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Queen Creek girls’ softball team takes state …

7/12/2022
They are the champions. The Queen Creek Heat All-Stars team recently took home the Arizona State Championship for the 9-10-11 girls’ softball league. The team went undefeated in regional …

Glendale among Valley heat relief stations activated …

7/11/2022
A Glendale location will be part of the heat relief station activated Monday by the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services.

Glendale nonprofits to provide relief during heat …

6/15/2022
Community programs are coming together in Glendale to deal with the second Excessive Heat Warning in a week.

Queen Creek offers summer heat safety tips

5/25/2022
Temperatures are forecasted to hit triple digits today. This extremely hot weather can cause sickness, and even death. In 2021, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona …

APS rolls out programs to help customers as summer …

5/18/2022
While the official start of summer is still more than a month away, temperatures have already surpassed 100 degrees in some parts of Arizona. Arizona Public Service Co.  is partnering with local …

Goodyear among cities working to save Valley homeless …

5/5/2022
As temperatures rise, Valley cities, including Goodyear, are pitching in to support Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Code:Red Summer Heat Relief Campaign to help prevent heat-related deaths among the …

Tempe government zeroes in on sustainability

3/17/2022
In light of the climate crisis, Tempe’s government is working to transform the city by zeroing in on sustainability. 

Climate change experts talk complexity of global issue

3/17/2022
Climate change has had immense impacts on the United States, meanwhile locally, environmental experts say it’s a complex issue. A study conducted by ProPublica said that six Arizona …

Winter's silent killer: Carbon monoxide poisoning

12/26/2021
Colder overnight lows mean switching the thermostat to the heat setting, and emergency department doctors at Abrazo Health say it’s a good time to keep a few household safety tips in mind.

Phoenix population increases lead to higher temps

11/15/2021
Since the 1950s, Phoenix has seen a change in population that skyrocketed from 100,000 residents to now 1.62 million, said Erinanne Saffell, Arizona state climatologist. Along with the trend of …

High temps a challenge for Valley homeless

7/12/2021
As Phoenix temperatures climb to triple digits, most residents prefer to stay inside with the air-conditioning. But it’s not that simple for everyone.

Arizona’s first excessive heat watch of 2021 issued, …

6/12/2021
Triple-digit temperatures are returning with a vengeance, prompting the National Weather Service to issue this year’s first excessive heat watch, in effect all next week for most of central and southern Arizona.