When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn., and BOULDER, Colo. —PBS station WCTE and the Public Media Venture Group (PMVG) this month met in ...

Defunding CPB would devastate smaller stations, particularly those reliant on critical systems like the Public Radio Satellite System.

Ever since the deadly wildfires began in Los Angeles two weeks ago, residents have largely turned to one app for the most up-to-date information. It’s called Watch Duty and Stephanie Sy spoke to two ...

A motion calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used to alert residents during the January ...

You can donate to support public media colleagues who are recovering from the devastation of L.A.’s wildfires.

The investigation is critical for not only understanding what happened, but for ensuring it never happens again, said an ...

The first emergency alert was sent to Altadena residents east of Lake Avenue at about 6:48 p.m., according to the PBS Warning, Alert and Response Network, which tracks public alert system messages.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol app shuts down, and Mexico launches its own to fill a resource void. Overnight, changes to ...

When the federal government in 2012 launched Wireless Emergency Alerts — a new system that allowed officials to send loud, screeching alarms to cellphones across a large area — many local ...