Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people are familiar with the AMBER alert system, which was created in 1996 to notify the public when a child is abducted. But ...

GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Goochland County has launched a new emergency alerts system, which it says will provide critical information and details on resources to citizens. On Thursday, Feb. 12, ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — A new emergency management alert system could be making its way in Spokane County soon. This, after the original system was cyberattacked, left the county to find a new system ...

A Turquoise Alert was issued early Sunday, Nov. 2, for 16-year-old Yolyn Hermios of Mesa. The alert was triggered because her family said it was completely out of character for her to be out of touch.

A blocking S. Walter Reed Drive in May (courtesy Nate Whiting) It’s an imperfect system, but Arlington Alert remains Arlington County’s go-to way of informing tens of thousands of residents about ...

BROWNWOOD, Texas — On Monday morning, commissioners gathered at the Brown County Commissioners' Court to discuss plans for a new emergency alert system. The county previously used CodeRED for ...

As part of the continuous assessment of emergency notification protocols and procedures, campus officials will test the CU Boulder alerts system at approximately 12:15 p.m. (MST) on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

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 ...

ORLEANS PARISH, La. — When a major fire broke out in the St. Roch neighborhood on Wednesday morning, New Orleans firefighters were dispatched using the department's new MACH Alert system. A ...