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Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Hawesville Fire Department to host blood drive
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Hawesville Fire Department is asking for donations at its upcoming blood drive. The event is planned for Wednesday, June 4, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be held at the department at 385 Main Street. The American Red Cross says every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood and or platelets. One donation can help save more than one life. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Widow of NYPD officer killed by drunk, cop-hater holding blood drive in his honor: ‘Everything is to celebrate his life'
Giving was in his blood. The widow of a veteran NYPD cop killed by a drunken hit-and-run driver is holding a blood drive in his memory Tuesday. 'My husband was a blood donor himself and I know it's something he loved to do for others,' widow Irene Tsakos told The Post. 'That was his nature. It was to give — to give of his time and his blood.' Det. Anastasios Tsakos, a father of two, was killed by drunken, hit-and-run driver Jessica Beauvais on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on April 27, 2021. Prosecutors said the 34-year-old was high on drugs and had a BAC of .15 — nearly twice the legal limit —when she slammed her 2013 Volkswagen into the 14-year NYPD veteran while he was working an accident scene around 2 a.m. and then took off. Just hours earlier, Beauvais was on a live podcast posted on Facebook that showed her downing drinks — including several shots — while spewing anti-cop sentiment. A judge later sentenced Beauvais to 27 years in prison. The 43-year-old police officer was posthumously promoted to detective. 'It was very difficult what we went through,' said the widow, who made news when she ran out of the courtroom in tears as prosecutors showed gruesome photos of her husband's injuries. 'We're trying to move on with our lives,' she said. 'We are beginning to heal.' Her son is now 7 years old and her daughter just turned 10. The family lives in the Northport home the couple bought six months before his death. 'This is to honor him, to celebrate his life with people who knew him and people who knew of him and to help save others,' the widow said. 'Everything is to celebrate his life and to help others.'
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Zion Baptist Church holds blood drive honoring Officer Brame
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – An annual blood drive held to honor the memory of fallen Dayton Police Officer Kevin Brame was Saturday, May 17. The drive was hosted by the Zion Baptist Church, in West Dayton, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The church is located at 1684 Earlham Dr. NATO summit has blood center seeking more donors, just in case Officer Brame was shot and killed in 1999 outside of his home on Cherry Drive on Monday, Nov. 1. His case is still unsolved, 25 years later. Brame's mother and the DPD are offering a $130,000 reward for information to help solve his murder. The Federal Bureau of Investigation Cincinnati is also offering a $15,000 reward. To learn more about blood donation in the Miami Valley and Versiti Community Blood Center, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Memorial blood drive scheduled for Dayton officer killed in 1999
A local church is hosting a memorial blood drive in honor of fallen Dayton Police Department Officer Kevin Brame. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The blood drive will take place at Zion Baptist Church on Earlham Drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 17, according to a post from the police department. TRENDING STORIES: 4.1 magnitude earthquake reported in Tennessee, felt in Ohio Medical helicopter called to crash in Clark County Search for Erica Baker continues 26 years after disappearance Officer Kevin Brame was shot while off duty in 1999. He just dropped off his children at his estranged wife's house on Cherry Drive and was walking back to his car when he was shot from behind, according to a previous News Center 7 report. The Dayton Police Department and the FBI are still working to figure out who killed Brame. >>RELATED: Decades-old cold case involving Dayton officer remains unsolved, FBI says; reward increased As previously reported by News Center 7, the FBI said they're offering up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest of suspects involved in Brame's murder. Those interested in donating during this blood drive can schedule an appointment here. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
CSFD holds second blood drive of 2025
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) held its second blood drive of the year on Wednesday, May 7, at Fire Station 19. CSFD said it often has people reach out and ask how they can help the department and what they can do for the community. CSFD said the blood drive is the perfect way to give back, as the amount of donors at their last drive equated to saving at least 100 lives. In 2024, CSFD Medical Lieutenants, with the help of UCHealth and the UCHealth Memorial Foundation, became the first in the state to carry whole blood (Type O) in their rigs to give life-saving blood transfusions in the field before a patient gets to the hospital. Whole blood is blood that has none of its components missing. Currently, first responders use IV fluids to treat patients en route to the hospital, but whole blood increases the chance of survival. Whole blood is safe to use for any blood type. Courtesy: FOX21 News photojournalist Cora Mitchell Courtesy: FOX21 News photojournalist Cora Mitchell Courtesy: FOX21 News photojournalist Cora Mitchell 'If you look at this little logo down here, that's our whole blood logo,' said CSFD Public Information Officer Ashley Franco. 'So we became the first fire department in the state to carry whole blood on our apparatus, and basically what that does is we can give blood transfusions in the field before people get to the hospital.' CSFD is holding quarterly blood drives at Station 19, 2490 Research Parkway, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with the next two scheduled for Aug. 11 and Nov. 4. According to CSFD, the whole blood program has achieved a 70% survival rate, which equates to about 57 lives saved. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX21 News Colorado.
