After the devastating Texas flooding earlier this month and with hurricane season well underway, it's more urgent than ever to make sure your phone can alert you -- loudly and clearly -- when danger ...

In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to ...

Here's how you can sign up for emergency weather alerts for both Android and iPhone devices When severe weather strikes, you ...

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 ...

Wireless Emergency Alerts are sent by the National Weather Service and distributed by your mobile provider. WEA service is free and there's no signup required but you won't get an alert if the ...

In the event of a disaster, a mobile phone may be the first to alert someone. With Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs), customers of telecommunications companies including Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T ...

CT Alert is a statewide emergency notification system, alerting those who have signed up to the system via cell phone, email, or text message in times of public emergency. Credit: CT Alert This story ...

A mistake by a state emergency operations center worker inadvertently sent emergency alert test messages to cellphones across Alaska on Wednesday afternoon. Mark ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Some New York City residents should be on the lookout for emergency test alerts Sept. 18, the Department of Emergency Management announced Wednesday. The 12 p.m. alerts to New ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...