Hyperthermia

PETOSKEY — Law enforcement officials seek to remind area residents that if it's hot outside, it's even hotter in a car that's turned off. "Everybody knows how hot it can get in a car in a very short time," said Boyne City Police Department...

The weather is cooler, but we are learning more about the deadly toll the heat wave has taken. On Friday, Elkhart police found 84-year-old Kathleen Hyre and 45-year-old Michael Bowen both dead in their respective homes.  These cases highlight the need...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- A toddler left in a locked car in near-record heat has survived temperatures that could have reached as high as 150 degrees Fahrenheit, one expert says. At 158 degrees, you can cook an egg. Two children were left in extremely hot...

State health officials confirmed five more heat-related deaths Monday as a cool-down ended one of the longest heat waves on record for the region. The heat killed a total of 18 people during a 12-day stretch of 90- and 100-degree heat, state health...

SAN DIEGO -- A 19-year-old woman died after being overcome by heat while hiking on a steep trail to a popular waterfall in East County, county officials said. Lynn Thu Tran of Escondido began feeling ill and passed out during an outing to Cedar Creek...

Since Taser use became popular among Central Florida law enforcement, about 12 men have died after being shocked by law enforcement. 2002: Gordon Randall, 37, died July 19. Randall was acting strangely at a hotel after having ingested cocaine, and...

An Indianapolis grandfather guilty of forcing his grandsons of brutal hikes through the Grand Canyon was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison Thursday. Christopher Carlson, 45, was also sentenced to one year of supervised released. He is not allowed...

EL CENTRO - The first case of heat stroke-related death occurred this week as an illegal immigrant was brought to El Centro Regional Medical Center about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Mayra Franco, 29, died after she was taken to the El Centro hospital’s...

As the mercury rises this May, so does the risk of children dying of heatstroke in vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash-related vehicle fatalities of children younger...

NEW CARLISLE — The community of New Carlisle continues to grieve the loss of 4-year-old Dominick Wilk and 2-year-old Issac Dunner. Both boys succumbed to hyperthermia this past week after they were found in a locked car trunk on Friday. On...

An Indiana man has been charged with several federal counts of child abuse for reportedly forcing his grandsons to go on harsh hikes through the Grand Canyon. Christopher Carlson is accused of beating his 12, 9 and 8-year-old grandsons and making them...

This week I am going to use a surfing analogy to explain my harbor observations. I hung my surfboard up years ago because I never was very good at surfing. For those of you who do not surf, a set is a group of three waves. Sometimes sets hit the beach...