WV and National Disaster News - February 7, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA
 
COVID
WV Daily COVID Update & Stats for February 7, 2023 (WV DHHR) – There has been one death reported since yesterday's report, with a total of 7,877 deaths attributed to COVID-19. There are currently 726 active COVID-19 cases statewide.

• Concord University to hold free Covid-19 clinic  (WVVA-TV)

Health & Emergency Services

• Proposed Exemptions to W.Va. school vaccination law  (WSAZ-TV) - Dr. Susan L. Flesher of Marshall Health, a pediatrician, pointed to a measles outbreak last year in Ohio, a state with exemptions.
• National Radio Quiet Zone administrators work toward resolution on EMS calls  (WVVA-TV)

Oil Spill

• Equipment failure blamed in Anmoore oil spill  (MetroNews-Radio)

Opioid Crisis

• The fight against fentanyl continues into 2023  (WTRF-TV)

• Berkeley County Schools Close Following Network Outage, Safety Concerns  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Threat of Violence

• Coal miner charged with making terroristic threats, Allegedly said he would get his gun and shoot up mine  (WTRF-TV)
• Man shot by Huntington, West Virginia police after threatening EMS workers  (WDVM-TV)

Train Derailment

• Controlled Burn Successful at Site of East Palestine Train Derailment  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Explosion reported at Ohio train derailment; railroad says incident was controlled release  (WCHS-TV)
• Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed tankers in Ohio  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Train Derailments Becoming Common Occurrence in Ohio  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)
• Kanawha Valley experienced own train derailment nightmare eight years ago  (WCHS-TV)

Weather & Recovery

• New Herbert Hoover High School building in Elkview, West Virginia, nearing completion (WOWK-TV)
  
• W.Va. Parkways Authority receives StormReady designation  (WVVA-TV)

NATIONAL NEWS

COVID

• It's Too Soon for Annual Covid Booster Shots, Some Experts Say (Bloomberg Law)
• Health officials head to the Hill for Covid hearings (Politico)
• Despite recent widespread illness in US, Covid-19, flu and RSV are not a concern for most, survey finds (CNN) 

Weather & Recovery

• FEMA Looking for temporarily housing For Hurricane Ian victims (Suncoast News Network – Florida), some people still homeless, see  Fox News 35 and ABC News 7 
• FEMA helps people with disabilities get help recovering from extra tornado losses (Selma Sun News – Alabama)

Earthquake in Turkey & Syria

• ​Biden Offers To 'Provide Any And All' Aid For Turkey As Death Toll Crosses 4,000 After Massive Earthquake (Bezinga) - The death toll continues to climb into the thousands in both Turkey and Syria following a major earthquake and multiple aftershocks. President Biden pledged support to Turkey on Monday and is sending search and rescue teams to help with rescue efforts. Related news KSL News Radio (UT)
• Los Angeles firefighters to join rescue efforts in Turkey and Syria after massive quake (LA Times/Yahoo), related news: CBS News Miami (FL)  

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