In the early hours of July 4, flash floods rose through parts of Texas’ Kerr County and surrounding regions, killing more than 130 people, including 27 children and counselors at a local summer camp.

Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, phones across Los Angeles County lighted up with an emergency alert test, the latest example of challenges that government officials are experiencing with wireless ...

The world hasn’t ended yet. But for a brief moment for students at an Alabama institution this Thursday, it probably felt like it was about to. Early that afternoon, the alert system at Auburn ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...

On July 4, intense rainfall pounded the Hill Country region of central Texas, triggering a flash flood that rapidly inundated local communities. As the water flooded the area, so too did messages and ...

An ongoing debate around Texas' use of emergency alerts been has reignited among residents in the wake of the deadly flooding that devastated parts of the Hill Country and Central Texas. The ...

Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...

WARREN COUNTY, Ohio — Training efforts will be increased for Warren County Emergency Management employees after an emergency alert intended for a specific area was sent to several counties. On Tuesday ...

HOUSTON — The City of Houston is gearing up to test its Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system across the metro area this Friday, Sept. 5, at 11 a.m. Residents with WEA-capable phones (most modern ...

Central Texas is still reeling from those devastating floods that claimed more than 100 lives and left dozens missing. Torrential rains caused the Guadalupe River to rise nearly 30 feet in under an ...

CU Boulder has launched a new animated video series designed to help the campus community better understand and respond to our three levels of alerts. “More clear. Less fear.” is a campaign that aims ...