The SOAR Initiative’s Bad Batch Alerts system is a text message service that warns users of contaminated batches of drugs in their area. A new harm reduction technique that started as a student ...

In a significant cybersecurity incident this week, scammers exploited a breach in the New York state text message alert system, sending 166,000 scam texts to residents across the state. This event, ...

Blawnox officials have signed on to a new messaging system to send emergency alerts and other announcements to residents. The borough recently switched from Rave Mobile Safety to CivicPlus for mass ...

Nearly a third of all children nationwide and in Kentucky aren't up-to-date with the vaccination schedule recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but not because their parents are ...

Earlier this year Jared Timbrook, a police officer in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, responded to a domestic disturbance and was shot four times while chasing a suspect on foot. Thankfully, Officer Timbrook ...

Local law enforcement can alert the area surrounding a jail, workhouse or correctional institution when a convicted felon escapes custody, the legislation text says.

The Bradford County Department of Public Safety says it is moving away from the old system after a cyber attack forced the ...

Some Wichita residents got a text alert Thursday warning them to stay indoors and to avoid the 21st and Tyler area. The text warning was sent at 12:52 p.m. Oct. 2 after two armed suspects fled on foot ...

Florida lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require real-time alerts to schools, child-care centers and nearby ...

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office has fully transitioned from the Nixle alert platform to tip411, a new system that ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monroe County launched a new alert system on Monday meant to provide residents with the latest information when an emergency happens in the area. MonroeAlert allows residents to sign ...