TEXT TO GET FAST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. OUR MADELINE CARTER TESTED IT OUT TO SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS IN REAL TIME. MOST PEOPLE WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL 911 IN AN EMERGENCY. BUT HOW DO YOU GET ...

SILVER LAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - Silver Lake police are the latest department to start accepting texts to 911. A Facebook post from the Silver Lake Police Department Wednesday announced the dispatch ...

The city of New Carlisle started a new program earlier this month that will help residents find information and report issues through texting. TextMyGov, a 24/7 texting service, allows residents to ...

GREEN COUNTRY, Okla. — The new Text to 911 program is expected make getting help from emergency services more accessible across Green Country. "I certainly think Text to 911 is one of those services ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A program that allows people to text 911 instead of having to call should be available in the entire state of Tennessee by the end of the year. The service is meant to help people ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Texting is a part of every day life. With some teenagers, it may seem like it’s all they do. A new study shows that for hundreds of thousands of teens, it’s become a ...

AVON, Ohio -- As of Dec. 7, the City of Avon is discontinuing its VIP Text program. Instead, the city encourages residents to sign up for the Lorain County Emergency Alert System. Residents will ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York State Quitline is announcing a new service in its efforts to put a stop to nicotine addiction. The DroptheVape text program allows people to receive information and ...

Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...