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The first monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System in 2026 will take place on Jan. 2 at 11:45 ...

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m ...

Sheriff Jim DeWees has pledged to use money seized from suspects to help fund Mount Airy’s new weather alert system.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is set to conduct a test of its emergency alert system on Wednesday. According to a release from VCU Police, the test is scheduled to take ...

Even though meteorologists accurately predicted – days ahead of time – the dangerous and catastrophic flash-flooding Hurricane Helene’s landfall would bring to Western North Carolina, the local ...

Brown University has outdoor emergency warning sirens, known as BrownSiren, but they did not go off during Saturday's shooting. "In the case of an active shooter, activating that system could have ...

MACON, Ga. — Macon-Bibb County plans to overhaul its aging outdoor emergency warning system, investing about $2.8 million to replace decades-old sirens and expand coverage to every neighborhood, ...

Starting the new year, the Farmington Fire Department will implement HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud, which will deliver real-time ...

Cellphones these days are for everything, and one of their most important functions has become emergency alert systems. Cellphone alerts are far from foolproof, though, as we experienced during ...