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  • Get into the spirit of giving with Red Cross: Blood or platelet drives

    The Times|Oct 30, 2025

    KENNEWICK/YAKIMA—The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help curb a drop in donor turnout this fall. Donors of all blood types and those giving platelets are asked to book a donation time at a Red Cross blood donation center or community blood drive to help hospitals get the tools they need to care for patients ahead of the holidays. As a thank-you, the Red Cross will give donors from Oct 27 through Nov 16, 2025, $20 gift cards and a chance to win one of three $5,000 prizes. See RedCrossBlood.org/harvest for m...

  • Flu season may further impact Red Cross blood supply

    The Times|Nov 11, 2021

    Emergency blood shortage continues RICHLAND/KENNEWICK, WA— As the holidays approach and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns about a potential spike in flu cases this year, it’s important that those who are eligible, healthy and feeling well make an appointment to donate blood or platelets. The American Red Cross continues to address an ongoing emergency blood shortage, and donors are urged to give now to combat the lowest blood supply levels at this time of year in more than a decade. According to the CDC, flu cases rea...

  • Velocity Tour coming to Kennewick September 10

    The Times|Sep 9, 2021

    KENNEWICK—For the first time in league history, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour will buck into Kennewick, Washington, with the Toyota Center slated to welcome fans Sept. 10-11 for the PBR Tri-Cities Classic. For two nights only, some of the best bull riders in the world will attempt the sport’s rankest bovine athletes in one of the most exciting live sporting events to witness. For more information on the event, visit https://tinyurl.com/rww4kxpw. The Kennewick tour stop will tentatively mark the 19th Veloc...