Electronic devices across the country wailed and buzzed Wednesday afternoon as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted an emergency alert test for a new high-level "presidential" alert that ...

When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. "We're on an island, and there's one road, and everybody that ...

CLOSE EYE ON. COMING UP. THE CITY OF KISSIMMEE IS ANSWERING THE CALL TO IMPROVE SAFETY WITH A NEW HIGH TECH ALERT SYSTEM. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY SHOWS US HOW THIS BOOSTS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES AND ...

The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

An FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, released in August, launched a “ground up” review of the Emergency Alert System. In its final reply comments, the NAB’s response focuses on one central message: ...

Siren sounds have blared from mobile phones across the country in a test of the national emergency alert system. At around 3pm on Sunday, mobiles connected to 4G and 5G networks vibrated and sounded ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...

When you get an emergency alert on your phone, those are sent by county emergency management agencies. The issue in Alabama is that not every county has one of those alert systems. “It’s about getting ...

Hawai‘i prepares for its monthly siren and emergency alert system test set for February 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m.