WV and National Disaster & Weather News - February 5, 2025

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West Virginia

• Volunteer fire department in Mingo County resumes service after temporary shutdown (WCHS)
• Investigation continues into Clarksburg (West Virginia) house explosion; gas company concludes service restoration (WV News) 

National News

California Wildfire

• Gov. Gavin Newsom to visit D.C. to meet with Trump administration in seeking LA wildfire aid (CBS News)
• Corps of Engineers Begins Phase 2 of Debris Removal in Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery (Pasadena Now)

FEMA & Funding

• Mid-Atlantic States Prepare for More Billion-Dollar Disasters as Trump Considers Cutting Emergency Funding (Inside Climate News)

Hurricane Helene

• Hurricane Helene destroyed their local bridge, but residents must pay for its replacement (CBS News)
• Rising above the flood: Small towns fight for survival amid funding shortfalls (Smoky Mountain News)
• Laurens County family still waiting on FEMA aid four months after Hurricane Helene (WMAZ News)

• First ice sto​rm in years to coat Midwest, Northeast, more winter storms coming (AccuWeather)
• Storm train continues: Weekend storm to spread another round of rain, snow and ice (AccuWeather)
• Spring forecast 2025: US faces split between warm weather, lingering chill (AccuWeather)

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