WV and National Disaster News - January 8, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
Disaster Funds

• Firefighter Funding, Cybersecurity, Cannabis Discussed At Legislative Lookahead   (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Finance chairman questions director of disaster relief organization about spending practices  (MetroNews-Radio)
• West Virginia VOAD under fire for hiring practices, use of donations  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• VOAD Comes Under Financial Scrutiny During Legislative Interim Meeting  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio), related news: WCHS-TV

 
Infrastructure

• No resources available for deteriorating bridges  (Yahoo News)
• $70 Million Needed To Fix Fire Hydrants Over 10 Years  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Interesting 'dam' facts about West Virginia  (WBOY-TV)
• State's Largest Solar Facility Powers Up in Monongalia County  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Opioid Settlements

• McDowell County receives $2.1 million in opioid settlement money  (WVVA-TV)
• Preston commission receives first dose of opioid settlement funds (The Dominion Post)
• Randolph receives nearly $500K in opioid settlement funds  (The Inter-Mountain)
• Clarksburg City Council holds meeting to discuss opioid settlement money  (WBOY-TV)

 
Water Crisis 10 Year Anniversary

• Tuesday event planned in Charleston to mark 10 years since 2014 water crisis  (MetroNews-Radio)
• A look back: 2014 chemical leak left 300,000 West Virginians without clean water  (Charleston Gazette-Mail) 

Weather

• Quiet Monday before active week of weather arrives  (WTAP-TV)
• Strong Winds likely Impact parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, & West Virginia  (WTRF-TV) 

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Airplane Accident

• Investigators trying to piece together what went wrong when gaping hole blew open on plane | WJLA (ABC7)
• Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times (WAMU) 

Disaster Recovery

• Agencies release plans for moving hotel-dwelling Maui fire survivors into long-term housing (Associated Press) related news: Honolulu Civil Beat 

Health

• COVID-19 cases are rising. What do you need to know now? (WTOP) 

• Winter weather batters both US coasts from Sierra Nevada to New England (AP News)
• Northeast may face rapid meltdown, major flooding and damaging winds from trailing storm (AccuWeather)
• Severe Stor​ms Could Spawn Dangerous Tornado Threat In The South, Including At Night (The Weather Channel)
• Robust thunderstorms to bring nocturnal tornado threat to the Gulf Coast early week (AccuWeather)

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