WV and National Disaster News - January 16, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Weather
See Wind Chill and Other Winter Weather Advisories for West Virginia at: National Weather Service NOAA

• Wind Chill Advisory for the Ohio Valley  (WTRF-TV)
• Kanawha County's emergency operations center on standby as temperatures drop  (WCHS-TV)
• Mercer County 911 reports increase in emergency calls, including accidents, due to snow  (WVVA-TV)
• Warming centers open in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky amid cold weather (WOWK TV)
• Frigid Temperatures Prompt Opening of Daytime Warming Shelters  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Bluefield Union Mission helps keep people warm during cold weather  (WVVA-TV)

Infrastructure

• W.Va. announces $22 million in funding for sewer and water projects (West Virginia Explorer)

WVU Addiction Treatment on 60 Minutes

• Addiction treatment pioneered by WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute featured on '60 Minutes'  (MetroNews-Radio)

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NATIONAL NEWS

Disaster Recovery

• Biden approves FEMA aid for Fitchville Pond Dam failure in Bozrah (Connecticut Post)
• Emergency federal aid approved for Connecticut following severe flooding (Associated Press)  
• What Rhode Islanders should expect from FEMA disaster assistance (ABC 6), related news: Newport Buzz 

• Southern US storm ushering in frigid air, ice and snow could halt travel (AccuWeather)
• Brutal arctic blast expands its reach as the South deals with deadly snow and ice (CNN)
• Winter Storm Heather Snaps 'Inchless' Snow Streaks In The Northeast (The Weather Channel)  
• Winter storm live updates: Arctic blast continues freezing conditions across U.S. (NBC News)
• Winter Storm Heather Snaps 'Inchless' Snow Streaks in The Northeast (The Weather Channel) 

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