He survived the hell of war and a POW camp, only to die in a heat wave in Chicago,” said a retired Army captain Thursday as ...

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave​, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World ...

We asked readers and experts, "What exactly is a heat wave?" Experts say it's less about temperatures and more about ...

Emergency cooling centers in Bergen County will open on Tuesday for the upcoming heat wave that is expected to bring humid, ...

A day before a heat wave was set to envelop the Willamette Valley, over 1,000 EWEB customers lost power. The outage was ...

A day before a heat wave was set to envelop the Willamette Valley, over 1,000 EWEB customers lost power. EWEB spokesperson ...

For DesiPDX, a food cart on North Mississippi Avenue, it’s just the opposite. Deepac Saxena, the owner, said temperatures ...

Because of the heat wave, 1995 will go down as an important year in Chicago history and to a certain extent in American ...

As Seattle braces for a stretch of days in the low 90s this week, we want to hear from you: What do you even consider as a ...

Heat alerts extend nearly statewide with high dew points making it feel closer to the mid-90s or slightly higher across the ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- There was a special honor Thursday for a World War II veteran who died alone during Chicago's 1995 ...

Chicago anticipates a heat wave next week with a slight cool down today, and potential thunderstorms as the heat peaks.