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July is here, and the Philadelphia region has been blasted with intense, rising temperatures. Regardless of your age, there are some important, beneficial habits worth adopting to stay safe and healthy. On the July 7th edition of “Ask Dr. Brian,” KYW Newsradio Medical Editor Dr. Brian McDonough answers the question, “How can you stay healthy when intense summer heat hits?” Have a medical or wellness question of your own? Send it to “[email protected],” and it could be featured on a future episode. Watch the show on the KYW Newsradio YouTube channel.

State troopers are investigating after three riders in a Lyft carjacked the driver at gunpoint over the weekend in Delaware. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin reports. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

From Piggies to Pitties: For one day in August, the Lehigh Valley’s AAA club, the IronPigs, will change their name to raise awareness for area shelters and animal aid agencies. KYW Newsradio’s Matt Coughlin has more. (Image by Lehigh Valley IronPigs)

A whale destroyed a fire department boat off the coast of North Jersey that was out on July 4th. KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon has more. (Photo credit: Dan Reiman/Facebook)

A 9-year-old's prank message in a bottle has been discovered 50 years later. NJ.com reported that New Jersey resident John Kauterman discovered the bottle while cleaning up a stretch of wetlands. Inside, he found a letter dated Aug. 20, 1973, by a young girl named Laurie Blair Brown. It says, "Please notify my family that a band of ruthless sponge fisherman are forcing me to dive for them in shark-infested waters!" Kauterman posted an image of the letter on social media; he learned that Blair Brown had died in 2017. However, her sister, Allison Spencer, recognized it. She says she wrote the letter, but it was her sister's idea. (Photo credit: John Kauterman/Facebook)

People in Norristown and Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, are under a boil water advisory. Pennsylvania American Water says there was a loss of positive pressure in the distribution system due to an equipment failure. As a result, it says it's possible the water coming from your tap could be contaminated. The company says the equipment has been repaired and positive pressure has been restored. But before you can go back to drinking your tap water, they have to run additional tests. So, before drinking, making ice, doing the dishes, or brushing your teeth, boil the water for one minute, then let it cool.

Team USA is out of the World Cup. They lost 4-1 to Belgium in the round of 16. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi watched the match at the FIFA Fan Fest at Lemon Hill.

The first strike in PECO's history is over. The union and management reached a tentative deal late Monday night. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports live from PECO headquarters.

Police in Upper Chichester, Delaware County, are looking for whoever lit fireworks and threw them into a crowd during a July Fourth celebration over the weekend.

The United States has the highest mortality rate among the 18 highest-income countries. KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough looks at why this is the case.

Michael DelBene took the helm in 2019 and oversaw the expansion of the celebration into a 16-day festival, from Juneteenth through the Fourth of July, with an ever-growing menu of events. As KYW Newsradio City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb tells us, he did not respond to an interview request. No reason was given for his departure. (photo credit: Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Welcome America, Inc.)

The Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office says four people have died from heat-related causes since July 1, when a heat dome over the East Coast brought a string of days with temperatures over 100 degrees to the area. The Health Department has ended the heat emergency, but spokesman James Garrow says temperatures and humidity remain high enough to cause heat stress, especially for young children, older adults, pregnant women and those on certain medications. People in those groups should continue to take extra precautions. The deaths recorded during the last several days bring to five the number of heat-related deaths this year. Garrow says Philadelphia has seen five deaths in a single summer just four times in the last decade. (photo credit: Getty Images)

The Mütter Museum is celebrating America's 250th anniversary by plunging guests into 1976 by exploring a mystery disease outbreak. KYW's Shara Dae Howard took a trip back to when the world was watching Philadelphia. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)

Floodwaters, for the most part, have receded from South Jersey roads, but troubles lingered for drivers who were caught in the deep water on Monday. Alex Pikovsky of the laundry servicing company Hercules was on Route 38 in Pennsauken just west of Mansion Boulevard when the floodwaters got too deep. KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo has more. (photo credit: Mike DeNardo/KYW Newsradio)

Paving Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City should have started by now, but there’s another delay in the project. Mayor Marty Small said on Monday that work will now begin in October. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more. (photo credit: City of Atlantic City, Facebook)

Authorities are investigating a fire at a Northeast Philadelphia mosque over the weekend as arson. It happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center along Tyson Avenue, right off Castor Avenue. According to video posted by CAIR-Philadelphia, a man seems to walk up to the building, light a bag, and throw it inside the building, sparking the flames. No one was inside the mosque at the time, and no injuries were reported, but the building was significantly damaged. Officials are offering a $2,500 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. They are also running an online fundraiser to help fix the damage. (photo credit: CAIR-Philadelphia)

Authorities in Atlantic County have filed charges against a 75-year-old ice skating coach, accused of sexually abusing a former student decades ago. KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty has more on this. (photo credit: Getty Images)

An audit by the city controller says the Philadelphia School District owes millions to former employees for paid time off, and the district also needs to do a better job of keeping track of its property. More from KYW Newsradio education reporter Mike DeNardo.

