When a deadly landslide tore through part of Wrangell, Alaska, in 2023, there was only one place people there could go for information. "We're on an island, and there's one road, and everybody that ...
ORLANDO, Fla. – As Tropical Storm Erin churns across the Atlantic, there is now another source for emergency information around the clock – on the radio and on the internet. But it’s not just weather ...
July 30 (UPI) --Publicly funded radio and television broadcasts bring news and emergency alerts to rural and underserved populations and the congressional rescissions bill will have some at risk of ...
The Consumer Technology Association told the Federal Communications Commission last week that it believes the current Emergency Alert System is highly effective and, if expanded, could create more ...
A statewide alert blared across phones in Pennsylvania on Friday, July 11, warning of intermittent 911 outages and directing residents to call local non-emergency numbers for help. The Pennsylvania ...
AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- A Maine lawmaker is looking to help the state's emergency broadcast system. Many are familiar with, ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cellphone users across the state received a test emergency alert, but the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency said that a live emergency alert went out to some users during the test ...
When disaster strikes in Alaska, whether it’s a typhoon, an earthquake, or the sea ice takes out the fiber-optic communications cable, one thread keeps us connected: public broadcasting. From breaking ...
At 11:20 a.m., the school will test its emergency mass notification system. The sirens and outdoor public address system can ...