Arlington officials say they will be ready to send emergency warnings to cell phones using the nation’s most far-reaching ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has updated its rules to provide alert originators with the flexibility to send silent Wireless Emergency Alerts, which the agency said would better ...

The proposal would require broadcasters and other participants to implement safeguards such as stronger passwords, software ...

Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, ...

Cell phones across the South Bay are set to light up tomorrow, Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Pacific, when Alert SouthBay pushes out ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be buzzing phones, TVs and radios Wednesday with its first nationwide test of alert systems since 2019. In coordination with the ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As wildfires tore through Southern California earlier this year, wireless emergency alerts provided critical, life-saving information. But for many in immigrant communities, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This emergency alert was issued to cell phones after a Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy was shot multiple times early Wednesday.

You’ve probably had it happen before: Three loud beeps followed by a long, high-pitched sound delivered to your mobile phone to alert you to severe weather or another emergency near you. These jolting ...