ATLANTA — Come Oct. 4, there’s no need to be alarmed. Next Wednesday is a scheduled test of the U.S.’ Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. The two alert systems will undergo a test to ...

WASHINGTON — Around 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time (or a little closer to 2:18 p.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Oct. 4, millions of cellphones, TVs and radios across the country sent out an alert as part of a ...

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — A national emergency alert test will be conducted in October. FEMA and the Federal Communications Commission will be alerting everyone through the Emergency Alert System and ...

A nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Oct. 4. The alerts will be sent at approximately 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time ...

When your cellphone, TV and radio sound an alarm next week, don’t worry. It is only a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to conduct a test of the nation’s emergency communication ...