Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to ...

Your electronic devices may have alarmed you on Wednesday — and there's a reason for that. A nationwide test of the federal emergency alert system started broadcasting just before 2:20 p.m. EDT to ...

When an emergency alert blares on your cell phone on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed — it's just a test. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will ...

“THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will flash across your screen as the federal government tests its emergency alert system used to tell ...

Did you see an emergency alert? It's was hard to miss as it should have blared out of every TV broadcast, radio and cellphone in the United States with a warning tone. The alert was part of the ...