• Also under “Government Alerts,” tap “Emergency Alerts.” For older phones, this will simply turn Emergency Alerts ON. For ...

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 ...

The warning activated the wireless emergency alert system to notify people of an extremely dangerous situation.

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 National Weather Service in Great Falls issued a rare civil emergency message Wednesday as a destructive windstorm pummeled Montana from one end of the state to the other ...

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, ...

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 ...

Providence residents got no automatic alerts after the Brown shooting, raising concerns about local warning systems.