Federal workers were caught off guard Thursday by a mysterious email with the subject line "Email Test." "This is a test of a new distribution and response list," the email read. It included a link to ...

All consumer cell phones and radio and TV stations will receive a test message on Wednesday at approximately 2:20 p.m. from the Emergency Alert System, or EAS, and Wireless Emergency Alert, WEA. The ...

This is your friendly reminder that the federal government will be conducting an emergency alert test on phones nationwide on Wednesday. NPR reported that these emergency “test messages” will produce ...

HOUSTON — If and when you get a text message on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed, it's just the federal government testing out its Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) ...

The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in 2018. This year's test will look a lot like this. (AP Photo/Paul ...

Today was the day for the US government’s big emergency alert drill, which sent a test message to every TV, radio and cell phone in the nation. Starting at approximately 2:20 pm ET on Wednesday, the ...