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Springville explosion destroys apartment complex

By Universe Contributor
November 11, 2021 12:00 AM
By Whitney Leland
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World

Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique

By Associated Press
March 19, 2019 12:00 AM
A woman walks through the flooded streets of the city of Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique, after Cyclone Idai made land fall. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP)
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World

Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed

By Associated Press
November 16, 2018 12:00 AM
A fire engine is parked near to a burnt out bus after a bus accident in Gwanda about 550 kilometres south of the capital Harare, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. Police in Zimbabwe say more than 40 people have been killed in a bus accident on Thursday night. (AP Photo)
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Local

Community support 'awe-inspiring' during recent Utah fires

By Quincy Wilks
October 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Sandbags have replaced the fire trucks in Brent Hirz's neighborhood, and he waits each day to see how much rain will fall. It's not a scenario he imagined in the early afternoon on Sept. 13, when he got a pre-recorded phone call from Elk Ridge City telling him the town was being put on a pre-evacuation warning. It said to prepare in case a mandatory evacuation became necessary.
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Local

National Guard, residents combat mudslides from Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires

By Lauren Lethbridge
October 04, 2018 12:00 AM
Residents of Woodland Hills worked throughout the day filling and placing sandbags. (John Wallace)
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Healthy Living

Local drownings prompt experts' advice

By Morgan March
September 18, 2018 12:00 AM
A new Red Cross First Aid app gives step-by-step instructions on how to give CPR. (Maddi Dayton)
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Local

Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires displace families, residents band together

By Sahalie Donaldson
September 17, 2018 12:00 AM
A helicopter flies towards the Pole Creek fire and Bald Mountain fire to offer air support. As of Sept. 17, the two fires cover approximately 83,000 acres of land. (Ty Mullen)
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Nation

Emergency kits provide 'safety and peace'

By Camille Baker
January 22, 2018 12:00 AM
Rescue boats fill a flooded street as flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise in Houston on Aug. 28. BYU alumna Kate Fults said her family was stranded for three days when the hurricane hit Houston, but was totally fine due to their emergency preparation beforehand. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Nation

How $10 donations help natural disaster victims

By Jenna Crowther
December 06, 2017 12:00 AM
Editor's note: this story pairs with 'Stories of relief from Hurricane Harvey'
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Good in the Universe

Families continue to rebuild, seek aid after hurricanes hit

By Camille Baker
September 22, 2017 12:00 AM
The floodwaters were waist high as Capt. Jacob Shillig and his team of soldiers drove down the street in their Humvee as relief responders for Hurricane Harvey.
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State

Red Cross honors 9/11 by hosting blood drives

By Camilla Stimpson
September 11, 2016 12:00 AM
Michael Besendorfer, a human development major at BYU, participates as a donor at a blood drive. American Red Cross will be hosting several blood drives this weekend in honor of 9/11. (Ari Davis)
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Nation

BYU donors helping solve critical blood shortage

By Jeremy Stanford
July 26, 2016 12:00 AM
Hannah Bell, who is starting graduate school in neuroscience, donates blood. (Ari Davis)
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Nation

More rain soaks north Louisiana, the SE part awaits the same

By Liesl Hansen
March 10, 2016 12:00 AM
Dacia Winters, left, embraces Ryan Ficca, center, and Stormy Winters after they were evacuated in a Louisiana National Guard high water vehicle from rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, La., Thursday, March 10, 2016. Heavy rain has forced evacuations and caused flash flooding for more than a day. (Associated Press/Gerald Herbert)
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Music

Velour concert for Typhoon Haiyan relief

By Samantha Williams
February 15, 2014 12:00 AM
Front man Zach Marquez performs with band Jupiter Suit at the Salt Palace on New Year's Eve. (Photo courtesy Jupiter Suit)
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Nation

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects

November 05, 2012 12:00 AM
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 people in the United States. Power outages now stand at about 1.4 million homes and businesses, down from a peak of 8.5 million. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state.
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Religion

Red Cross and LDS Church renew agreement

July 31, 2012 12:00 AM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the American Red Cross have renewed an agreement to continue their partnership in serving people around the world.
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Nation

Blog: The Red Cross's troubled blood donation history

By Michael Richardson
February 08, 2012 12:00 AM
The Red Cross in in the cross hairs once again.
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