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Soaring temperatures break, tie area records
The official start to summer is still 12 days away, but you can't tell that from the temperatures.
ACs running strong, electric records broken
In June, the region used more electricity than Switzerland does in a year. Electric demand in July broke an unusual record.
Tags: PJM Interconnection , electricity , electricity use , Paula DuPont-Kidd , hot weather tips , air conditioning , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher
Hot temps: Should you be worried about local pumpkins?
"The weather has been hot, and with the 100-degree temperatures, it's been hard," says Donna Taylor, as she surveys a pumpkin field in Chantilly, Va.
Tags: pumpkins , Halloween , Chantilly , Neal Augenstein
Cost doesn't determine best AC service
"There's really no relationship between quality and price," says Robert Krughoff, president of Washington Consumers' Checkbook.
Tags: air conditioning , heat , Washington Consumers' Checkbook , Robert Krughoff , Colleen Kelleher
