Popular medications like Ozempic and Wegovy transform American waistlines, but a KING 5 investigation finds a troubling surge ...

The proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal jobs and earn less annually.

Reacting to the police shooting of Jabez Chakraborty, Mayor Mamdani plans to speed up the expansion of community responders, ...

The number of people seeking emergency care for heat-related issues grew faster than for non-heat-related health issues in ...

Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental ...

Canada and Mexico also use 911. The United Kingdom has used 999 since 1937–the world’s first emergency number. In the European Union, Russia and India, dial 112 for help. Australia is 000, New Zealand ...

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – As severe weather moves into the Upstate, dispatchers at the Spartanburg County 911 Center said knowing when to call 911 — versus when to use a non-emergency number — ...

For a hazard that needs to be reported immediately, people should call 911. We asked Dominick Nutter, the Raleigh’s emergency ...

CMPD breaks down when to call 911 for emergencies and when 311 is the right number for non-urgent issues, helping keep lines open for critical calls.

The Knoxville Police Department wants to buy 12 new drones to improve deployment as officers respond to 911 calls. Camera-bearing drones staged around the city could be sent up through an automated ...

If your phone is suddenly displaying "SOS," "no service," or "emergency calls only" and you're on Verizon's network, it's probably not your phone's fault, and you're certainly not alone. More than 100 ...

A firefighter climbs the roof of Maritime Antiques on the Custom House Wharf during a three-alarm fire on Dec. 26. Maine is suffering from a major firefighter shortage, straining emergency responses, ...