WV and National Disaster News - March 8, 2024

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WEST VIRGINIA

Cyber Attack, Healthcare Centers

• West Virginia healthcare providers in bind with cyberattack on payment system (MetroNews-Radio)
• W.Va. Health Centers To Receive $6 Million In Federal Funds (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• USDA helps people living in rural West Virginia get access to remote education and health care through grant applications (WVNS-TV)

Energy Infrastructure

• Presentation: Pleasant Plant's Hydrogen Conversion Still Involves Coal (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Lawmakers Enable Bigger Solar Projects, Eliminate Sunset Provision (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Flood Concerns

• Concerns grow for Kanawha County residents dealing with constant flooding (WCHS-TV) 

• Another round of rain on the way (WTAP-TV) 

• Calhoun County student remains in ICU after bus crash; family speaks out  (WCHS-TV)
• Target officials say they 'remain committed to Barboursville' after hill slip  (WOWK-TV) 

NATIONAL NEWS
 
Disaster Recovery

• Monterey County reflects on 'long, slow journey' to Pajaro recovery as it nears flood anniversary (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
• Hattiesburg still negotiating with FEMA on rebuild of fire station destroyed in 2017 tornado (WDAM News 7 – Mississippi)

• Utility company says its facilities 'appear to have been involved' in start of Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas (AccuWeather) 

• Multi-Day Threat Of Severe Weather Expected In South (The Weather Channel) related news:  Acc​uWeather 
• Tornadic cousins: Landspouts dance across the nation (AccuWeather)​ 

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