Hyperthermia

A young Los Angeles woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of child endangerment after allegedly leaving her two small children in a locked car while she went shopping in Cudahy as temperatures soared outside. Arely Amaya, 18, is suspected of......

L.A. County sheriff's officials praised members of the public for alerting them to the plight of two young children who were left inside a car during sweltering condition Saturday in Cudahy. The children's mother was arrested on suspicion of child......

Los Angeles County sheriff's officials have provided details of how a tip from a citizen and action by a deputy led to the rescue of two children locked inside a car during sweltering conditions Saturday in Cudahy. The children's mother......

Heat indexes soared above 110 degrees across the region Friday on the hottest day of the young summer, the second of what could be a stretch of days flirting with 100-degree temperatures. Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall...

For those without air conditioning, getting to sleep and staying asleep can be very tough. Sleep loss and exhaustion during periods of excessive heat is common. Here are some recommended steps from the National Sleep Foundation on getting to sleep. Avoid...

Already this year there have been at least seven deaths of children due to heat stroke because they were left in hot vehicles. According to a study by San Francisco State University, 33 American kids died from hyperthermia when left in hot cars in 2011....

The Peninsula Health District is reminding residents that the extreme heat we're experiencing is downright dangerous.  Last year there were 10 heat-related deaths in Virginia and there have already been several this year.  “During times of...

PETOSKEY — Law enforcement officials seek to remind area residents that if it's hot outside, it's even hotter in a car that's turned off. "Everybody knows how hot it can get in a car in a very short time," said Boyne City Police Department...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- A toddler left in a locked car in near-record heat has survived temperatures that could have reached as high as 150 degrees Fahrenheit, one expert says. At 158 degrees, you can cook an egg. Two children were left in extremely hot...

State health officials confirmed five more heat-related deaths Monday as a cool-down ended one of the longest heat waves on record for the region. The heat killed a total of 18 people during a 12-day stretch of 90- and 100-degree heat, state health...

SAN DIEGO -- A 19-year-old woman died after being overcome by heat while hiking on a steep trail to a popular waterfall in East County, county officials said. Lynn Thu Tran of Escondido began feeling ill and passed out during an outing to Cedar Creek...

Since Taser use became popular among Central Florida law enforcement, about 12 men have died after being shocked by law enforcement. 2002: Gordon Randall, 37, died July 19. Randall was acting strangely at a hotel after having ingested cocaine, and...