911 text message service for Oakland County Sheriff's Office down

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that 911 call service has been restored, but text message service remains ...

Oakland County Sheriff's Office 911 service, texts restored

Both the Oakland County Sheriff's Office 911 call services and text services have been restored after an outage Thursday ...
kcra.com

New Text to 911 service allows you to reach help without cell reception. Here's how it works

SHORE. POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS DISPATCHED TO A SWAMP WHERE SOMEBODY WAS STUCK. OUR RHONDELLA RICHARDSON IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER BY THE SEA WITH THE TOOL FIRST RESPONDERS USED TO PULL IT OFF. RHONDELLA ...
Los Angeles Times

That text from the post office could be a scam. How to avoid ‘smishing’ fraud

The week before Christmas is crucial if you are sending packages or getting last-minute deliveries through the U.S. Postal Service. But be careful, because scammers are trying to use text messages to ...
Nextgov

GSA preps code for shutdown of text service for government benefits

Though the agency did not confirm whether a Notify.gov shutdown was in the works, the agency’s Github repository shows code for an “end of life” banner for the service. The General Services ...