Heat

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is continuing to push for FEMA to recognize extreme heat as a major disaster.

Parts of metro Phoenix recorded a little rain overnight, and the National Weather Services reported some scattered showers and lightning in central Arizona on Wednesday morning.

RVs and mobile homes make up only about 5% of housing in Maricopa County. But 25% of indoor, heat-related deaths in the county last year occurred in these homes.

Paul Wick with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said most Sedona trails are less than 5,000 feet in elevation, which explains why temperatures soar.

As the Phoenix area continues to bake in triple-digit heat, the city of Tempe is celebrating its recent adoption of heat safety requirements for some outdoor workers.

Both of the Valley’s major electric providers saw their highest ever energy demand Wednesday as the temperature soared to 118 degrees.

We all know the panic that can set in when the air conditioner breaks during the summer. But what happens when there’s a heat-related emergency at a nursing home?

Arizona sees a consistent spike in drug deaths in the summer. One local organization is working to raise awareness of the dangerous combination of extreme heat and substance use.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Phoenix senior living home where tenants reported their units reached sweltering temperatures after the air conditioner broke.

The National Weather Service issued another extreme heat warning for the Phoenix area Tuesday through Thursday.