Howard County has two forces overseeing police conduct — the state-mandated Police Accountability Board and a grassroots, ...

MURPHYSBORO — Jackson County is switching to a new emergency notification system after a cyberattack last fall shut down its ...

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 ...

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 ...

A suspect is in custody and children were found safe after an Amber Alert was issued Thursday afternoon for a vehicle seen in Columbia. The alert was canceled at 4:42 p.m. The alert's location was ...

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 ...

A notification about a magnitude-5.9 earthquake in western Nevada near the California border Thursday morning was a false alert, the USGS said. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are ...

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 ...