Wireless Emergency Alerts are messages that are sent to your phone by authorized government agencies, like the National Weather Center, and local public safety departments.

Although the CTA all but dismissed broadcast alerts as obsolete, it did admit that because the current EAS model is built on ...

previously told HuffPost UK that “an emergency alert could risk an abuser discovering the phone and cutting off a vital lifeline, putting lives in danger”. This is a risk the government was also aware ...

Similar to an Amber Alert, an Aqua Alert will be sent to the public's phone notifying residents about local water rescues.

You can enable or disable emergency alerts on your iPhone through the Settings app, though there are certain alerts you can't ...

Although you should keep them on, you can turn off AMBER alerts on both iPhones and Androids through the Notifications menu.

An emergency alert test will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. This is simply a drill to test alert capabilities.

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Some Wichita residents got a text alert Thursday warning them to stay indoors and to avoid the 21st and Tyler area.

Brits were previously told to 'keep your cool' as the emergency alert causes phones to emit a siren-like sound during the UK-wide test, which is only the second of its kind ...

The test - the second one of its kind - is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of September 7 and will mark the second ...

The national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones in the UK is being tested for the second time.