HOUSTON — If and when you get a text message on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed, it's just the federal government testing out its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In the early hours of a child abduction case out of Virginia Beach that ended in a fatal crash outside of Washington, D.C., software "complications" led to incomplete messaging ...

Social media giant Meta is stepping up its efforts to protect older users on its messaging platforms, launching new alert ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — You heard that right! An attention-grabbing blast rang out from the phones of millions of Americans Wednesday afternoon. The tone startled some but passed a critical test for ...

The features include the new Key Verifier tool and scam link alerts, and both are live now. Scam alerts will appear for all Google Messages users; however, Key Verifier is only available to those on ...

Next week South Bay residents and frequenters will get an emergency alert on their smartphones. But don’t worry — it’s just a test. The faux alert is intended to ensure the effectiveness of the Alert ...

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 ...

If you work in one part of town and live in another, you might not get an evacuation warning if your home is in the path of disaster. If you do get an evacuation alert, the message might not tell you ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University communications officials will conduct a test of the MU Alert emergency messaging system at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. Marshall community members who are subscribed to ...

October 22, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that scammers are posing as Sheriff's Office personnel, ...