WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...

State officials are asking local agencies across Texas to test their alert systems, ranging from phone notifications to outdoor sirens. The goal is to see how quickly communities can warn residents in ...

Sacramento County will test its emergency alert system this week - and officials want residents to be ready.

UNITED STATES (CBS) — Your electronic devices may alarm you today — but there’s a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system will be broadcast at approximately 2:20 p.m.

Don't freak out if your phone buzzes Thursday, Texas.

The drill will activate sirens and phone notifications from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with officials urging residents not to call 911 during the test.

The test of local warning systems is being done in coordination with the Texas Division of Emergency Management as part of ...