WV and National Disaster News - August 14, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Cyber Security

• United Bank announces breach involving Camden Clark data  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel) 

• Three injured in Wheeling well pad explosion  (WTRF-TV) 

• Teays Valley Fire Dept. reduces fire protection hopeful for state dollars  (WSAZ-TV) 

• AP: Rising flood risks threaten sewage treatment plant in West Virginia  (WOWK-TV) 

• Design work underway on new section of the King Coal Highway near Bluefield  (Yahoo News)
• Broadband Council says delay in pole attachment biggest hinderance to broadband expansion  (MetroNews-Radio) 

Opioid Crisis

• DHHR to seek feedback on 2024 Substance Use Response Plan during series of virtual town hall meetings  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Martinsburg soldier awarded medal for heroism that saved 3-year-old and her father  (The Journal) 

• Back up drinking water source for Morgantown area nearly complete  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Severe storm risk on Monday  (WSAZ-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Flood & Wildfire Recovery

• Biden approves federal disaster declaration for N.J. county devastated by July storm (NJ.com)
• After Maui wildfires kill 96, search for the missing continues (Reuters)
• Cadaver dogs are in Maui to help find the dead. Here's how it works and why it's difficult (CNN)
• FEMA director describes Maui wildfire as 'scene from an apocalyptic movie'  (DC News Now)
• Iowa Gov. Reynolds requests federal relief for $6 million in Mississippi River flooding damages (QC Times) 

Insurance

• Why Insurers Are Reducing Coverage In Florida, California (Insurance Business Times)

• FEMA is set to conduct a national emergency alert test this fall. What does this mean? (NBC) 

• Troopers: Driver who stole ambulance on Virginia interstate blamed for 13 hit-and-run crashes (CBS 6 Richmond)
• Neo-Nazis Are Using Climate Disasters to Recruit New Members (VICE) - In a recently released manifesto, first reported by Rolling Stone, PINE calls for New England to secede from the U.S. and establish a white ethnostate. And they think they can do that by drumming up local support, through “activism and community outreach." ​

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