Wireless Emergency Alerts — a national public warning system commonly used by state and local authorities to deliver important information about severe weather, natural disasters, or missing persons ...

The alert will clearly state that it is a test and will include an option to unsubscribe.

Used for Amber alerts, natural disasters, and every other critical warning in between, the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system has gotten a nice shot in the arm from the Federal Communications ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – If your phone buzzes with an Emergency Alert on Thursday afternoon in the Portland metro area, don’t be too alarmed. Devices are set to light up around 2 p.m. as Multnomah ...

Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...

In a press conference on Dec. 15, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley urged residents to sign up for Providence 311, or PVD311— a platform typically used for non-emergency service requests and related ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is backing a statewide emergency alert system. When you get an 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 ...

Residents in the Houston jurisdiction will receive an alert on their phone as the City of Houston Office of Emergency Management conducts a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) test on Friday. According to ...

Kaua‘i is testing its emergency notification system on January 26, with alerts to enrolled residents' phones and inboxes.