Any use of a hand-held phone, such as calling, texting or scrolling, is going to be illegal starting Aug. 1.

He couldn’t do it without the cell phone. And half a world away, that suits Marty Cooper just fine. “There are more cell phones in the world today than there are people,” Cooper says.

Many schools in Ohio have already taken steps to ban or limit cell phone use. Cincinnati Country Day School in Indian Hill enforced an all-day cell phone ban during the 2023-24 school year.

CMPD is putting out a warning about cell phone thieves in South End. WCCB first told you about this in May.

If you use a cell phone on a cruise, be sure to follow these tips to avoid unexpected and surprisingly high costs.

Oklahoma's new education law bans cell phone use in public schools during school hours, with implementation details to be finalized over the summer.

Cell phone ban The Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Melissa Murray, that would require every public school to come up with a policy that bans the use of mobile phones during the school ...