High temps return to Bay Area, heat advisory issued 1st day of summer

High temperatures are returning to Bay Area on Tuesday – the first day of summer – and are expected to peak over the next two days, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for much of the day in many inland areas.

Huntington Beach man found dead in Death Valley National Park after running out of gas

A Southern California man was found dead in Death Valley National Park after apparently running out of gas and getting out to walk in the scorching heat, authorities said Wednesday.

Excessive heat blamed for thousands of Kansas cattle deaths

The state is aware of at least 2,000 cattle deaths in the southwest region, but that number could be higher.

Yellowstone National Park: Floods leave landscape 'dramatically changed'

Park officials say over 10,000 visitors left the nation’s oldest national park after historic flooding tore through the area, washing out bridges and roads.

Yellowstone closed after historic floods; some areas cut off

Communities bordering Yellowstone National Park were isolated and tourists stranded Tuesday after record floodwaters knocked out roads and bridges in Montana and Wyoming and forced the closure of all entrances to the park.

106 million Americans in 24 states at risk as dangerous heat wave expands

Well-above-average temperatures are expected from the central Rockies across the Plains and into the lower and mid-Mississippi, Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys.

Scorching heat and medical calls cuts UC Davis graduation short

UC Davis’ commencement ceremony was cut midway through after the campus received 36 calls from people requesting medical aid. The weather service predicted highs up to 115 degrees in the lower deserts for Saturday.

Heat wave: Bay Area temps could top 100 degrees

It's going to be a scorcher in some areas of the Bay Area on Friday with temperatures reaching 100 degrees or more in some inland areas. 

Lightning kills cow ‘on the spot,’ prompting warning from farmer

“We are always saddened at a loss like this, but realize that events like this happen in nature,“ an Alabama farmer said.

Hailstorm sweeps across North Bay

Some parts of the North Bay on Tuesday saw hail as part of a weather system that also brought rain, wind and isolated thunderstorms.

Crazy May weather: Spring storm catches Tahoe visitors off guard

Spring has sprung in much of California, but winter is hanging on in parts of the Sierra Nevada, where snow fell Sunday and forecasters warned of hazardous travel conditions.

California prepares for energy shortfalls in hot, dry summer

California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.

April showers won't bring an end to local water restrictions

While April's rain showers certainly helped bring up Bay Area rainfall totals, they won't be enough to stave off the state's third year of drought, and that means round of strict city-level restrictions.