Residents are encouraged to sign up for the new RAVE alert system to receive timely information from public safety officials.

During the catastrophic flash flooding in Texas, many residents were asleep just after 4 a.m. when the National Weather Service in Austin sent out a flash flood emergency bulletin. "This is a FLASH ...

The sound of an emergency alert would have been a help for some residents but could have endangered others, city officials ...

Providence residents got no automatic alerts after the Brown shooting, raising concerns about local warning systems.