More than a decade after a high-profile hacking campaign, the commission is moving from recommending basic security protocols ...

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has updated its rules to provide alert originators with the flexibility to send silent Wireless Emergency Alerts, which the agency said would better ...

Denver sent out a citywide alert when it didn't mean to three times in the past six months.

Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to require that wireless emergency alerts reach people in 13 languages and American Sign Language. Those are the alerts people ...

Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, ...

You’ve probably had it happen before: Three loud beeps followed by a long, high-pitched sound delivered to your mobile phone to alert you to severe weather or another emergency near you. These jolting ...