Emergency alerts only sounded on iPhones running iOS 14.5 or later and Android phones and tablets running Android 11 or later. The government doesn’t need to know your number to send you an emergency ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Multnomah County will test its Wireless Emergency Alert system Thursday at 2 p.m., sending notifications to up to 1 million cell phones across the metro area, including ...

A test of the Multnomah County wireless emergency alert system is set to reach nearly a million residents and visitors in the region Thursday. Multnomah County will send an emergency test alert ...

Cell phones are unreliable in the Colorado backcountry due to potential signal issues and battery life, but in a pinch one might save your life.

An emergency alert drill will send a test message to mobile phones across the UK next weekend. It will mark the second test of the national emergency alert system, after the first in 2023. On Sunday, ...

Arizona has implemented the last elements of its "Next Generation 911'' system that is designed to ensure that cell phone ...