AT&T on Tuesday announced the launch of its new location-based routing to automatically transmit wireless 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 call centers on a nationwide basis. AT&T can quickly and more accurately identify where a wireless 9-1-1 call is coming from using device GPS and hybrid information to route the call to the correct 9-1-1 call center, also known as public safety answering point or PSAP.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: MacTrast

A young man is breathing a little easier after nearly losing an engagement ring to a vehicle fire on Monday. According to Williamson County Fire Rescue, fire crews were dispatched to a car fire off I-840 on Monday afternoon. Fire-Rescue crews arrived to find the vehicle fully involved and quickly moved to stop the flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSMV-TV NBC 4 Nashville

The steady increase in COVID-19 cases this past month is not disconcerting to Americans, as they are less worried now about the coronavirus than they were at the start of the year, and fewer are social distancing. Fewer than one in three U.S. adults (31%) say they are "very" or "somewhat worried" about getting COVID-19, statistically similar to the 34% recorded in mid-February when cases were steeply declining after the omicron spike.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Gallup News

VIDEO: The community was invited to an open house from 1-4 p.m. on May 10 for the new Walla Walla Fire Department, College Place Fire Department and Walla Walla County Fire District 4 fire drill tower at 300 Cayuse Street. The new facility replaced the previous drill tower, which opened in 1974 and was described as being “at the end of its useful life.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

VIDEO: A vacant apartment building in Airway Heights is likely a total loss after a large fire late Tuesday night. The fire was first reported around 8:45 p.m. off Highway 2 near South Lawson and Campbell streets. The fire has been knocked down as of Wednesday morning, but fire crews remain on the scene watching for any hotspots.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane