Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEA, are messages sent to your phone from authorized government alerting authorities, according to the National Weather Service. The alerts are sent for extreme weather, ...

The federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations has sued the Trump administration over its pause in grant payments for upgrading the nation’s emergency alert system ...

Around 85 firefighters responded to a fire reported at the Enclave Apartments in White Oak Thursday afternoon.

The Grand Isle Fire Department is using a new device that will alert drivers half a mile down the road that they will need to ...

They can save your life, or go off when nothing's wrong. Here's what to do if your smoke alarm is giving you fits.

A seafarer’s heart ailment is considered compensable due to the strenuous nature of  his work. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the recent case of  Eugenio  Lumagas vs. Maersk-Flipinas ...

A 61-year-old Hamilton man has been charged with arson after a fire Tuesday at a Good Shepherd location in the city's west ...

The Grand Isle Volunteer Fire Department recently installed an HAAS alert system in its fire engine that will automatically notify drivers in Chrystler, Dodge, Jeep, Volkswagen and Ram vehicles on the ...

First Bus, which is assisting police with their investigation, has confirmed the vehicle was 'significantly damaged.' There ...

When modern technology isn’t available for calling in emergencies, fire boxes are still a reliable way to summon help in ...