Emergency 911 services in 14 states went down temporarily on Monday, putting lives at risk. Some argue that the outages, which lasted for up to an hour, were caused by technical issues at Microsoft, which provides communications products used by emergency ser…

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Police departments and sheriff's offices in several states reported outages in 911 service Monday, but said later that service had been restored.

Police departments and sheriff's offices in several states reported outages in 911 service Monday, but said later that service had been restored.

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Law enforcement agencies across the country reported 911 outages Monday night, with many being restored in about an hour.After 7 p.m. Eastern time, several law enforcement agencies across Minneso...

The extent of the outage was not immediately clear.

Emergency calls placed through the 911 system were affected in at least seven states during a Monday night loss of service.

The extent of the outage was not immediately clear.

A number of police departments around the United States have reported that their 911 services are down, a widespread outage believed to be linked to a glitch in a Microsoft cloud computing platform used by law enforcement. Read Full Article at RT.com

Two areas of Los Angeles broke their all-time high temperature records in the past day, according to statistics from the National Weather Service (NWS).

The outage comes at a time when Americans are relying on internet access more than ever.

[Delayed Report] On Jul 13, at 5:15 PM EDT, 2 NNW Clendenin [Kanawha Co, WV] 911 Call Center reports Tstm Wnd Dmg. Tree down on W Union Rd and Thorofare Rd. Tree contact also caused power outage to 13 customers in the area. https://t.co/vs5h3FuIsX https://t.co/YykUvVOLCC

Increased Internet access significantly reduces health inequality and improves health conditions, according to @NIH. In the midst of the broadband outage, ASNA, a member of VOICE, is working hard to provide uninterrupted health services on the North. https://t.co/Pz3s9g602F

RT @jillysm51548154: Cellphone jammer? This paired with wi-fi outage would prevent a 911 call?! The inmate also said a cellphone jammer wa…

RT @BrunswickGovt: We are aware of a cellular service outage affecting AT&T customers: https://t.co/aYssnrLiBH You can still receive/make…

Here's what INdigital had to say as to the cause of recent downtime for Vigo County's 911 call center. https://t.co/d26Q7ZntRM

RT @BrunswickGovt: We are aware of a cellular service outage affecting AT&T customers: https://t.co/aYssnrLiBH You can still receive/make…

RT @BrunswickGovt: We are aware of a cellular service outage affecting AT&T customers: https://t.co/aYssnrLiBH You can still receive/make…

RT @BrunswickGovt: We are aware of a cellular service outage affecting AT&T customers: https://t.co/aYssnrLiBH You can still receive/make…

We are aware of a cellular service outage affecting AT&T customers: https://t.co/aYssnrLiBH You can still receive/make calls (including 911) when Wifi is enabled. Use a landline for 911 calls if you don't have Wifi. Cell phones that display SOS may still make 911 calls. #Brunsco https://t.co/rfdWTLmnEN

RT @BrooksKTVU: RIGHT NOW: Oakland 911 automated dispatching system has failed again this morning. "All dispatch staff have resumed manua…

RT @AlexShultz: City of Oakland put out a statement last night touting that they'd "effectively resolved" 911 call tech issues stemming fro…

RIGHT NOW: Oakland 911 automated dispatching system has failed again this morning. "All dispatch staff have resumed manual call routing," the city said. "Routing for calls is currently slower than normal." Day #3 of issues after a power outage. https://t.co/FwLjf9TVzP

RT @AlexShultz: City of Oakland put out a statement last night touting that they'd "effectively resolved" 911 call tech issues stemming fro…

City of Oakland put out a statement last night touting that they'd "effectively resolved" 911 call tech issues stemming from Thursday's power outage. This morning, they put out a new statement announcing that their automated dispatch system is down again, so expect routing delays https://t.co/Im8EzPwMEi

RT @NaomiLitvin: 911 is broken in #Oakland CA due to a power outage yesterday. The back up but switch to transfer calls is also broken, but…

Oakland power outage impacts 911 calls, exposes problems at communications center https://t.co/eUx4E8Fu2u https://t.co/HnkpLTM2D4

RT @NaomiLitvin: 911 is broken in #Oakland CA due to a power outage yesterday. The back up but switch to transfer calls is also broken, but…

RT @OakTribNews: Power outage causes computer issues with Oakland’s 911 dispatch system https://t.co/nPYfxJzfq6

RT @mercnews: Power outage causes computer issues with Oakland’s 911 dispatch system https://t.co/O07qJjAgdS