As the storms move in, your phone may sound an emergency alert, warning you of the approaching danger. But how do these potentially lifesaving weather alerts work, and what should you do if you don’t ...

While it's generally useful to get notifications on your phone, there are times when it's too much. With Android 15, ...

Smartphones leverage their accelerometers, gyroscopes, and integration with seismic networks to detect earthquakes early and ...

A Blue Alert is meant to speed up the capture of an individual who has killed or seriously injured a local, state or federal law officer, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

After a successful test in Texas, TikTok is now rolling out Amber Alerts nationwide to help find missing kids faster. With ...

The University of Nevada, Reno offers an emergency messaging system, Emergency Alerts, available to faculty, staff and students. The program sends a text and/or email message to all enrolled cell ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- While it may seem like you see emergency notifications for missing people pop up on your phone often, most of them are not Amber Alerts, according to Washington State Patrol.