Storm grounds Reno flights, I-80 crash stalls cars

RENO (AP) — A winter storm with winds gusting to more than 80 mph Friday knocked out power for thousands of people in northern Nevada, grounded flights and kicked up dust storms that contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of U.S. Interstate 80.

The storm had dumped several inches of snow on the Sierra by Friday afternoon and was expected to bring as much as a foot to the mountains by Saturday.

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Contractor at odds with school district over purchase

ELKO — Mike Lattin, owner of Canyon Construction Co., has followed the Elko County School District’s purchase and remodel plans for the old state building closely for the past few years.

Lattin will make a presentation to school trustees Tuesday regarding the 850 Elm St. building. His presentation is a non-action item on the agenda.

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Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle

Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

The 60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth of spending on medical care nationally.

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