Winter storms pummel West; Oregon girl killed

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Stiff winds toppled a towering evergreen tree into an Oregon home, killing an 8-year-old girl, while blizzard conditions closed roads and triggered a small avalanche in the Sierra Nevada as wet winter storms pummeled much of the West, officials said Wednesday. The child, Zaylee Schlect, was the daughter of a volunteer […]