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 ...

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 ...

The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is conducting a countywide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As wildfires tore through Southern California earlier this year, wireless emergency alerts provided critical, life-saving information. But for many in immigrant communities, ...

The death toll continues to climb in Texas after heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, sending floodwaters through homes and summer camps. More than 100 were reported killed, including at ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will conduct a county-wide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) ...