Calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will soon be routed to call centers based on the caller's geographic location -- a ...

(WHTM) — It has been three months since the 988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline rolled out, centers are seeing a rise in call volume. However, those calls are dispatched by area code which means if ...

The US Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step toward adopting a rule that would require telecommunications companies to route calls to the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline based on ...

Major cell phone carriers have started to adopt a new technology that helps direct callers to the 988 suicide and crisis hotline to help centers based on their physical location rather than their ...

Callers within Washington’s 509 area code can start including the area code when dialing next month, the Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission said Wednesday. The change, which starts April ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — If you live in eastern Washington, you won’t be able to do seven-digit dialing starting today. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 24, you have to add the 509 area code to all calls. The ...

SPOKANE – The 509 area code – the glue that binds Yakima to Usk, and Stehekin to Anatone – is only for only another five years, the state said Wednesday. Then Eastern Washington will need a second ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The only area code in Washington that allows seven-digit dialing for phone calls is 509. Beginning April 24, callers will all dial the same way in the state, by using 10-digit dialing ...

Callers within Washington’s 509 area code must now include that area code, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission said. The switch took effect Sunday, Oct. 24. The change to 10-digit ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The only area code in Washington that allows seven-digit dialing for phone calls is 509. Beginning Sunday, callers will all dial the same way in the state, by using 10-digit dialing.