HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- Huntington Beach's civil defense sirens sounded early Friday morning in a false alarm that warned residents of a non-existent tsunami. "There is no current threat to our ...

Siren systems are being improved and people are being trained to avoid air attacks. Government's preparation for security during war. HighLights Exercise to prepare the general public for war begins ...

At least 111 people died in the Texas Hill Country floods over July 4 weekend. Credit: Screenshot When longtime Houston Senator Paul Betencourt walks into the state Capitol on July 21, he’s going to ...

I’ve always had an abiding interest in the history and culture of the Cold War, that nearly fifty-year span of the 20th Century when the United States and Soviet Union vied for global power and ...

Dodge County officials will look into Inglewood's request to cost share a new civil defense siren on the west edge of the village. Bob Missel, chairman of the board of supervisors, told Inglewood ...

As part of a planned civil defence preparedness drill, authorities will be sounding air raid sirens and activating other emergency systems across parts of the city this Wednesday. While officials ...

Omaha was in the forefront when it came to civil defense preparation for any attack during the Cold War. There were citywide school drills, a mock city evacuation, a plan for fallout shelters for ...