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, ...

UNITED STATES (CBS) — Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m.

As wildfire season ramps up, some Shasta County residents may not be able to use the county’s preferred emergency ...

When there’s an emergency in your area, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system is a critical tool for government officials to alert the general public of imminent threats. It can be used to notify ...

When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local emergency ...

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 ...

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 ...

(TNS) — When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...

When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local emergency ...