WV and National Disaster News - December 13, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID, FLU, RSV
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for December 13, 2022 (WV DHHR) – There have been three deaths reported since the last report, with a total of 7,649 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 933 active COVID-19 cases statewide. For detailed stats, see link.
 

Flood & Storm Recovery

• Manchin, Capito Announce Funding for Storm Disaster Relief in Four West Virginia Counties (EIN Presswire)

Health

• WSAZ Investigates | Taking Cancer-Causing Chemical Concerns to Head of EPA (WSAZ-TV)

Infrastructure & Energy

• Public Comment On Corridor H, Parsons To Davis, Ends Monday  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Greenbrier County Commission approves slate of items related to broadband, infrastructure  (The West Virginia Daily News)
• Doddridge County Selected As Site For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio), related news: MetroNews-Radio

Opioid

• CVS, Walgreens finalize $10B in settlements over opioids  (WTAP-TV)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

COVID, FLU, RSV

• Another COVID Christmas — with RSV and flu, too (Politico)
• Seniors being hospitalized with COVID at rate 3 times higher than other age groups (ABC 6)
• How the 'tripledemic' is impacting children (ABC 6)
• Vaccine fatigue is leaving the US vulnerable to flu (CBS Baltimore)
• Covid-19 vaccines have saved more than 3 million lives in US, study says, but the fight isn't over (CNN)

 
WEATHER

• Powerful storm system expected to bring severe weather to North Carolina and the South, snowstorm to the North (FOX 8)
• Major Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To High Plains As It Tracks East (The Weather Channel), related news: AccuWeather 
• Tornadoes damage homes in Oklahoma, Texas as blizzard conditions ramp up (AccuWeather – Live)
• Shelters at capacity after thousands of migrants cross to El Paso (CBS Local news), related news: KTSM News 9 
• Puerto Rico, the island most vulnerable to disasters, lacks an energy security plan (Center for Investigative Journalism) – Spanish Language

OTHER

• Broadcasters, Listeners Push Back On Removing AM Radio From Some Cars, Trucks (Inside Radio – Georgia), related news:  New York Times and News Nation.​