WV & National Disaster News - July 24, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA 
 
First Responder

• Local law enforcement, first responders receive federal funds for upgrades  (The Herald-Dispatch) 

• FAA gives four West Virginia airports funding for improvements  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Federal grants secured for economic development projects in Bluefield (Yahoo News)
• Manchin Secures More than $77 Million for West Virginia in Three 2024 Funding Bills  (Office of Sen. Manchin)

Helicopter Crash

• ​WVSP Investigating Preston County Helicopter Crash  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) 

• Community gearing up for grand opening of Herbert Hoover High School stadium  (WCHS-TV) 

• 'Focus on the solutions': Climate change communication looms large as WV faces flooded future  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

 
NATIONAL NEWS 

Disaster Recovery

• Biden approves N.Y.'s federal disaster de­c­la­ration request (Spectrum News 1)
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• FEMA creates center (Vermont) to assist flood victims with claims (WCAX News 3 – Vermont)

Extreme Heat, Weather & Wildfires

• 2 hikers found dead in Nevada's Valley of Fire State Park (AccuWeather)
• Thunderstorms, hottest days of the year possible for Northeast (AccuWeather), related news: NBC News 
• Several wildfires burn across Arizona while the state swelters under extreme heat (CNN)
• 'The Earth is screaming at us': Gov. Inslee calls for climate action amid record heat (ABC this week)
• Polis extends and expands disaster emergency for Colorado counties impacted by severe weather (KCNC N            EWS 4 – Colorado)
• Relentless heat wave has people cranking up their air conditioners — and energy bills (NBC)
• Here's what happens to the body in extreme temperatures — and how heat becomes deadly (NPR)

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