Buncombe Co. is transitioning to a new mass notification system to help improve the county's ability to send timely emergency ...

For people with food sensitivities, dining out can be a hassle at best and dangerous at worst. But soon, a new portable gadget the size of a mass-market paperback could allow you to quickly test meals ...

Allergen Alert tests food for allergies. It will launch with gluten and lactose tests in mid-2026. Other allergen tests will be added later. Dining out at new restaurants can be a fun way to try ...

The St. Francis man who was the subject of a green alert on Dec. 29 found dead later that day in West Bend. Green alerts are issued for missing veterans who have a service-related health condition.

Northern California authorities have called off an Amber Alert early Thursday after a 5-year-old child suspected of being abducted from Calaveras County was located with his father. The California ...

If you really care about your data security, and you really should, then do not ignore the latest cybersecurity alert from the Google Chrome team. Here are the three steps all users should take right ...

The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week. By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather ...

An urgent alert of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in the Reno, Nevada, area sparked panic among Californians — but it turned out the temblor never happened. The alert, which also reached people living in ...

Californians who saw reports of a 5.9 earthquake near Dayton, Nevada, on Thursday morning can breathe easy — it was a false alarm. The United States Geological Survey confirmed its ShakeAlert system ...

A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But ...

The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating how an “errant” report of a 5.9 magnitude earthquake was issued early Thursday morning. Just after 8 a.m., Bay Area residents received a MyShake alert ...

A troubling spike in gang-related robberies, break-ins and extortion crimes in Costa Rica has forced the US to declare a tourist travel alert for the Central American country. The US Embassy in San ...