An emergency alert test message from South Pasadena was accidentally sent to mobile phones across Los Angeles County Tuesday night. Just before 6 p.m., phone screens across the Southland lit up with a ...

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 ...

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

The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones will be tested for the second time on Sunday 7 September. The alerts are designed for situations ...

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 ...

In the event of a disaster, a mobile phone may be the first to alert someone. With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), customers of telecommunications companies including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T ...

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 ...

An emergency message alert by the Warren County Sheriff’s Office intended for Deerfield Twp. only, was also sent out to people in other areas. In an X - formerly known as Twitter - post, the sheriff’s ...

CT Alert is a statewide emergency notification system, alerting those who have signed up to the system via cell phone, email, or text message in times of public emergency. Credit: CT Alert This story ...

The sound of an emergency alert would have been a help for some residents but could have endangered others, city officials ...

Wireless Emergency Alerts are sent by the National Weather Service and distributed by your mobile provider. WEA service is free and there's no signup required but you won't get an alert if the ...