Feb 3, 2021
LAS VEGAS (AP) Nevada officials will consider next month whether to rename McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas after former U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada. The Clark County Commission, which is composed entirely of Democrats, is set to consider the proposal at a Feb. 16 meeting. Reid, a Democrat and the former Senate Majority Leader, retired from the Senate in 2016. There have been longstanding calls to rename the airport from its current namesake, former Nevada Sen. Pat McCarran. He served as one of Nevada’s senators from 1933 until his death in 1954, and was known for anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic views.
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United Airlines will use an Embraer 175 aircraft to resume daily service between the Colorado Springs Airport and Los Angeles International Airport on Feb. 12. The Chicago area-based carrier also is adding more flights to its Colorado Springs schedule to Chicago, Denver and Houston.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) An unseasonably warm, dry weather system that is setting record highs across much of northern Nevada is expected to continue into the weekend. The records that fell in the spring-like weather on Wednesday included one that had stood for more than a century. The high of 63 (17 C) at Reno-Tahoe International Airport broke the old record of 62 (16.7 C) set in 1912. The National Weather Service says the high of 62 (16.7 C in.
California Coronavirus Updates: Sacramento Likely To Remain Under Stay-At-Home Orders
Thursday, December 31, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
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Stay-at-home orders for the Sacramento region are likely to be extended, state officials announced Thursday, as intensive care unit capacity continued to stay low.
The region fell under the state s regional stay-at-home order Dec. 10, after intensive care unit capacity dropped below the state s 15% threshold to remain open. Under the orders, businesses such as barbershops and nail salons must close, while retail stores can stay open at 20% capacity and restaurants are limited to takeout-only.