"Without some sort of satellite communication device, this story could have a very different ending," said King County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jason Stanley Three backcountry skiers were rescued last ...

Editors' Note: Verizon appears to be suffering an outage in the U.S. on January 14, 2026, which may explain the appearance of the SOS alert on your iPhone. See our Verizon outage live blog for more ...

About a week ago, a sheriff's office in Chelan County, Washington, received an SOS alert via satellite. The notification came from an Apple Watch belonging to a backcountry skier and alert data ...

Three backcountry skiers were miraculously rescued near Washington state's Steven's Pass last week, thanks to an SOS alert sent from an iOS device despite the lack of cellular service. On Jan. 22, the ...

Officials have released a dramatic video showing the rescue of injured skiers near Stevens Pass in Washington state last week, and some wearable technology is being credited with helping guide ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Oklahomans will now have easy access to find emergency alerts on search and maps by Google and partnering agencies. Google announced on Tuesday, a new search assisting Oklahomans ...