WV and National Disaster News - January 3, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Cybersecurity

• Veterans Notified of Potential Disclosure Of Personal Information  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) 

• Traces of Maryland earthquake felt as far as Berkeley County  (The Journal) 

• Flooded and Frustrated  (WSAZ-TV)
• West Virginia: The state most vulnerable to flood disasters?  (Times West Virginian, Charleston Gazette-Mail) 

Health

• WVU Medicine reports early start and surge of the respiratory triple threat  (MetroNews-Radio) 

• Sago Mine Disaster Remembered On 18th Anniversary  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio) 

• Preston County Commission presented with opioid settlement check  (WBOY-TV)
• Demolition on houses in Alderson begins (WOAY-TV) 

Weather

• How to plan for winter weather as Eastern Panhandle faces first chance of storm  (The Journal)
• Weekend storm likely to bring more rain than snow for most of us  (WCHS-TV) 

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery

• Government proposals worry Maui short-term rental owners (Star Advertiser)
• New lawsuit alleges FEMA fails to fulfill wildfire claims within required period (Sante Fe New Mexican)

• How common are earthquakes on the East Coast? Small explosions reported after NYC quake (USA Today)
• East Coast earthquakes: The biggest ones through the years (FOX) 

Health

• Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States (CNN), related news: WebMD

Weather

• Major winter storm brewing with snow, ice and rain to blast Northeast (AccuWeather)
• First major winter storm of 2024 could bring first significant snow in 2 years from New York to Washington (FOX Weather)
• Gulf Coast system raises flood threat from Texas to Florida through midweek (Fox Weather)
• Persistent storm track to bring rounds of rain to southern US into mid-January (AccuWeather)  
• Parade of cross-country storms to hammer the West Coast into mid-January (AccuWeather)​ 

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