Things go from bad to worse at the Red Cross Timothy Martin July 4, 2012 1 minute read The Red Cross has been busy this week opening shelters and dealing with a blood crisis. We told you last week that supplies were way down and WFIR’s Timothy Martin says things have gone from bad to worse. Share: Post navigation Previous: Tales from the cooling center: help for those seeking relief from the heatNext: Home centers try to keep up with continued demand for relief supplies Related Stories Not everyone in the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia jumped on the American Patriot bandwagon early during the Revolution Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Orvis to relocate Roanoke operations, retaining 60 jobs Ian Price June 22, 2026