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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 ...

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 ...