Phoenix hits 118 as heat wave scorches the Southwest 

 

June 21, 2016



PHOENIX (AP) — In a desert city used to triple-digit temperatures, some hunker down inside and some head to the pool, while others still want to hit Phoenix’s many hiking trails. But with temperatures creeping above 115 degrees during a heat wave boiling parts of the Southwest, that decision can have deadly consequences.

The mercury made a quick ascent Sunday for a high of 118, breaking a r...



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