Several mobile phone users were left startled on Saturday morning after their devices suddenly rang with a loud emergency beep as part of the government’s instant disaster alerting service test. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is a test. It is only a test. Residents shouldn't be alarmed on Thursday, April 2, when cell phones, television screens and ...

Austin will participate in an emergency alert test Thursday, with Central Texas residents likely to receive notifications on their electronic devices, according to the city. Coordinated by the Texas ...

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.