Things in Maryland have changed up a bit when it comes to emergencies and I think it was a very smart move! Mayor Jack Young announced during a press conference “Everyone in Maryland, both residents and visitors will have the ability to text 911 in the event of an emergency.” This is a great resource […]

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An investigation by the U.S. federal telecom regulator says about 12,600 callers couldn’t reach 911 directly from their cellphones during a five-hour AT&T outage on March 8. A Federal Communications Commission official said Thursday that the outage affected AT&T customers in the Southeast, central U.S. and parts of the Northeast as well as a significant […]

A mom blames her infant's death on the company and city officials' failure to fix a 911 call center problem.

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New data shows a racial divide when it comes to how historical events are viewed.

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Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia. Will her diagnosis give Trump more ammunition against the presidential hopeful?

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"It is a tremendous honor to even be considered for this very prestigious award," said Miranda in a statement. "To win today for Hamilton is beyond my wildest dreams."

A woman’s quick thinking led to the arrest of a Georgia man who attempted to rape her Monday morning. According to WSB-TV, Robert Giles, 27, abducted the woman around 4 a.m. from Hapeville and brought her to a closed adult store 20 minutes away in Jonesboro. Before the sexual assault, Giles ordered the woman to call […]

Violent video games have long been debated in society, but this one has taken a turn from violent to extremely disrespectful.

Who hasn’t butt-dialed someone before? It’s common for people to slide their phones into their back pockets and later find out they made a handful of unnecessary calls. The problem? Well, aside from accidentally dialing an ex, now folks’ backsides are causing headaches for emergency dispatchers. According to new research performed by Google, accidental butt-dialing is making […]

If you’re a fan of The League, a television series covering the fictional lives of fantasy football fanatics, then you may be familiar with Steve Rannazzisi.…