In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to ...

NEW ORLEANS — In your Breakdown: How to make sure Wireless Emergency Alerts on your phone are turned on. WEA alerts will sound on all phones in a specific area. They’re sent by authorized government ...

The federal government will test a new national warning system in coming months. It is designed to replace the current patchwork of state-based emergency alerts.

Most Australians will receive a mobile phone alert in July this year, as part of a nationwide test of a new emergency warning system.

Around 87,000,000 mobile phones across Scotland and the UK will receive the warning this weekend. The UK Government will be testing their Emergency Alert System (EAS) for the second time this week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you have Emergency Alerts enabled on your phone? Two levee breaks following historic flooding in Washington have prompted a ...

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 ...

If a wildfire or flood hit Boulder County tomorrow, some folks might hear a siren warning of coming danger. Others might get a text alerting them to the forthcoming emergency. Others might get a call ...

The City of Pittsfield has launched a new emergency notification system to provide residents with immediate warnings and ...

It won't matter if you're in a board meeting in Sydney; on a tractor outside Goomalling, or walking the dog in Launceston. If your phone is switched on, it will probably screech out the new national ...

The monthly test of the all-hazard statewide Outdoor Siren Warning System, along with the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is set for 11:45 a.m. Monday, March 2.