AUSTIN, Texas — There’s no shortage of emergency alerts going out to residents in Central Texas, but a new system is hoping to make it easier for the city of Austin to send out alerts. Earlier this ...

During the first days of the January firestorms, Los Angeles became a case study in what can go wrong with emergency alerts and evacuations. In Pacific Palisades there was chaos Jan. 7 as people in ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A new emergency alert system was put to use Thursday afternoon in Wichita in an incident that began with a kidnapping investigation, involved a crash and ended with two armed ...

The Emergency Alert System “has not reached its maximum usefulness thanks to the evolution of modern technology.” Those are comments made by state broadcast associations in a recent joint filing with ...

Rave Alert and Smart911 will likely improve public safety, the county said. Transylvania County residents can enroll and provide optional household information to aid rescuers in case of emergency.

Whether it’s tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes or just bad storms, inclement weather is an ever-present danger no matter where you live. But gone are the days when you had to be glued to the TV to ...

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 ...