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Phones across the country will receive a text this weekend as part of one of the "biggest public safety exercises" in UK history. It will see tens of millions of mobile phones vibrate and emit siren ...

The Alert FM system will continue for rural parts of Butte County, particularly those facing high-wildfire risk, with a ...

CENTERVILLE — OnSolve CodeRED, a platform used by local cities like Centerville and Washington Township for emergency alerts, was taken offline following a cyber-attack by an organized cybercriminal ...

Around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, residents of Ada County may get an alert on their phones. The Ada County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) states this is simply a test. According to an update from ACSO, the agency ...

The government tested “emergency alerts” on millions of phones across the UK yesterday (September 7). The sound, which rang out at 3pm, was the second-ever trial of the government programme. Some ...

Providence residents got no automatic alerts after the Brown shooting, raising concerns about local warning systems.

An emergency alert test message from South Pasadena was accidentally sent to an estimated 10 million mobile phones across Los Angeles County Tuesday night. Just before 6 p.m., cell phone screens ...

Cell phones across Houston will ping with an Amber Alert-style warning at 11 a.m. Friday as city officials test the emergency messaging system. "This (wireless emergency alert) message would be for a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — If you’re in Denver on Wednesday at about 11 a.m., be aware: The city’s Office of Emergency Management and Denver 911 will be testing citywide alert systems. Denver holds the test ...