WV and National Disaster News - April 29, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Disaster Recovery Reflection at New School - 'Built to do this': After a year in new school, Herbert Hoover students reflect, succeed (Charleston Gazette-Mail)​​

Fire Hydrants

• Task force addresses reliability issues with West Virginia fire hydrants  (WCHS-TV)
• Ratepayers to shoulder costs of fire hydrant testing, upgrades  (West Virginia Watch)

Measles Case & Exposure

• State health officials: 152 potentially exposed to measles after Monongalia County case  (Times West Virginian)
• More than 152 people in 30 W.Va. counties exposed to confirmed measles case, officials say  (WCHS-TV)
• Pa. residents checked for exposure after measles case in Morgantown, W.Va.  (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Opioid Response Grants

• WV lacked effective oversight of Opioid Response Grants; Federal Report says  (WDTV-TV)
• West Virginia Lacked Effective Oversight of Its Opioid Response Grants  (Department of Health and Human Resources Office of Inspector General)

NATIONAL NEWS

Deadly Tornado  - At least 5 people, including infant, dead after night of tornadoes, storms in the Midwest (NBC News), related news: USA Today and Weather Channel and MSNBC - video 

Weather

• Severe storm threat to continue into early week (AccuWeather)
• Federal panel urges more outreach on extreme heat (E&E News) 
• Severe Weather has disproportionately impacted these vulnerable U.S. communities (ABC News)
• Spring fever: Northeast cities chasing 90-degree highs (AccuWeather)
• 10 types of tornadoes that occur in the US (AccuWeather) ​

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