Patrick Bittman, of Maine, was hoping to "watch the sunrise from Mount Lafayette,” but ran into trouble as he made his descent, according to authorites Courtesy National Guard Authorities say a Maine ...

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 ...

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 ...

IRVING, Texas — On July 11, Louie Bradley needed help. He had fallen in his shower and used an emergency pull switch to call for help. And while his neighbors called 911, help didn't arrive until it ...

DISPATCH: Okay, so you called 911. CALLER: Yes. The deputy connected the man in his 70s to the pantry at the Granbury Church ...

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.

SHAWANO CO., Wisc. -- Some emergency responders in Wisconsin might have second career opportunities as tutors. 911 Dispatcher Kim Krause received a call from a 10-year-old boy. He said he really ...