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 ...

If you're based in the US, you might know about AMBER alerts, also known as Wireless Emergency Alerts, which are ...

The Government of India on Saturday launched a nationwide Cell Broadcast System (CBS), a significant upgrade to the country's disaster warning and emergency communication infrastructure, aimed at ...

If your smartphone suddenly starts beeping and, within a few minutes, plays an emergency alert, there's no need to panic. Citizens are advised not to panic as this is part of an emergency mobile alert ...

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 ...

Ever wondered how your phone knows to buzz with an emergency alert, even if you're just passing through the area? Emergency alerts go out to every phone in the area - no need to sign up, according to ...

Did you receive an alert that suddenly buzzed on your phone? If yes, you were not alone. Across India millions of users got the same notification today — not due to a real emergency, but as part of a ...

Denton County officials plan to test emergency alerts on April 2 as part of a statewide Emergency Alert System drill. Denton County and some of its municipalities will trigger tests for outdoor ...

Residents in Belmont and Highton are being urged not to be alarmed when a loud siren-like alert sounds from phones across the suburbs on Thursday afternoon.