The U.S. Geological Survey is investigating the cause of a false alert sent out reporting a 5.9 earthquake that never occurred Thursday morning. An automatic detection system triggered cell phone ...

Bay Area residents received an erroneous 5.9 magnitude earthquake alert Thursday from the USGS Shake Alert system. USGS scientists quickly removed the automated alert about a quake in Dayton, Nevada ...

It's not often Tucson is hit with severe flooding, but when we are, it may be difficult to contact first responders for information. Pima County’s Regional Flood Control District relies on a system ...

Oregon has two emergency alert systems. One is automatic, the other is opt-in. It’s good to have both. Multnomah County tested its emergency alert system Thursday. Oregon has two systems, OR Alert and ...

CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new tool is now available in Crook County to help property owners protect themselves from real estate fraud, a crime experts say is increasing nationwide. Property, or ...