This day in history: A false ballistic missile alerts puts Hawaii on edge

On the morning of January 13, 2018, residents and visitors across Hawaii received a chilling emergency alert on their phones and televisions. “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND ...
Daily Inter Lake

Talk will explore the 50-year history of ALERT

The 50-year history of the Flathead Valley's ALERT air ambulance is the subject of a presentation Monday, Oct. 20, in Kalispell. Bob Sandman will tell how the local logging industry combined with the ...
NPR

Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Failed emergency alerts during L.A. firestorms eroded public trust. How to fix a broken system?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For many, the chaos and uncertainty around evacuations and alerts compounded the ...