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Heat-related deaths reach record high

10/19/2023
Heat in Maricopa County has yet to let up. This summer, the Valley saw record highs of 110-degree temps or higher for 55 consecutive days — beating the overall mark set in 2020, said Mark …

Health care providers offer free help for homeless

7/13/2023
Earlier this year, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner released a grim statistic: 732 people died while homeless in 2022, a 42% increase from 2021.

Phoenix-area sees sharp jump in heat-related deaths

5/17/2023
Last summer was the deadliest on record for heat-associated fatalities in Maricopa County amid a growing wave of homelessness. Public health data released by the county found 425 heat-related deaths so far in their investigation for 2022.

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 …

Harshman: Heat-related illnesses, deaths are …

5/4/2021
Can you feel it? The temperature is rising. Summer is just around the corner, and soon we will find ourselves mopping the sweat off our brows while silently questioning our life choices. Why in …

Arizona utility regulators pose 67 questions to APS …

7/22/2019
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — State utility regulators ratcheted up their demand for answers from the head of Arizona Public Service late Friday, with the list of the …

Arizona sees more precipitation than normal in 2019 …

7/13/2019
It’s the question some — if not most — people ask around the beginning of a conversation, especially when visiting with someone they haven’t seen …

July is tops for heat-related deaths in Arizona, …

7/11/2019
It's not news — summer has arrived. Also no surprise, county officials issued excessive heat warnings to start July as well as other reports, which signal …