The UK's Emergency Alert system is being tested this weekend, with an alarm set to be sent to millions of devices across the country. A nationwide test of the alert will enable the government to check ...

Cell phones across Houston will ping with an Amber Alert-style warning at 11 a.m. Friday as city officials test the emergency messaging system. "This (wireless emergency alert) message would be for a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Wireless Emergency Alerts are messages that are sent to your phone by authorized government agencies, like the National Weather Center, and local public safety departments. The ...

Cellphone alerts are far from foolproof, though, as we experienced during January’s devastating fires. In west Altadena, warnings came too late or not at all. Cell service went out in many cases. Not ...

CLOSE EYE ON. COMING UP. THE CITY OF KISSIMMEE IS ANSWERING THE CALL TO IMPROVE SAFETY WITH A NEW HIGH TECH ALERT SYSTEM. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY SHOWS US HOW THIS BOOSTS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES AND ...

As we enter peak hurricane season, some members of Congress are sounding the alarm on how Americans receive communication during an emergency. The U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held a ...

Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather. When a deadly landslide tore through ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui went door-to-door evacuating residents from a wildfire Tuesday and sounded emergency sirens. There were no estimates on the size of the fire ...