Heat Wave

The month of August means the start of high school football in many parts of the country. But it's one of the hottest and, sometimes, most humid times of the year. And it's only getting worse with climate change. Since July, five players have died of suspected heat-related illnesses, including 14-year-old Semaj Wilkins, who collapsed during drills last month at his Alabama high school practice.

Alabama and much of the U.S. remain until long running heat wave. After causing deaths and shattering records in the West over the weekend, the hot conditions will again grip the U.S., with hot temperatures also predicted for large parts of the East Coast and the South.

The Alabama State Department of Education recently released data on the number of air-conditioned school buses during the 2022-23 school year. In all, Alabama has 7,904 operational school buses, and 3,815 of them are air conditioned.

It's summertime in Alabama, and that often means a lot of heat and a lot of humidity. This weather could endanger many animals. Here are some do’s and don’ts when it comes to pet safety this summer.

Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana blanketed more of the Southeast on Wednesday, stretching government warnings of dangerous, triple-digit temperatures eastward into Mississippi and Tennessee.

The National Weather Service says temperatures in February were the hottest on record, with record breaking highs reported in several Alabama cities.

Authorities are trying to take care of the most vulnerable citizens as temperatures soar across Alabama.Temperatures are predicted to reach 100 degrees…