Thanks to the creation of the AMBER Alert 20 years ago this month, the California Highway Patrol, in partnership with numerous agencies and the public, have since helped to reunite 376 missing kids… ...

When a child is reported missing in Ohio, the broader, general public is rarely notified. More than 17,000 reports of missing children were filed in Ohio in 2023, but only 13 Amber Alerts were ...

Seventy-four percent of children who are kidnapped and later found murdered are killed within the first three hours after being taken, and 99 percent are killed within the first 24 hours. That ...

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — After the safe retrieval of a previously missing 18-month-old in Trotwood, a local park ranger is receiving some well-deserved recognition. An Amber Alert was issued jus… ...

Emergency alert messages are either welcomed during times of crisis or criticized as mistakes when errors happen. While localized alerts, such as weather alerts and Amber Alerts, are recognized as ...

Named in her honor, the AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response. We've taught kids to fear shootings. But lost sight of how uncommon they are.

An AMBER alert was issued for a 6-month baby and 23-year-old mother after police said a Fall River man kidnapped them in 2022. And two children were found safe after an AMBER alert was issued in ...

Purple Alerts engage the public in the search for the missing person and provide a standardized and coordinated community response. Mississippi alerts ...

Amber stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It's the legacy to Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old who was kidnapped and murdered in Texas.

Since 2010, more than 250,000 reports of missing children have been filed in Ohio, but just 134 Amber Alerts have been issued — an average of nine per year (or 0.05%).