WV and National Disaster News - February 14, 2023

2/14/2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for February 14, 2023 (WV DHHR) – There have been three deaths reported since yesterday's report, with a total of 7,913 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 933 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

COVID Funding

Wheeling man faces COVID fraud, drug distribution charges (MetroNews-Radio)

Healthcare

VAMC Seeks Caregivers For Veterans (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Infrastructure

WVAWC installs temporary intake on Guyandotte River (MetroNews-Radio)
Innovative construction method results in historic bridge build in Beckley (West Virginia Department of Transportation)

Train Derailment

Fort Gay residents waiting for water contamination testing results (WCHS-TV)
3 more chemicals discovered in Ohio train derailment (WTRF-TV)
Train derailment prompts water utility to take precautions (The Associated Press)
Is the Ohio train derailment chemical spill impacting West Virginia's water? (WOWK-TV)
Wheeling, Moundsville Officials Say Water Sources Safe After East Palestine Derailment (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

OTHER

Office Of Drug Control Policy May Leave DHHR (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
Huntington City Council approves appointment of new police chief (WSAZ-TV)
A group of WVU students protest campus carry bill (MetroNews-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

Pandemic youth mental health toll unprecedented, data show (The Associated Press)
The Future of Long COVID: This emergency is not about to end (The Atlantic)

Weather

More than 40 million at risk for severe weather from Texas to Ohio (AccuWeather)
One System Brings Blizzard Conditions to Northern Plains As Next Winter Storm Enters West (The Weather Channel)
FEMA delays leave many Hurricane Ian victims exasperated after the disastrous storm – Fort Myers, Florida (CNN)
Bill Cassidy criticizes handling of flood insurance prices (New Orleans Advocate)
Our Views: After a long wait, recovery aid program still fails Lake Charles (New Orleans Advocate)
Dozens of states on alert for wind, snow as 2 storms sweep across US (ABC News)

WV and National Disaster News - February 14, 2023

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