WV and National Disaster News - January 12, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Winter Weather Advisories throughout West Virg​inia Today – see details.
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for January 12, 2023 (WV DHHR) –There were no new deaths reported to DHHR over the last 24 hours, and the total deaths remain at 7,761 attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 1,041 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• ​Partnership of African American Churches vaccine clinic and Covid-19 testing at Concord University  (WVNS-TV)

Emergency Funding

• Year in Review: Manchin Secures More Than $2.4 Billion in Funding for West Virginia in 2022 (EIN Presswire) - “Senator Manchin secured $196.3 million in FEMA funding to address severe storms, flooding and other weather events impacting the state"

FIRE

• Fire destroys popular Kanawha Co. restaurant Dairy Winkle  (WSAZ-TV), related news: WOWK-TV

Infrastructure

• BEAD funding provides opportunity for underserved communities to improve their broadband access  (WTAP-TV)
• Raleigh County puts first electric school bus to the test  (WVVA-TV)

Medical Services

• Welch Community Hospital to join WVU Medicine  (WV News)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID

• New 'Kraken' COVID variant is 'most resistant' to antibodies yet, warns WHO (Yahoo News)
• The doctor won't see you now: Covid winters are making long hospital waits the new normal (Washington Post)

Weather & Recovery

• Return of chilly air to allow snow to spread from central US to New England (AccuWeather)
• Death toll rises to 19 in California as new storms hit battered communities (LA Times), related news  The Weather Channel, AccuWeather and USA Today
• Woman moves into Par 4 FEMA trailer in Collier County (WINK TV Florida)
• How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse (The Washington Post)
• U.S. Fire Administrator honors anniversary of Fairmount fire, announces national fire strategy (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• Congressional Research Service Issues In Focus White Paper on Understanding Linked Climate, Weather Hazards & Challenges to Federal Emergency Management (Insurance News Net) 

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