Just how hot was it in Grand Junction, Colorado, Friday? Hot enough for a TV reporter to feel a little uncomfortable working outdoors. But Kalie Greenberg of our Gray Television sister station ...

Tiana Scott, 8 of Vacaville cools off by standing under a fountain of water while playing in the small children’s activity pool Wednesday at the Walter V. Graham Aquatic Center.

Swimply lets private pool owners rent them by the hour, while helping people beat the heat.

Alex Cook, 12, does a flip off the diving board Wednesday while beating the heat at Winona Pool in Loveland. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald) ...