The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang out at 3pm, was the second-ever trial of the government programme. Some ...

The National Weather Service announced a new category of "Destructive" Severe Thunderstorm Warning that now triggers wireless Emergency Alerts on mobile phones. Severe thunderstorms can be life ...

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 ...

Today, you can have emergency alerts delivered to you right on your iPhone or Android device so you can stay in the know at ...

A test of the Multnomah County wireless emergency alert system is set to reach nearly a million residents and visitors in the region Thursday. Multnomah County will send an emergency test alert ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 12-year-old girl disappeared from her south Minneapolis neighborhood on Saturday. Police sent out a citywide emergency alert three days later — just hours before she was found safe at a friend’s ...

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 ...

A citywide test of Houston's Wireless Emergency Alert system took place Sept. 5. The city's Office of Emergency Management sent out a test message at 11 a.m. to mobile devices within the city of ...