DULUTH – Cellphone service could soon reach some of Minnesota’s most remote northern wilderness, including the Gunflint Trail and parts of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The Cook County Board on Tuesday approved a lease agreement allowing AT&T to build a tower on public land, a decision that sparked controversy among locals and visitors who prefer the region remain off the grid…
The leader of D.C.’s 911 emergency call center for nearly five years has decided to step down as she faces an audit and intense scrutiny over how her agency operates.
Mayor Muriel Bowser said Office of Unified Communications Director Karima Holmes will be moving on from her post.
Holmes plans to leave her job after the 2021 presidential inauguration…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — After acknowledging that the public safety chief didn’t retire but was fired, the city manager in Kalamazoo publicly apologized for not telling the whole story.
City Manager Jim Ritsema said disclosures of Karianne Thomas’ departure in September didn’t tell the whole story.
“I will strive for more clarity in my communications going forward,” Ritsema told city commissioners Monday.
He said trust is a “key ingredient” of city government…
Public-safety and business-industrial licensees with LMR systems on T-Band spectrum would be able to continue operating those networks, thanks to a scheduled auction of the airwaves being repealed as part of the massive federal funding legislation passed yesterday by Congress.
This reported $1.4 trillion funding measure, along with a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package, has been sent to President Donald Trump to sign into law. If Trump decides to veto the legislation, both the House and Senate appear to have the votes necessary to override a veto…
New Orleans residents and visitors having emergencies can now talk to first responders by video when they call or text 911, thanks to a program city officials say will be a big help for people in crisis.
The Orleans Parish Communications District, which handles the city’s emergency dispatches and 911 calls, will also be able to better determine a person’s location using upgraded software from its private partner, Carbyne, a call handling platform…
RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) – Kids have a chance to call and track Santa’s sleigh though the Radford City Police Department and their 911 Communication’s Center.
The call to ‘track’ Santa also doubles as a learning opportunity.
Kids will be able to call and find out Santa’s current location, but also practice interacting with dispatchers…
