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.

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 ...

The Cherokee County Government announced there’s a new emergency alert system in place and is encouraging residents to sign up. Cherokee County has partnered with Motorola Rave to send out National ...

Failure to alert: Local officials can tap a federal warning system to send targeted alerts with evacuation orders and other actions. Many don’t use it. Lack of access: To use the system, local ...

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 ...

HOUSTON – Don’t be alarmed, but 2.3 million residents’ cell phones received an emergency alert from the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system in Houston on Friday, according to the City of Houston ...

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — Pike County Emergency Management is introducing a new way to keep the public safe in the event of an emergency. Pike County Emergency Management Director Nee Jackson said ...

A wireless emergency alert Tuesday sent by South Pasadena went to a much larger area than intended. (Grace Toohey / Los Angeles Times) Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday, phones across Los Angeles County ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. South Pasadena accidentally sent an emergency alert test to phones across L.A ...