Starting Dec. 20, residents in King County can now text 911 for help. King County is the 12th county in Washington State to offer the service. The technology boost is designed to work when it isn’t ...

RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI) - The fourth of July will be a busy day for a lot of people, but especially for 9-1-1 dispatchers. Every year on the Fourth of July, the number one 9-1-1 calls are about fireworks ...

911 lines were down in Indio on Monday, with no immediate word on when they would be restored. The Indio Police Department reported an unspecified issue was causing an outage starting around 6 a.m.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. People needing police, fire or paramedics emergency response in St. Louis County can now text 911 for help, officials announced ...

PEORIA, IL - Witnesses have begun to testify in the murder trial of the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black woman after she called police for help. The 2024 killing of Sonya ...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Houston County 911 is using a language line to bridge the gap between dispatchers and non-English speakers, ensuring everyone gets help quickly in emergencies. Over the last 5 ...

The 911 system for Indio went down Friday morning, according to the city's police department. The city's police agency said around 7 a.m. that its 911 system, along with those of "several other local ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Five years after the program was announced, the 911 text line for New Orleans is seldom used. However, the Orleans Parish Communications District (OPCD) says its value is in the ...