirus concerns, resulting ...

With less than a three-day supply of type O blood available for patient emergencies and medical treatments, the American Red Cross has extended an urgent call for donors of all blood types to give blood or platelets, officials said. With influenza escalating across the country and preventing some donors from giving, and winter weather threatening to cancel blood drives, the ...

The City of Santa Clarita is set to host two host community blood drives next week to aid the American Red Cross. The City of Santa Clarita invites residents to embrace the giving spirit this holiday season and donate blood on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 6 to help those in need, according to officials. “Every two seconds, somebody ...

The American Red Cross is set to partner with the City of Santa Clarita to provide a community blood drive this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The blood drive is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sycamore Rooms at The Centre, located at ...

The Santa Clarita Valley based American Red Cross equips high-quality medical attention to a variety of areas, as they prevent and alleviate human suffering while confronting emergencies. The American Red Cross Los Angeles Chapter is located Valencia. The American Red Cross was founded in 1881 born out of an ambition to strive for assistance without discrimination to the wounded on ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Santa Clarita Valley residents are being encouraged by Red Cross officials to donate blood for the cause. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Anna Gwinnup, a wife, mother and grandmother, was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in September 2017. Within weeks, it advanced to ...

Red Cross officials announced Thursday that they are in need of immediate donations due to both the rising number of victims of Hurricane Florence, in addition to the hundreds of blood drives that had to be canceled because of the storm. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Hurricane Florence forced the cancellation ...

As part of an international movement, the American Red Cross is launching the ‘Missing Types’ campaign to recruit new blood donors and those who have not given recently, and officials are encouraging Santa Clarita Valley residents to give blood as soon as possible. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Santa Clarita residents ...