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

Staying hydrated will be critical into the upcoming weekend given the elevated heat indices. If planning on doing any outdoor ...

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

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 ...

Is relatively mild, with another day in the 80s expected. We'll feel like mid-90s with highs in the mid-80s. Humidity will ...

The weekend will be even worse as temperatures top out in the upper 90s, and the heat index climbs to 105 degrees. Strenuous ...

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

Chicago heat wave, which took place 30 years ago this week, remains the Chicago area's deadliest weather disaster.

Tonight, across Central Alabama, expect a mostly cloudy sky with humid conditions and a few morning showers. Lows will be in ...

A decorated World War II veteran who died in the 1995 Chicago heat wave received a proper military funeral this week, 30 ...

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

The heat advisory includes parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, where two people died in ...