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TV meteorologists now unlikely heroesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMAs the nation moves through a year of remarkable heat, floods, drought and its deadliest tornado season in half a century, the broadcast meteorologist has emerged as an unlikely hero.

High temps, humidity expectedMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:27PMAustin Decker, of Newfield, plays Monday in the fountain in Centerway Park. Corning, N.Y. — With temperatures in the 90-degree range forecast for much of the week, the Southern Tier could be looking at a summer for the record books.

Today in the news: Midwest bakes in heat; East will get hit later this weekMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:17PMYour daily news briefing, with the video of the day, the top news and the quote of the day.

Temperatures headed for 100 degreesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:49PMRising heat, humidity all week Temperatures in the mid-90s on Monday drove Marilyn Ramirez to the beach at Rocky Point Park, where her children splashed in the Chesapeake Bay. But they probably won't be back at week's end.

New Yorkers Feeling The Heat; Air Quality Advisory IssuedMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:16PMThe Tri-State may be in for one of the hottest weeks of the summer. Since the mercury has topped 90 degrees for three straight days, the area is officially in its first heat wave of the season -- and it won't be cooling off any time soon.

How Xcel Energy handles the heatMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:36PMWhen the heat gets as oppressive as it is this week, most of us crank the AC, and probably just let it run. But have you ever thought about what the heat means for your power company?

Forecast: Better rain chances by tomorrowMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:34PMRain chance at about 30% for Tuesday

Heat wave hardest on nation's poorest communitiesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:54PMWith much of the nation in the grip of a broiling heat wave, few people are hit as hard as the poor. And few places are poorer than the ramshackle communities along the Texas-Mexico border.

Bret Near Bahamas Becomes Atlantic’s Second Tropical Storm of 2011 SeasonMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:09AMTropical Storm Bret formed north of the Bahamas as the second cyclone of the Atlantic hurricane season, U.S. meteorologists said.