Emergency Management Director Michael Durkin said tying alerts to an address — rather than relying solely on cellphone “ping” technology — is a key advantage.

NDMA and DoT conducted a live test of India's emergency alert system using cell broadcast on February 20 to verify public ...

Police have staged a simulated mass attack on the Taipei metro, involving sending alert messages to people in the surrounding area. It's the third safety drill since an assailant with a knife killed ...

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy officials are warning about a scam targeting customers, which claims they will be impacted by scheduled power outages. These messages do not come from the utility company. Do ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The state's power grid operator, ERCOT, is reminding Texans it does not text people directly to share information about power grid conditions. Some Texans have been getting text ...

Users once again are reporting getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets. t's a scam, which now has entered its second year. The scam text messages have been ...

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Amber Hagerman's mother Donna Williams wore a button of her daughter to a press conference at the abduction site in E. Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, January 13, 2021. On the 25th anniversary of Amber ...

In addition to Android 16 QPR2, Google today is rolling out a pair of updates to the Messages (group chat warnings) and Phone (Urgent call reasons) apps. As we previously spotted, the Phone by Google ...

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Syracuse, N.Y. – The state’s NY-Alert app was hacked last week, sending a message about a bogus transaction to the phones of tens of thousands of people signed up to get emergency notifications, state ...