While Americans are getting increasingly used to emergency alerts from local police and fire officials, on October 4 at 2:20 p.m. ET they’ll receive something a little different. “THIS IS A TEST of ...

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Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to ...

State Police said 911 dispatch centers across Massachusetts were “flooded with calls” Thursday morning as people tested whether they could make emergency calls on their mobile phones during a cellular ...

A nationwide test of emergency alert systems is scheduled for early October. Although it is only a routine test of systems designed to inform the public about incoming threats, the alerts can still be ...

The federal government will broadcast an alert to all cell phones nationwide on Wednesday, testing the system for emergency notifications—but there may be a workaround for victims of abuse with hidden ...

Fair warning: Your phone will give you a jump-scare on Oct. 4. And if you are listening to the radio (During Fresh Air on WBUR, to be precise), it might sound unusual too. Don't worry, our gadgets are ...