Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people are familiar with the AMBER alert system, which was created in 1996 to notify the public when a child is abducted. But ...

CT Alert is a statewide emergency notification system, alerting those who have signed up to the system via cell phone, email, or text message in times of public emergency. Credit: CT Alert This story ...

The push to pass the bill comes as some Michigan lawmakers have also proposed to create a "Green Alert" system for missing ...

WILLIAMSBURG — City officials recently launched a new mass notification system that will help the city better communicate with residents during emergencies. The new system, called RAVE Mobile Safety, ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — Starting May 2, Douglas county will be using a new emergency notification system. County officials said the new “Alert Douglas” will replace their current system, called CodeRED.

Colorado law enforcement agencies are fed up with problems with an emergency notification system meant to serve multiple counties and are looking for a better solution. The Douglas County Sheriff's ...

This article is part of CT Mirror’s Spanish-language news coverage developed in partnership with Identidad Latina Multimedia. Lea este artículo en español. In a recent interview with MSNBC focused on ...