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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Around four years ago, Knox County introduced a program allowing people to text dispatchers if they needed emergency services. Now, the program is available in every county in the ...