When there’s an emergency in your area, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system is a critical tool for government officials to alert the general public of imminent threats. It can be used to notify ...

More than a decade after a high-profile hacking campaign, the commission is moving from recommending basic security protocols ...

More communities in Texas and across the country are signing up to use the nation’s most powerful emergency alert system ...

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GCI has joined other carriers across the U.S. in the wireless emergency alert system, the company said Thursday. The alerts — used during emergencies and targeted geographically — will automatically ...

Denver will now require employees to receive additional approval before they can send wireless emergency alerts to residents.

Denver sent out a citywide alert when it didn't mean to three times in the past six months.

Beachgoers in Florida will soon receive emergency alerts on their mobile phones when a shark attack occurs nearby under a new law inspired by a teenage shark attack survivor.

SCOTT CO., Iowa (KWQC) - The Scott County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will conduct a county-wide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system for all cell phones this weekend. Saturday at 1 ...

South Pasadena accidentally sent an emergency alert test to phones across L.A. County, reaching residents in Long Beach, downtown L.A., Redondo Beach and beyond. The ...