On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) marked National AMBER Alert Day by highlighting the tool that has become the state’s frontline defense against child abductions.

Thirty years after the abduction and killing of Amber Hagerman in Arlington led to the creation of the nation’s first AMBER Alert, the emergency system named in her honor has grown into a statewide ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amber Hagerman Image by Justice for Amber HagermanFacebook Thirty years after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was snatched from an ...

Thirty years ago today, a young girl disappeared not far from her home in Arlington, Texas. Her tragic story would result in a nationwide network of missing child alert systems that would be named for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 13, 2026, marks three decades since Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in North Texas, and the case that initiated the ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Amber Alert system — the emergency notifications seen on our phones and heard on broadcasts when a child is in imminent danger. All these ...

BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) - National Amber Alert Day is a day to remind the public of the importance of the alert system. On Tuesday, national and local Amber Alert coordinators take the day to ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Law enforcement agencies continue their mission of bringing missing children home safe, calling on the public to help in any way possible through the Amber Alert system. The ...

Joseph Andrew Bragg, 29, has now been charged with felony kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly abducting the girl once she got off the school bus.