• 911 dispatchers needed as center battles turnover

    911 Dispatchers are needed in Trumbull and Mahoning counties.

  • LAPD seeks to fire a senior captain over undisclosed relationship with 911 dispatcher

    Los Angeles police officials are seeking to fire a senior captain after an internal investigation determined he failed to disclose a romantic relationship with a civilian employee and then lied about it to internal affairs detectives, according to three department sources. The captain, Alejandro "Alex" Vargas, was summoned earlier this week to the office of Assistant Chief Daniel Randolph and told that he would be assigned home, according to the sources, who requested anonymity to discuss a...

  • David Shapiro: Time to make a 911 call on the city’s 911 overload

    An old publisher of mine started an executive committee meeting with concerns about newspaper subscriber complaints of slow telephone response in the circulation department.

  • Iconic Porsche 911 going hybrid

    Its gas engine will be assisted by at least one battery-powered electric motor.

  • Nassau County reporting 911 system outage

    Nassau County officials are warning that its 911 system is experience interruptions. Residents are being asked to call their local police precinct in the event of an emergency until the system is back up and fully running. County emergency officials are sending out automated calls to alert residents to the outage.

  • Dispatcher saves lives, brings others into the world

    Every time the phone rings at the Ashtabula County 911 Center, dispatchers have no ideawho may be calling or the nature of the emergency.

  • Dispatcher, firefighters reunited with baby they helped deliver

    University Heights firefighters and a Chagrin Valley dispatcher recently got to meet a newborn baby for the second time, just about a month after they helped to deliver him.

  • Porsche 911 Hybrid Prototype Is Faster on the Nürburgring

    The Porsche 911 Hybrid has already proven its worth during extensive testing at the renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife, a track known for its challenging terrain and demanding conditions. Piloted by Porsche brand ambassador Jörg Bergmeister, the hybrid powerhouse completed a lap in an astonishing 7:16.934 minutes, shaving off an impressive 8.7 seconds from its predecessor’s time. […]

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    Verizon customers experience brief issues calling 911

    HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The Honolulu Police Department warned parts of the public of issues when calling 911 on Friday at noon. According to HPD, some Verizon Wireless customers calling dispatchers were transferred to an automated recording with instructions to call 911. Police said those who heard the recording needed to press zero to be connected []

  • Teen who texted 911 rescued after she was trafficked to California from Mexico

    In texts received in Spanish and translated to English, the girl tried to describe her location, though she did not know where she wasAuthorities rescued a 17-year old girl after she was trafficked to Ventura county, California, from Mexico two months ago and texted 911 for help.On Thursday, the Ventura county sheriff’s office announced that on 9 May authorities rescued the girl after she sent messages to 911. The text message correspondence began with a call taker at a 911 communication center,...

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    LISTEN: Great Miami River rescue 911 call

    Montgomery County Regional Dispatch confirmed to 2 NEWS that crews received a call to respond to the bikeway along the Great Miami River in downtown Dayton.

  • Braids hailed as 'best course in Edinburgh' by Dispatch Trophy veteran

    Close to 50 years after making his Dispatch Trophy debut, Graeme Millar is back at the Braids and absolutely loving being involved in the event’s 124th edition. Millar is playing for Colinton Mains in the Edinburgh Leisure-supported event, having joined forces with brothers Ross and Scott Fergus and Calum Burgess to beat five-time winners Carrickvale in a tight tussle on Saturday to progress to the third round on Tuesday night. “I really enjoyed my return to the tournament, having first played...