Sacramento, CA

Baltimore, MD

The Independent

 The Midwest and Northeastern US are expected to experience “record-breaking” heat this week as extreme temperatures hit the region.Much of the Midwest, the Great Lakes, the Northeast, and the Mid-Atlantic will experience the hottest temperatures of the summer so far, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.“The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations,” the NWS wrote.High temperatures across the region, with some areas due to find themselves in daily and monthly record-breaking heat, are possible from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast from Monday to Saturday, with local maximum...

Longest heat wave ‘in decades’ to hit more than 100million Americans with extreme temperatures

The Guardian

Heat advisories are in place from Texas to New York as major east coast cities under air quality alerts

Millions face extreme temperatures as heat dome covers US midwest and east

California State

Butte County, CA

Oroville, CA

 Nearly 30,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Northern California as an enormous wildfire rips through the region amid a sweltering heatwave on the US west coast.The annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration was cancelled and a state of emergency declared as the fire destroyed more than 3,500 acres of land near the city of Oroville, about an hour outside California’s capital Sacramento since it began on Tuesday morning.Some 1,500 emergency workers have been involved in containing the fire in Butte County.Firefighters lined roads to keep the flames from reaching homes while helicopters dumped water on Wednesday....

Nearly 30,000 people evacuated as devastating wildfire rages across Northern California

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — Thousands have been ordered to evacuate in Northern California due to a wildfire burning in Butte County, as an “exceptionally dangerous and lethal” heat wave in the West ramps up.

Wildfire prompts evacuation order for thousands in Northern California as ‘exceptionally dangerous’ heat builds in the West

Powder

Get an early scoop on how climate scientists believe Winter '24/'25 will be affected by La Niña.

La Niña Is Coming: Winter '24/'25 Outlook

The Thompson Fire in northern California destroyed over a dozen homes and burned almost 4,000 acres before being recently contained. Firefighters fought the blaze since it erupted in early July and forced as many as 28,000 people to evacuate. What's happening?. More than 1,400 firefighters and personnel from across California...

Thousands evacuate in face of emergency as monstrous fire surges out of control: 'It's going to be a challenge both day and night'

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Arizona State

Fresno, CA

California is bracing for a potentially record-breaking heat wave during the first week of July, with temperatures expected to soar past 43 °C (110 °F) in the hottest areas. The intense heat will impact a significant portion of the state, including the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and parts of Southern California, Nevada, and northwestern Arizona.

California braces for record-breaking heat wave with temperatures over 43 °C (110 °F)

New Jersey State

City hits all-time high of 120F as officials set up emergency cooling centers at community centers across south Nevada

Las Vegas sets record for number of days over 115F amid its ‘most extreme heatwave in history’

Oregon State

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with a swathe of the United States in the grip of a "record-breaking and dangerous" heatwave that was complicating firefighting efforts. Over 25,000 people in the area were under orders to evacuate on Wednesday, local NBC affiliate KCRA reported.

Thousands told to flee raging California wildfire

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

CBS San Francisco

Temperatures are expected to soar along the U.S. West Coast on Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, warning that "dangerous heat" will likely spread up the West Coast as it intensifies.Forecasters said temperatures will be 15-30 degrees above average for much of the West Coast Friday, and "numerous record-breaking temperatures can be expected through the next few days," the weather service said.Heat watches and warnings are in place across multiple states, including large swaths of California, as well as parts of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.In parts of California and southern Oregon, temperatures could blast into the triple digits,...

"Dangerous" heat expected to spread up West Coast, break records

Nevada State

Wichita, KS

While the severity of the heat wave will wane some as the core of a heat dome shifts, dangerous triple-digit temperatures will continue to be common across the West well into the second half of July. Key Takeaways:. • The heat wave that has been sizzling the West during the...

Western heat wave to continue through 3rd week of July

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Devra Lee

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Horoscope for Tuesday, July 16th

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Another visitor in same motorcycle group hospitalized for ‘severe heat illness’ as other four members treated at scene

Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure in Death Valley as temperature reaches 128F

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

ABC News

Portions of the country have been experiencing scorching temperatures, but relief from the stifling conditions will not come in the near future, forecasts show.

When will the extreme heat end? What the current forecasts are saying

AccuWeather

While another surge of heat and high humidity will be felt in the East this week, cooler and less humid air will fight its way in from Canada in stages through the end of June. Changes are in the works to give more people in the northeastern third of the...

When will the heat wave ease in the East?

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Carmichael, CA

Mather, CA

Elverta, CA

Clarksburg, CA

Rancho Cordova, CA

Hood, CA

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Sacramento Welcomes Milder Temperatures and Decreased Heat Risk Mid-Week, Says NWS

Sacramentans, you can leave your fans and AC remotes aside for a few more days, as milder temperatures and a decreased heat risk are expected to...

Sacramento Welcomes Milder Temperatures and Decreased Heat Risk Mid-Week, Says NWS

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