Sheriff Jim DeWees has pledged to use money seized from suspects to help fund Mount Airy’s new weather alert system.

After a teenager died in a flash flood last summer, the Town Council plans to install two sirens to make sure residents know ...

While tornadoes are more common in some parts of the U.S. and at certain times of year, they can happen anywhere, any time.

When the tornado sirens sounded, a father chose to keep filming as his family rushed for cover. Within moments, debris filled ...

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at 11:45 a.m ...

The county's emergency management agency said the test would be canceled, not rescheduled, and cited low temperatures as a ...

There was no threat of emergency, even though the sirens went off earlier than their usual 11:45 a.m. test time.

One of Jolly’s final major accomplishments in office was seeing the overhaul of the village’s storm siren system through to ...