FEMA issues heat alert

(AP) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII office has urged residents across the region to take steps now to prepare their families and communities for extreme heat the next several days, by reviewing important safety information and downloading the FEMA smartphone app.

The National Weather Service The National Weather Service announced that “dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected this week across a large portion of the nation.” Additionally, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s latest outlook notes that most of the continental United States is facing elevated ch...