Text to 911 lets users contact emergency services from areas with no cell signal using satellite-enabled phones. Here's how ...

Text-to-911 is a feature available to essentially all smartphone users. With it, you can text with dispatchers during an ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Residents in St. Louis County can now send text messages to 911 during emergencies. County leaders unveiled the new system Tuesday inside the Chief William Karaba Emergency ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Uber is rolling out new safety features that will allow users to talk to a live safety agent and text 911 operators in the case of emergency. Rebecca Payne, the lead project manager ...

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We’ve all seen movies where a terrified homeowner hides under the bed or in the closet, afraid to call 911 because of menacing home invaders. Well, worry no more, hypothetical crime victim: Verizon ...

YORKVILLE — Racine County has launched another means for those experiencing an emergency to connect to help. Racine County Executive Jonathan Delagrave announced in a news release Tuesday the ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- Several police departments in the North Bay are rolling out a new program that allows people to text 911 to report an emergency. RELATED: San Jose approves changes to help ...

Today marks the launch of Text-to-911, the technology that allows people use their phones to text police about an emergency. The 911 texting feature is fairly straightforward: text your emergency and ...

LIVINGSTON, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's a new way to contact help, and it's right at the fingertips of some North Valley residents. Deanna Soria with the Livingston Police Department says folks can now text ...