WV and National Disaster News - December 7, 2023

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Gather and celebrate safely during the Holidays - click on links below for tips and ideas: 

• Holiday Safety Tips 
• Preparedness Gift Ideas 
• Stay Healthy: General Tips and Respiratory Health Tips ​

WEST VIRGINIA

911 Service

• W.Va. 911 Centers File Complaint Against Frontier Communications  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• W.Va. 911 files complaint against Frontier over unreliable service for call centers  (WCHS-TV)
• West Virginia 911 centers file complaint against Frontier  (WTRF-TV) 

Cybersecurity

• WVU notifies employees of 'cybersecurity incident'  (WBOY-TV)
• 'Not if I can help it:' Counties look at jail bills as opioid settlement funds become available  (West Virginia Watch) 

Disaster Funding

• Takeback of VOAD funds by Kanawha County Commission a 'huge misunderstanding'  (Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Flood Recovery

• Marion Co., West Virginia, Soup Opera hoping for holiday donations after flooding (The Exponent Telegram  

• W.Va. utilities dispute responsibility for Charleston gas outage  (WCHS-TV) 

• Parkersburg, Marietta wreath ceremonies to remember attack on Pearl Harbor  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Life Preserver From USS West Virginia Donated To WVU  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• National Miners Day honors Monongah mine disaster victims  (WOWK-TV)  

 
NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• Spokane County, WA still waiting on decision from FEMA regarding federal assistance for fire victims (KREM News 2) 

• Deadly flooding in Pacific Northwest after relentless rain (NBC News)
• Gushing rain, flooding to continue as atmospheric river slowly shifts in Northwest (AccuWeather) 

Food Safety

• What to know about the widening cantaloupe recall over deadly salmonella risks (CBS News)
• Fruit Recall Impacting PA Expands as Salmonella Cases Increase (Patch.com)
• See Current Food Recalls at: https://www.foodsafety.gov/recalls-and-outbreaks

 
Weather

• Massive weekend storm to pack a punch for millions in eastern half of US (AccuWeather)
• Cross-Country Storm Could Produce Rain, Snow, Wind, Possible Severe Storms (The Weather Channel)
• First col​d-related death of winter season reported in Maryland (CBS Baltimore)​