A harrowing clearer picture is beginning to emerge regarding the final hours of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle ...

Sometimes the most important estate planning steps are simple, little or no-cost, common sense things that are just overlooked. Here’s one: the emergency envelope. You should have an emergency ...

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. — When flash flooding swept across the D.C. region in August 2023, Arlington County’s Emergency Communications Center was flooded with calls. But not all of them were emergencies ...

Pennsylvania's 911 emergency service lines are experiencing technical issues statewide, officials said Friday afternoon in an alert that went out to millions of residents. A text message warning was ...

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Oakland’s 911 emergency call center is facing more oversight from state regulators amid the city’s yearslong failure to bring answering times down to the mandated standard. In an August 27 letter ...

PITTSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Chatham County woman reconnected with the 911 operator who helped her through the unexpected delivery of her daughter. Two weeks ago, 911 telecommunicator Lorie Teague ...

Kitsap County residents now have a dedicated number to call for routine public safety issues that are not emergencies.

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans’ 911 agency reports that both 911 and 311 services are operating again after being down for a few hours on Thursday due to an outage. The disruption began around 1 p.m. and ...

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911 systems across Mississippi were fully restored Thursday evening, the governor said, after going down earlier Thursday afternoon. Systems in Louisiana were still being restored, authorities said.