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With the changing season, many are starting to think about those cold winter months ahead and the rising energy bills.  In an effort to help customers use less energy, officials with Comfort Systems and the City of Duluth are presenting tips at their booth during the Harvest Fest at Bayfront Festival Park, Saturday, September 12.

I think we've all been there;  At one point we've all gotten into a vehicle that's been sitting outside all day in the hot summer sun.  Not only are the temperatures in an extremely hot car uncomfortable, but they can also be dangerous to our health.  This is especially true for children who might not realize the dangers on their own - or - who are left to sit in a vehicle.

There are probably a lot of people from outside the Northland who don't understand just how hot it can get here in the summertime.  Granted, we don't have extremely long stretches of hot weather - but when we do get warmer temperatures it can easily approach 100 degrees or more.

With forecasted temperatures just over 90 degrees today, we might break the record of 89 set for this day. The heat and high humidity has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory effective from 11 am to 8 pm Tuesday for heat index values between 95 and 105 through the Twin Ports, and along the North and South Shores of Lake Superior. How can you prevent health-related issues

We're in the month of July and the month is known as dog days, because it is the hottest days of the year. We have been issued a few Heat Advisory Days. People should take precautions. People are encouraged to check on their neighbors, especially if they are elderly or do not have A/C.

First off -- it's Daylight Saving Time - not "savings".  It's a single time period that we're talking about.  That said, many Americans might be surprised that a research project contradicts one of the central reasons for the creation of DST...