Weather conditions and sickness slowed the rate of collection of donated blood and platelets in January. The American Red Cross is offering incentives for donating blood.

The American Red Cross is helping seven people after an early Monday morning fire in Jefferson County. Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency assistance to seven people after a blaze on Strawberry Lane in Clayton.

Volunteers from the Northeastern New York chapter of the American Red Cross aided four people following a fire on Square Road in Hogansburg. Four adults were impacted by the fire. Additional details about the fire were not immediately available.

The American Red Cross is assisting eight people after a multiple-family fire in St. Lawrence County. Volunteers from the Central and Northern New York Chapter of the American Red Cross provided immediate emergency aid to eight people after a blaze on State Route 56 in Massena.

Two hostages arrived in Israel after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross on Saturday, while Palestinian authorities say Israel has agreed to release dozens of prisoners in the