Texting

A texting scam that's referred to as "pig butchering" is tricking unsuspecting victims throughout the United States, including Michigan.

If you're driving anywhere south of Genesee County, put the phone down. Actually, put your phone down NO MATTER WHAT.

Are we the only ones who can't believe that people still do this??

Michigan State Police have started a statewide crackdown that will focus on busting drivers who are driving distracted.

No matter who is wrong or right, you just can't use your car as a deadly weapon. Last time I checked a hit and run is considered a felony.

Trying to have a conversation over text is never easy, but Key & Peele show how it might actually be deadly!

A ridiculously high 77% of young adults believe that they can safely text and drive. A Belgian driving instructor taught his kids that this belief is not true... by not only letting them text while behind the wheel, but by requiring them to do so! See the video here.

Texting behind the wheel of a car is illegal in Michigan, but as of right now there are no laws about texting from the hood of that speeding car.

A woman from Alaska fell of a 60 foot cliff while texting. Texting and walking already don't mix. Throw a cliff into the equation and you've got a recipe for some dumb sh*t.

The state of the great American teenager may be driving most of us crazy, but a new study indicates that may be all they are driving – as today’s teens appear to be trading in sets of wheels for two solid thumbs. Researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute say that nearly a third of 19 year olds living in the United States haven’t even attempted to get a drivers lic

There's a new phone service that could be a parent's dream! Mom/Dad will soon be able to read their children's text messages, control who they speak to and turn their phones on or off – no matter where they are. Mobile company Bemilo has created the service, which will run on the Vodafone network. It will rollout in the UK, but no word on the states.

A new study found that people are more likely to tell the truth over a text message than in a voice interview. Does this mean that all you have to do when you need to know the truth is send a text?  Probably not, because liars will be liars, but it definitely shows that people are more likely to give up sensitive information over a text message.