“And they just know when they call in they’re getting the best help in the world, I would say right here in Montgomery County. When they call us they know we help provide the resources they need. We’re going to help them anyway we can," says 911 Telecommunicator Derrell Buxton.
Doris Spencer worked at the UWS library for decades. Her passions run the gamut from travel to Scrabble.
911 dispatchers were unable to answer calls across multiple states Wednesday night.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Things are getting back to normal after a widespread 911 outage was reported in four states on Wednesday. Authorities said residents in parts of Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas were
At least six cities in four different states across the United States reported experiencing 911 call outages earlier in the evening, according to officials.
A tornado warning has been issued for portions of multiple Nebraska
As reported by Douglas County Circuit Court.
I’ve probably heard the song a thousand times (No, I’m not exaggerating), but I still get caught up in the story of the two young people hopping “the midnight train going anywhere.”
Experts are now calling for the modernization of 911 systems after it went out due to a seemingly minor light pole installation.
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. – A Gardiner man is facing multiple charges after reportedly poisoning thousands of fish in the Gardiner, Reedsport, and Winchester Bay Salmon Trout Enhancement Program hatchery. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began Monday after officers learned that someone broke into the hatchery building and dumped chemicals into one […]
A major 911 outage Wednesday showed the urgent need for increased modernization and regulation of the emergency system, experts in telecommunications and public safety told NBC News. On Thursday, Lumen Technologies, a telecommunications company based in Louisiana, said in a statement that "some customers in Nevada, South Dakota, and Nebraska experienced an outage due to a third-party company installing a light pole — unrelated to our services." The outage left millions in multiple states...
Broadband infrastructure partially funded by Public Service Commission grants.