PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Providence’s rarely used siren systems to warn residents of an emergency are being phased out in favor of digital-only alerts in the coming weeks. On Thursday, Mayor Brett ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. On Saturday, emergency ...

Cellphone alerts are far from foolproof, though, as we experienced during January’s devastating fires. In west Altadena, warnings came too late or not at all. Cell service went out in many cases. Not ...