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Lily Altavena and Ian James Arizona Republic Published 8:12 PM EDT Sep 10, 2018 Heat killed 172 people in the Phoenix area last year, a record for a second consecutive year as rising temperatures take a worsening toll in the country’s hottest major city. Health officials recently revised the 2017 tally of heat-associated deaths in Maricopa County, raising it from 155 after concluding a number of pending investigations. The updated toll is 11 percent higher than the 150 heat-related deaths recorded in 2016, and more than double the 85 deaths tallied in 2015. The climbing figures show the Phoenix area has a great deal of work to do in expanding efforts to prevent heat-related deaths and illnesses. The area has been getting hotter because of the combined effects of human-caused climate change and the local urban heat-island effect.  Those effects have pushed more days and nights above temperature thresholds that threaten outdoor workers, the elderly and other … [Read more...] about Heat killed a record number of people in the Phoenix area last year

Ronald J. Hansen and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Arizona Republic Published 9:12 p.m. UTC Sep 4, 2018 In tapping Jon Kyl to replace the late Sen. John McCain, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will send a reliable conservative voice to the Senate at least until the end of the year. Ducey has appointed a personal mentor who has 18 years of experience in the Senate he rejoins after nearly six years away. Kyl will not retain his seniority in the U.S. Senate, according to an aide for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky.  "He's a beacon of integrity, highly regarded by people on both sides of the aisle, and able to work across party lines to get results," Ducey said while announcing his selection. "There's a reason he was considered one of the best senators in the country: It's because he was." Kyl, 76, also worked closely with McCain during his three Senate terms from 1995 to 2013. MORE: Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl will be John McCain's successor … [Read more...] about Who is Jon Kyl? John McCain liked him, but his conservative record is drawing fire