The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is conducting a countywide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for cell phones on January 10 at 1 p.m. The TEST ensures that public ...

An emergency alert test message from South Pasadena was accidentally sent to an estimated 10 million mobile phones across Los Angeles County Tuesday night. Just before 6 p.m., cell phone screens ...

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 ...

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

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DENVER (KDVR) — If you’re in Denver on Wednesday at about 11 a.m., be aware: The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Denver 911 will be testing citywide alert systems. Denver holds the test ...

Thirteen months ago, a wildfire ripped through the homes of Sonoma County residents in the early-morning hours and killed 24 people who were unable to evacuate in time. County officials were later ...

Iran carried out a sweeping test of its mobile phone emergency warning system on Friday, issuing trial alerts to selected users as the country confronts mounting anxieties over the prospect of a ...