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Emergency communications centers across Central Virginia said unfilled positions and retention issues are crunching 911 dispatchers to their breaking point.

UPDATE 10:50 AM: The suspect has been identified as Mark Samaniego, 32. He faces a charge of felony domestic battery causing substantial bodily harm and is being held in the Carson City Jail on $15,000 bail. *** UPDATE 1:35AM: The standoff at the Pheasant Drive home ended tonight at around 1:30 a.m.

LA GRANDE, Ore.- A group of Grande Ronde River rafters were camping along the bank when a large, dead treetop fell onto two tents with campers in them.

Dispatch centers across the U.S. are observing a similar trend, according to North Dakota Department of Emergency Services.

UPDATE: Carson City firefighters responded early Sunday morning to a small fire in the University Heights Apartment complex, 2028 West College Parkway. The fire was called into 911 dispatch at around 12:25 a.m. and was not considered serious. Arriving firefighters were able to put it out shortly after arriving, according to dispatch.

Dispatch centers across the U.S. are observing a similar trend, according to North Dakota Department of Emergency Services.

The woman called police to report a kidnapping after she had stepped out of her vehicle briefly and someone drove off with it.

Oconee Co. Sheriff's Office has launched a new program and it will help dispatchers get real-time information to those in need

REMSA Health recently hosted a behind-the-scenes look at their 911 dispatch center in recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

A 37-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday for suspicion of felony battery with a deadly weapon and parole and probation violation, a Carson City sheriffs booking report states.