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 ...

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 ...

DEWITT COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Those in emergency situations in DeWitt County are now able to text 911 for first responder help. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, DeWitt County CenCom said residents ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -In addition to their phone line, the Grand Junction Regional Communication Center has a text line for people to contact in emergency situations. All you have to do is ...

During a nearly 24-hour outage in Santa Barbara County’s 911 phone service this week caused by a construction crew severing two Frontier fiber lines, Text-to-911 was the only way to reach emergency ...

Last week, the FCC passed an order accelerating its text-to-911 roll out by requiring all carriers, as well as certain dedicated texting apps, to support text-to-911 by the end of the year. However, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – In an emergency, remember you can always text 911 in Santa Barbara County, a reliable option ...

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 ...