via: cnn.com Whipped by high winds, a wildfire in central Washington state has scorched 26,500 acres and destroyed at least 60 homes, officials said Tuesday. The fire raging near Cle Elum is one of several devastating Western states this week. See More

via: myfoxhouston.com This heat can make folks crazy. That might be the only explanation for some of the things people do to savea buck – things that actually cost them money, in the long run. Like turning off the air conditioning when they leave home for a few hours. Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/18899591/2012/06/27/save-a-few-bucks-in-houston-pot#ixzz1z7XdH11y

(CNN) -- A spell of suffocating heat continued to grip much of the South Thursday, as records for the most consecutive days off 100-degree heat in parts of Texas appeared vulnerable.