Early heat wave breaks records in western US

Scorching temperatures broke early summer records in the western United States, before the region's first major heat wave of the year eased slightly Friday.

Editorial: California faces another record-breaking hot summer

After a chilly spring, it seems hard to believe that the gloom would ever leave Southern California. But skies are clearing as a "heat dome" brings midsummer-like temperatures to the state. It could be a preview of another ...

Danger warnings as heat wave hits western US

A dangerous heat wave was building over parts of the western United States Tuesday, with forecasters warning of rocketing temperatures in an early taste of a possibly brutal summer for the region.

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