WV and National Disaster News - March 15, 2023

3/15/2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Weekly COVID Update & Stats (WV DHHR) – as of March 15, 2023, there have been 29 deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,005 deaths attributed to COVID-19. For detailed stats, see link.

Jackson County Health Department administrator reflects on Covid-19 three years later (MetroNews-Radio)

Infrastructure

Appalachian Power announces power line upgrades between McDowell, Buchanan counties (Yahoo News)
American Water Works Co. Inc.: West Virginia American Water Begins Main Replacement Project (Money Controller)
Manchin Announces $202K to Strengthen Fire Safety in Gordon (Office of Sen. Joe Manchin)

Weather

Swift winter storm socks northern West Virginia (MetroNews-Radio)

Water Safety

EPA, State Agencies Move To Limit, Treat PFAS In Drinking Water (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

Weather

Hundreds of thousands in deluged California are without power as state's 11th atmospheric river sweeps through (CNN)
Gov. Newsome extends state of emergency, includes Orange County (CBS News)
Nor'easter Bringing Heavy Snow, Rain, High Winds, Coastal Flooding To East Coast (The Weather Channel), related news NBC News
FEMA on the way to help Fresno County residents (Your Central Valley – California)
Louisiana Homeland Security plans to reduce impact of disasters across the state (BR Proud)
Got hurricane insurance from Citizens? Here's a new reason your bill may rise in Florida (Miami Herald)
Florida tries to prepare for increasingly intense hurricanes (NPR)

Other

The Urge to Federalize — and Politicize — Every Local Disaster (Governing.com)
As NYC opens new migrant shelters, costs continue to soar (Fox 5 News)

WV and National Disaster News - March 15, 2023

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