That startling, blaring alert set to go off Wednesday afternoon? No need to panic, it's only a test. At 1:20 p.m. CST, FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across ...

Another reason you may not have gotten the alert was that your phone was off at the time, on airplane mode or not within the range of an active cell tower at the time. According to FEMA, the national ...

WASHINGTON -- This is why you may have gotten a notification from the White House on Wednesday. The government tested a new national alert system that would let presidents send out emergency messages ...

Indiana has scheduled a test of its statewide emergency alert system for tornadoes on Tuesday, March 10. Here's what to ...