After the devastating Texas flooding earlier this month and with hurricane season well underway, it's more urgent than ever to make sure your phone can alert you -- loudly and clearly -- when danger ...

Prepare yourselves – this weekend is when 87 million phones will vibrate, play a loud noise and generally be a massive nuisance as the government sets off an alert. It is the second nationwide test of ...

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 ...

In the event of a disaster, a mobile phone may be the first to alert someone. With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), customers of telecommunications companies including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T ...

Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area — no need to sign up, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Al Drago / AP Ever wondered how your phone knows to buzz with an ...

For years now, Campus Safety has emphasized the critical nature of emergency notification systems. Whether the threat is an active shooter, a hazardous materials incident, or severe weather, rapid ...

The sound of an emergency alert would have been a help for some residents but could have endangered others, city officials ...

When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. "We're on an island, and there's one road, and everybody that ...

Emergency alerts hit millions of phones during the storm. Nov. 1, 2012 — -- During the worst of Hurricane Sandy, just moments before the storm was about to make landfall, many in the affected ...

A new emergency and weather alert system is now available for New Yorkers. Through the free 333111 system, you'll receive text alerts from the New York State Division of Homeland Security and ...