The announcement gives a glimpse into a future that tech companies have predicted, illustrating a world connected to digital ...

Wake County residents got a late-night surprise Monday when an emergency alert intended for Zebulon residents accidentally ...

Medical alert systems connect users to a dispatcher who can send for assistance in the event of a medical emergency. Some systems are designed for in-home use while others offer security on the go ...

An alert from the Los Angeles County Fire Department to evacuate on Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.

Kevin McGowan, director of L.A. County's Office of Emergency Management, said that the problem was caused by a software ...

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office contracts with the software company Everbridge to send alerts to tens of thousands of ...

Many were awakened by an emergency alert on Monday night in Wake County that may have gone out to more people than necessary.

Los Angeles County has had two failures of its emergency alert system. The first sent an evacuation notice to every resident in the county instead of a targeted population. The second resent ...

All cell phones within Wake County were sent an 'all clear' alert, announcing the arrest of a suspect in the Zebulon manhunt late Monday.

In-home medical alert systems connect users to a dispatcher who can send for assistance in the event of a medical emergency at home. These systems are designed to reassure people who are medically ...

County officials announced Friday they are overhauling their emergency alert system after residents across the Los Angeles area continued to receive erroneous emergency alerts that urged them to ...

Emergency evacuation alerts have gone off the rails, pinging people seemingly at random. Experts say that such errors can sow mistrust in the alert system, potentially endangering residents down ...