Monsoon season can be a double-edged sword for wildfires in Arizona

Monsoon season can be a double-edged sword for the men and women trying to contain wildfires in Arizona. Lightning strikes, burn scars and flash flooding are just some of the issues.

Mesa K-9 officer rescues black kitten from storm drain during monsoon season

A K-9 officer in Mesa was flagged down by residents who said a kitten was stuck in a storm drain for days. She along with her 4-legged partner rescued the kitten just as the state's monsoon season brings wet weather to the Valley.

Firefighters union wants some Phoenix hiking trails closed during extreme heat
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The union that represents Phoenix firefighters wants the Echo Canyon, Cholla, and Piestewa Peak trailheads shut down when temperatures reach 105?F. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has the details.

More migrant deaths recorded in heat along Arizona border

The nonprofit group Humane Borders, which maps the recoveries of bodies in Arizona using data from the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson, said 43 sets of human remains were found in the state’s border region last month — the hottest June on record for Phoenix.

Major region of Arizona rattled by monsoon rain, winds, dust

Most of Arizona was under several weather warnings on Saturday, July 10 as a monsoon ripped through, causing thousands to lose power.

Death Valley reaches 130 degrees; US West grapples with heat wave, drought

California's Death Valley has long been known as one of the hottest places on Earth. And the temperature climbed to an incredible 130 degrees in the northern Mojave desert all three days this past weekend.

Homeless community in Phoenix feeling record heat at night

The Phoenix Rescue Mission is working to help the homeless in Phoenix who endure record-breaking heat not only throughout the day, but at night too.

Monsoon weather wreaks havoc in Queen Creek neighborhoods, damages animal rescue

July 9's monsoon wreaked havoc in the southeast Valley, causing downed power lines and trees, missing trampolines and some car windows were busted from high winds.

Elsa kills 1 in Florida, spawns tornado hurting 10 at Georgia naval base

A suspected tornado hurt 10 people at a Navy base in Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved northeast. The storm killed at least one person in Florida.

Tropical Storm Elsa brings heavy rain and flooding to Florida, Southeast

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and wind gusts across much of the Southeast.

Photos and videos: Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall on Florida coast

The NHC also said that Elsa has strengthened, now packing maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. It is expected to become a hurricane.