WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...

The devastation caused by Storm Harry has once again exposed a serious gap in how the government communicates with the public during major emergencies. While extreme weather events cannot be ...

After days of buildup and tips on when it was coming, what it meant and how to stop it, the Nationwide Emergency Alert Test sounded on phones across the land. Two minutes earlier than scheduled. And ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from previous, related coverage that was first reported on KXAN on August 26, 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites will receive a test emergency alert on Monday, Sept. 29 ...

BRAZOS VALLEY, Texas (KBTX) - National Amber Alert Day is a day to remind the public of the importance of the alert system. On Tuesday, national and local Amber Alert coordinators take the day to ...

Cabinet ministers have indicated that the Government will ‘rapidly’ put in place a National Flood Forecasting and Warning Service (NFFWS) in the wake of this week’s devastating floods, Extra.ie has ...