A bad haircut, a broken dishwasher or a hornet buzzing around the house may feel like a crisis at the time — but they are not ...

A Canadian woman dialed 911 after hearing yelling and shouting coming from her neighbor’s apartment. When cops arrived, they pounded on her neighbor’s door until the occupant finally opened up. That’s ...

A semi-truck driver was rescued after his cab dangled over the edge of I-65 in Louisville, Kentucky. The driver remained on the phone with a 911 dispatcher for nearly 20 minutes during the ordeal.

Experts say Carlos likely saved his family with quick thinking. March 11, 2010— -- His panicked voice was heartbreaking. But the 7-year-old California boy hailed as a hero for calling 911 while ...

The city of Raleigh Emergency Communications Department released 911 calls this week, providing insight into the chaos that unfolded inside an emergency room where an officer was shot and killed. On ...

THOSE RECORDS COMING UP? WHEN YOU CALL 911, YOU WANT HELP RIGHT AWAY. BUT THIS AFTERNOON, A NEW AUDIT SHOWS THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS NOT RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALLS AS FAST AS THEY ...

Adam B. Summers is a columnist, economist, and public policy analyst, and a former editorial writer for the Orange County Register / Southern California News Group. He is also editor and coauthor of ...