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Central Ohio Counties to Get 911 Texting Capability

Central Ohio residents with emergencies will soon have the option to text 911 in addition to placing a call. Local governments in Delaware and Franklin counties plan to test technology in the first three months of 2018 allowing the emergency …

Cities Explore Expanding Text-to-911 Services

With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call police,” he wrote. “I’m gonna die.” Moments later, he texted again: “Call …