Chief Defender Keisha Hudson says she told the court they will no longer take part in monthly emergency bail hearings or be involved with parole violation matters if they weren’t the defense attorneys from the start. Essentially, they are no longer going to fill the void when it's needed. (photo credit: KYW Newsradio, file)

Electrical workers are back on the picket line Monday morning. They've been on strike since Saturday. PECO is now using contractors to restore power to thousands of customers who have been in the dark since Saturday's storms. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports live from PECO headquarters.

KYW Newsradio is celebrating 250 years of Philly voices, highlighting Philadelphians throughout history, past and present, who shaped the city and the nation. KYW's Matt Coughlin shares more about Julian Abele, who quite literally shaped our city.

In honor of the nation's 250th anniversary, the city is celebrating with 52 Weeks of Firsts, highlighting a historic milestone each week. KYW Newsradio's John McDevitt shares more about the first bank in America, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1791. (Photo credit: NPS)

Philadelphia police are investigating two deadly shootings that took place on Sunday, as well as a few other shootings from Saturday night. KYW Newsradio's Vik Raghupathi has more.

The sweltering, multi-day heat wave claimed at least 25 lives in New Jersey. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said many of the victims were found inside homes without air conditioning.

Philadelphia police arrested five people who they said tried to burn a large American flag in Washington Square Park in Society Hill Sunday evening. According to police, about 25 people gathered in the square around 6 p.m. Officials said a protest leader placed a large American flag on the sidewalk and doused it with an accelerant. That’s when police officers walked over with a fire extinguisher. Police said members of the crowd formed a circle around the officers to block them, and bicycle officers intervened. After they parted the crowd and prevented a fire from being lit, police said the crowd refused multiple dispersal orders. At that point, police arrested three men and two women for failure to disperse. Officials said the rest of the group left. Police said this was the third demonstration of the day; the two previous gatherings were larger but incident-free. (Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)

Flash flood warnings in Philadelphia from the storms overnight have now been lifted. There were multiple rescues in South Philly and Delaware County. More than 3,000 people are still without power. PECO is trying to bring it back while their workers are on strike. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson reports live from Doylestown, Bucks County with more.

The Pennsylvania Senate is now considering a bill that would prohibit non-disclosure agreements between data center developers and municipalities. It passed the state House with strong bipartisan support. KYW Newsradio's suburban bureau chief Jim Melwert reports. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The families of three long-time Philadelphia police officers who died from brain cancer are suing the owner of the building where they worked. They claim the officers got sick from highly toxic chemicals at the Frankford Arsenal. KYW Newsradio crime and justice reporter Kristen Johanson has more. (Photo courtesy of Schafer family)

What’s new with COVID-19? KYW medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough takes a look.

Philly Police are investigating several shootings that took place across the city. KYW’s Vik Raghupathi has more. (photo credit: Getty Images)

If you're looking to see Big Boy at the Navy Yard on Sunday, you just missed your chance. Union Pacific Railroad says its display event there is closed due to the heat. KYW's Shara Dae Howard spoke with train enthusiasts who got to witness the massive locomotive before the shutdown. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)

The General Assembly passed legislation on Tuesday that prevents companies from charging different prices for items based on customer data. Bill sponsor Chigoze Onyema says often these companies know more about us than we know about ourselves, and they try to extract every last dollar they can. We get the details from KYW South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. (photo credit: Minh Connors/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The explosion happened on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal around 4 p.m. on Saturday, right after the 32-foot-long boat had fueled up at a restaurant and marina in Chesapeake City, Maryland. It was still tied to a dock at the time of the blast. Four people were airlifted with serious burns and five others were taken via ambulance to nearby hospitals. Authorities say seven people were on the boat at the time of the explosion. The two others injured were on a nearby dock. The explosion brought a massive response from more than half a dozen fire companies. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. It was one of at least three boating accidents in the United States around the Fourth of July holiday weekend. (photo credit: Bo Shen/Getty Images)

A Pennsylvania House committee held a hearing on UFO’s and the search for extraterrestrials. KYW Suburban Bureau Chief Jim Melwert tells us that while some of the meeting felt like an X-Files episode, it also focused on Pennsylvania's out-this-world-sized role in space exploration. (photo credit: David Talukdar/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A West Philly family is still in shock after the row home next door suddenly collapsed along 61st and Delancey streets Sunday morning. The family is waiting to hear if they’ll be able to stay in their home this holiday weekend. KYW's Shara Dae Howard talked to them. (photo credit: Shara Dae Howard/KYW Newsradio)

