WV and National Disaster News - June 17, 2022

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for June 17, 2022 (WV DHHR) - there are currently 2,004 active COVID-19 cases statewide. There has been one death reported since the last report, with a total of 7,017 deaths attributed to COVID-19.

• DHHR reports slight rise in active COVID-19 cases in Thursday report  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Active COVID-19 cases top 2,000 again in W.Va.; more counties shift to yellow  (WCHS-TV)​

• Kanawha County Emergency Management walks through preparedness kit building  (WSAZ-TV)

• Wheeling Assessing, Cleaning Up After Tuesday Storm  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• AEP: 'A Lot of Progress' Made in Restoring Power  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• AEP customers waiting for power restoration endure heat  (WSAZ-TV)

OTHER

• I-79 shooting: Chief Deputy in recovery, suspect dead  (WBOY-TV)
• Sheriff: Suspect was shooting randomly at people after stopping in the middle of I-79 at Weston  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Raleigh County Commission approves agreement to receive opioid settlement funds  (WVVA-TV)
• Army Corps promotes safety for downstream communities at Jennings Randolph Lake  (The Garrett County Republican)
• Federal Funds Help Address Legacy Pollution In Gauley River Area  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• CDC panel meeting today on COVID-19 vaccine for younger kids (WPVI/ABC – Philadelphia)
• Florida only state not preordering toddler COVID-19 vaccines (Associated Press/AP)

• Red Lodge residents continue flood clean-up as FEMA assistance approved (KRTV - Montana)
• White House declares flood disaster in Montana (Montana Free Press)
• Flooding may close parts of Yellowstone for months (CBS News), also see: NBC News reports
• Yellowstone's historic flooding is an insurance nightmare (AXIOS)
• Extreme, record-challenging heat to make a comeback in north-central US (AccuWeather)
• Thousands of Cattle Die as Brutal Heat Takes Its Toll (The Weather Channel)
• State lawmaker asks leaders to issue a major disaster declaration for the Black Fire (KRQE News 13, New Mexico) 
• A string of climate disasters strike before summer even starts (Washington Post)

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