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

I have been informed the evacuation warning that many of us just received on our phones was mistakenly issued countywide due ...

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

In the wake of the Los Angeles County fires, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly posted a message on social media reminding ...

Only cell phones opted into the Wireless Emergency Alert system will receive the test this Saturday, Jan. 4, at 1 p.m.

According to a preliminary assessment, the false echo alerts that continued to go out on Friday occurred as cell towers ... one person via phone to two other people. "These emergency alerts ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa — The Scott County Emergency Management Agency is testing its Wireless Emergency Alert system for cell phones on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. Only cell phones that have opted in ...

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