PECO'S largest union, IBEW Local 614, has been on strike since midnight Saturday. The union says negotiations are scheduled to resume at about 10 a.m. Sunday. In a statement issued Saturday, union officials say three picketers have been involved in physical altercations, including one member who was pushed to the ground by PECO security at a facility on Oregon Avenue, and two others struck by vehicles. PECO disputed the allegations, calling them "completely false." The company says, based on its own investigation into the incidents, it determined the picketers fell on their own and weren't hit by any vehicles. PECO says it hopes to move forward through the use of a federal mediator who has been assigned to the case. Union leaders say picketers will be out in force again Sunday until a deal is reached. Close to 20,000 PECO customers were without power at one point Saturday evening from York to Philadelphia after heavy thunderstorms rolled across Pennsylvania. The outage map on PECO's website is currently unavailable. (photo credit: NBC10)

A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the parking lot of a pizza shop in New Castle County, Delaware. Police say the shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. Saturday outside a Papa John's at the corner of Marsh and Grubb Roads in Wilmington. The woman was rushed to the hospital, where she continues to fight for her life. Authorities have not said what led up to the shooting, and it's unclear at this time if anyone has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Delaware State Police. (photo credit: Xavi Lopez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The final whistle on France’s one-nil victory over Paraguay also marked the end of FIFA World Cup hosting duties for Philadelphia. KYW’s Pat Loeb reports many residents will miss the excitement. (photo credit: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

A 16-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after being shot twice in a North Philadelphia basement Saturday night. Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace says officers arrived at the shooting scene at a house on Rockland Street near A Street in Feltonville around 10:15 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital and placed in stable condition. Pace says police believe the shooter is a 15-year-old boy who fled the scene. They also believe the victim was with a group of at least three other teens in the basement when the shooting happened. One spent shell casing was found at the scene. Police have yet to recover the gun. (photo credit: NBC10)

Officials in Chester County have recovered the body of a paddleboarder who went missing at Marsh Creek State Park last night. Officials tell our partners at NBC 10 that the lake is back open today after the remains were found early this morning. Two other swimmers were rescued from the reservoir just before 10 p.m. last night. Severe thunderstorms brought heavy winds and rain to the region. Authorities have not released the identity of the swimmer.

The celebration of America’s 250th birthday is far from over, but despite the weather's interruption Saturday night, it has been a great success for Philadelphia and the entire region. KYW Special Contributor Larry Kane has a unique perspective, looking back at his involvement in the Bicentennial 50 years ago, and using this year’s celebration as a marker of how far our region has come. (photo credit: Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

Severe thunderstorms heavily delayed Philly's massive 4th of July concert on the Parkway well into the early morning hours. It didn't stop thousands of people from showing out for the big show. KYW’s Sunny Morgan was there as fans braved the heat before evacuating the event. (photo credit: Sunny Morgan/KYW Newsradio)

Mayor Cherelle Parker kicked off the Fourth of July by honoring several people from Philadelphia whom she says have "answered the call to serve something greater than themselves. Together, they embody the very best of One Philly, a United City. One America, a United Nation." KYW Newsradio’s Conner Barkon has more from Independence Mall. (photo credit: Conner Barkon/KYW Newsradio)

A tanker transporting 6,000 gallons of milk overturned on Route 202 in Chester County early Saturday morning. The crash happened around 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes of 202 at Cedar Hollow Road in Tredyffrin Township, authorities say. (photo credit: NBC10)

FIFA fever's lighting up on this Independence Day as Philadelphia Stadium hosts its sixth and final World Cup match Saturday night. France takes on Paraguay in the Round of 16, with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. Fans can also expect a big Fourth of July celebration. (photo credit: Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

This holiday weekend, backyard pools, lakes, and the ocean are the places to be to beat this heat. But those places could be a nightmare for some. Accidental drownings are one of the leading causes of death for children. Congressman Donald Norcross introduced a resolution to raise awareness and ensure every kid learns how to swim. We get more on this from KYW Newsradio's South Jersey reporter Mike Dougherty. (photo credit: Getty Images)

Extreme temperatures and major event cancellations have dampened enthusiasm for Philadelphia’s semiquincentennial, but polls show a lot of the country was already lukewarm about the celebration. KYW Newsradio's City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb has more. (photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Independence Hall is center stage this weekend as America celebrates its 250th birthday here in Philadelphia. KYW Newsradio's Matt Leon spoke with Dr. Whitney Martinko, an associate professor of history at Villanova University, about the history behind Independence Hall. (photo credit: Al Drago/Getty Images)

While Old City is known for its history, there's another section of the city where the founding fathers once roamed. Historic Germantown is made up of 20 historic, cultural and green sites in North and Northwest Philadelphia. Now they have a visitor center to welcome you in. Executive Director Tuomi Forrest says they are ready to help you explore all they have to offer. (photo of Annual re-enactment of the Battle of Germantown during the Revolutionary Germantown Festival. Credit: Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

PECO workers with IBEW Local 614 walked off the job at midnight on Saturday, as a new contract has not been met. KYW Newsradio's Nigel Thompson tells us the strike comes in the midst of a holiday weekend that’s brought record heat and will bring massive thunderstorms. (photo credit: KYW Newsradio, file)