The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department will be opening five cooling centers June 24, two days after an NWS extreme heat watch begins.

What began as a drive to meet a dog at a rescue ended in tragedy when a beloved family pet died of heat stroke. The owners had driven with the dog inside an SUV with the air conditioning on and ...

Posts about antidepressants increasing the risk of heat stroke can be found everywhere online. But is there any truth to all the warnings? The short answer is yes. Antidepressants can affect your ...

It’s going to be a toasty few days for your Fourth of July and holiday weekend so it’s important to practice heat safety for both you and your pets.

A Joliet woman is facing a felony charge after her elderly dog was found in severe distress from heat exposure and later euthanized, authorities said.

JOLIET, Ill. — A Joliet woman was charged after allegedly leaving her elderly Labrador retriever outside in the heat without food and water. It had to be euthanized later. Kerrie Swick, 58, is ...

Charges were filed against a Joliet woman whose elderly dog died from heat stroke after going without food and water for a number of hours, police said.

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke are both heat-related illnesses, but heat stroke is significantly more serious and potentially life-threatening.

A 77-year-old woman died of heat stroke, and three other deaths may be linked to last week's historic heat wave in Connecticut, an official said.

Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside.

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