At least 123 deaths likely linked to heat Calif. heat wave - San Jose Mercury News

OLIVIA MUNOZ Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. - At least 132 deaths, mostly elderly residents, were likely linked to a nearly two-week heat wave in California, county coroner's offices reported Friday. The big jump from a day earlier came primarily from Los Angeles, Merced, and Stanislaus counties, where coroners struggled to keep up. "This is unprecedented for the county," said Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services spokesman David Jones. The county typically suffers one heat-related death ...