The catastrophic 1998 tornadoes in Middle Tennessee downed dozens of trees at Andrew Jackson's home, The Hermitage. In the Music City way, that damage was turned into guitars. Rutherford County's ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A community paramedicine program at Georgetown Scott County EMS is cutting down the number of non-emergency 911calls, freeing up first responders. Veteran EMT Brandon ...

The discussion on how to treat those with mental illness in our communities — specifically as it relates to 911 calls for mental health crises — never ends. The primary response in the city of Chicago ...

City leaders say the new way to contact emergency dispatchers could be a game changer for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a language barrier. Lake Powell nears "dead power pool"—what it ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro leaders launched a Text to 911 program Tuesday, July 7, offering domestic violence survivors and others a way to reach emergency services without speaking on ...

A text-to-911 pilot program currently in use by Louisville's MetroSafe dispatch center will now be put into place permanently, officials announced during a July 7 news conference. The service, which ...

Add WDRB as a preferred source on Google to ensure that local news and weather from WDRB appears more often in Top Stories when relevant to your search. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — You can now text 911 ...

California lawmakers’ desire for more oversight of the state’s overdue and over-budget Next Generation 911 project appear likely to go into effect after requirements proposed earlier this session were ...

Auburn 911 dispatchers credited Auburn Public Safety's Text-to-911 program for playing a critical role in saving a nonverbal woman with paraplegia from her burning home in April. A dozen personnel ...

A new program in Arlington will link non-urgent 911 callers with a licensed nurse to help them with their issues. McClatchy stock image McClatchy stock image People calling 911 in Arlington may be ...