The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that has so far provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use ...

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 ...

CT Alert is a statewide emergency notification system, alerting those who have signed up to the system via cell phone, email, or text message in times of public emergency. Credit: CT Alert This story ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the catastrophic flash flooding in Texas, many residents were asleep just after 4 a.m. when the National Weather Service in ...

Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area — no need to sign up, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Al Drago / AP Ever wondered how your phone knows to buzz with an ...

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 ...

Most Australians will receive a mobile phone alert in July this year, as part of a nationwide test of a new emergency warning system.

NDMA and DoT conducted a live test of India's emergency alert system using cell broadcast on February 20 to verify public ...

AusAlert’s October go-live has been timed for the run-up to Australia’s seasonal bushfire surge, with Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain calling it “an important project that will help us ...

Storm Harry left a lasting impression on Malta. Roads turned into rivers, debris was scattered across communities, and residents were left scrambling for information as conditions rapidly ...

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 ...