The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...

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

The push for a new statewide emergency alert system is gaining steam as local lawmakers introduce bills into the legislature. The "Yaya Alert System" is named after T’Yonna Major, the 9-year-old who ...

A test of the Multnomah County wireless emergency alert system is set to reach nearly a million residents and visitors in the region Thursday. Multnomah County will send an emergency test alert ...

When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. "We're on an island, and there's one road, and everybody that ...

A South Pasadena test alert mistakenly sent this week to residents across the region was likely the result of human error, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. “This is a test of the South Pasadena WEA ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...