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Texas has 8 statewide emergency alerts. From Amber to Silver, here’s what each one means
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe State Network is a coordinated effort for issuing missing person and public safety advisories by...
Do Amber Alerts help in cases like Athena Strand’s kidnapping, murder? What one sheriff says
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoTexas issues more Amber Alerts than most other states in the United States. In 2018, it ranked No. 1...
Amber alert issued for missing teens who posted ‘help’ on Snapchat before disappearing
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTexas officials have issued an Amber Alert for two teenage girls who were last seen near Waco last...
Amber Alert issued for Texas girl, 13, believed to have been abducted by 17-year-old in August
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn Amber alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl who is believed to have been abducted by a...
What is an Amber Alert? Why Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issues it across the state
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe sound is jarring by design − an earsplitting bleat from your cellphone meant to interrupt...
Texas House passes ‘Athena’ bill to let police issue alert as soon as child goes missing
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Texas House of Representatives passed the “Athena Alert” bill Tuesday, allowing law enforcement...
Amber, Blue, Silver and Purple? Here’s what these public safety alerts mean
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA bill working its way through the Mississippi Legislature would establish a Purple Alert system in...
Amber Alert issued in Texas for missing 12-year-old girl; last seen in Waxahachie
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoThe Waxahachie Police Department is seeking information regarding a missing juvenile who left her...
11-year-old Audrii Cunningham from Livingston, Texas found dead in Trinity River
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn 11-year-old girl last seen in Livingston, Texas, was found dead, police officials said Audrii...
Have you gotten an Amber Alert on your phone recently? Here's what it means
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 week agoYour phone sounds an alarm and alerts you to an Amber Alert. You know it means a child is missing, but how does an alert get issued? The Amber Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth ...