Local blood drives being held in May

FALLBROOK – The American Red Cross is holding two local blood drives this month, one in Fallbrook and one in Temecula.

The first one is at Temecula Valley Hospital on Friday, May 13, from noon to 6 p.m. in the Operations Center on the second floor, 31700 Temecula Parkway, Temecula, 92592. The second one is Tuesday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook Library, 124 S. Mission Rd.

The American Red Cross is closely monitoring the Zika virus. They ask people not to donate if any Zika virus risk exposures apply to them but return to donate blood four weeks after their last risk expo...