You can enable or disable emergency alerts on your iPhone through the Settings app, though there are certain alerts you can't turn off.

A Turquoise Alert for missing teen Yolyn Hermios sparked an online debate over the system's effectiveness due to its 5 a.m.

Cell phones across Houston will ping with an Amber Alert-style warning at 11 a.m. Friday as city officials test the emergency messaging system. "This (wireless emergency alert) message would be for a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Wireless Emergency Alerts are messages that are sent to your phone by authorized government agencies, like the National Weather Center, and local public safety departments. The ...

A Turquoise Alert is deployed when a person goes missing with unexplained or suspicious circumstances and is believed to be endangered, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The alert ...

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. — A group of friends driving near Largo over last weekend spotted a vehicle connected to an Amber Alert — and caught the moment on video. On Aug. 30, Prince George’s County ...

An Amber Alert was issued for a missing 17-year-old boy from Marion County, Florida. Officials initially believed the teen, Caden Speight, may have abducted but that was found to be inaccurate.

EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story named the man who was taken into custody, but Boulder police and the Boulder District Attorney's Office say he has been released and does not face any ...