Accidental 911 calls happen more often than you may think. In 1987, only 50 percent of the U.S. population had access to 911, the universal emergency assistance line that had been championed by ...

Is it legal to prank call 911 in Kentucky? See what commonwealth says, and the consequences of dialing 911 without an ...

Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough is urging residents to be mindful of calling 911 on the Fourth of July, but gave a twist to his advice with a bit of satire. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Keough ...

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Some central Indiana residential care facilities could soon begin to be billed for making non-emergency 911 calls. A new ordinance approved by the Westfield City Council has ...

Lexington city officials are asking residents to call 3-1-1 or text 9-1-1 due to a provider outage Thursday, June 5. Getty Images Getty Images/iStockphoto Lexington residents in need of emergency ...