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Raleigh hostage situation highlights importance of texting 911

Swift criticized Baldoni in texts to Lively: court docs

  • Jan 23

Woman says AI-generated deepfake text sent her to jail

  • Jan 9

California widower loses $1M to 'wrong number' crypto romance scam

  • Oct 31, 2025

Trump pick Paul Ingrassia withdraws from hearing

  • Oct 22, 2025

'Smishing': US Postal Service issues warning about text message scam

  • Dec 17, 2024

Descendants of Stagville Plantation frustrated with racist mass texts

  • Nov 12, 2024

Latest iPhone update includes highly sought after feature

  • Sep 13, 2022

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Raleigh hostage situation highlights importance of texting 911

  • Jul 23
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Chiropractor warns of condition called 'text neck'

  • Jun 15, 2018
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New cell phone causes 13-year-old to get text messages meant for escort

  • Nov 2, 2017
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Wrong text leads to Thanksgiving dinner invite

  • Dec 21, 2016
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Commonly mistaken emojis

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Commonly Mistaken Emojis Part 2

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Michelle Carter's text message suicide trial revisited in 20/20 special 'Words to Die By'

It was an unprecedented case that landed Michelle Carter in prison after she used text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself.

  • Apr 8, 2022

Verizon customers report spam text messages coming from user's own cellphones

If you've gotten a mysterious message on your cellphone that looks like it came from your own phone number, do not click on the link.

  • Mar 31, 2022

Teen who met grandma from accidental text shares Thanksgiving plans after COVID-19 loss

Wanda's husband Lonnie, who also took part in the Thanksgiving tradition with Jamal and his girlfriend, died from COVID-19 complications in April.

  • Nov 21, 2020

'You owe us money:' Cartel text scam featuring graphic photos threatens Raleigh family

The scam features text messages of mutilated bodies, followed by threats to attack family members with their addresses included.

  • Nov 6, 2020

Federal Trade Commission officials warn of phishing text message scam

Getting text messages about a package? Whatever you do, DO NOT click on the link in the message.

  • Sep 29, 2020