WV and National Disaster News - February 3, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for February 3, 2023 (WV DHHR) - There has been one death reported since yesterdays' report, with a total of 7,867 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 897 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

Chemical Spill at Paint Creek

• Kanawha officials release plans for Paint Creek water and soil testing  (WCHS-TV)

• Citizens want to put brakes on transfer of federal relief dollars to development fund  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Herbert Hoover High School gets $200K toward new school  (WOWK-TV)
• $2.3 million announced for transportation projects in Harrison County  (WBOY-TV)
• Frontier planning $100 million investment into bringing more fiber internet to West Virginia  (WOWK-TV)
• West Virginia Rolls Out Online 'Budget Book' Tool To Track State Spending  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

 
Weather

• Coldest day since Christmas expected Friday but overall trend is mild  (WCHS-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS
 
COVID

• Inside the Democratic Strategy on the GOP's New COVID Origins Panel (Yahoo News)
• Editorial: COVID fight not finished (Virginian-Pilot)
• Who's most likely to save us from the next pandemic? The answer may surprise you (Delaware Public Media)
• The COVID emergency is ending. Is vaccine outreach over too? (The Atlantic)

Weather

• Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power (NPR)
• Ice Storm Blamed In At Least 10 Deaths; Power Outages Top 500,000 (The Weather Channel)
• What storm survivors should know about FEMA determination letters (KSBY news 6 - California)
• Two Systems Bring Rain, Heavy Mountain Snow To Parts Of The West Into This Weekend (The Weather Channel)
• FEMA announced a new Merbok disaster aid application deadline this week; it closes in a few days  (KYUK Public Media -Arkansas) 

 
OTHER 

• ​FEMA Lays Foundation for Strategic Plan: Engages Stakeholders and Initiates Efforts to Instill Equity, Increase Resilience and Readiness Posture (Homeland Security Today) ​​