Federal forecasters issued their first flood warning at 1:14 a.m. on July 4. Local officials haven’t shed light on when they saw the warnings or whether they saw them in time to take action.

Citing federal studies, Bettencourt worries alerts on cell phones can be ignored. A study of the effectiveness of the 2023 Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) national test alert showed, 17.5 percent of ...

Twice, the Texas Division of Emergency Management turned down Kerr County's requests for money to improve flood warnings.

The deadly Camp Mystic tragedy in Texas raises our lack of public safety alerts in all public occupied spaces throughout our country.    The current government method is IPAWS ...

Learn how to receive emergency alerts during flash floods in Southern Nevada, from wireless notifications to weather radios, as monsoon season brings increased flooding risks.

After the tragedy in Texas with a river wave sweeping away campers and counselors, many people across the nation are talking ...

Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the CodeRED system, which has been in place since 2009.

Mich. (WNDU) - In Michigan, some residents will be getting texts and alerts next week... but don’t worry. It’s all part of a test for the public alert system. No action is required; however, residents ...

At least 109 people were confirmed dead on July 8 as a result of the Central Texas flooding. Officials said installing flood ...

Imagine the cacophony of some 85 million smartphones all going off at once. Well, that’s precisely what’s going to happen in ...

Officials in Texas are facing mounting questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash ...