The alert system would work similarly to an Amber Alert, but would focus on helping find missing people with developmental disabilities. The Senate passed the bill earlier this week. On Thursday, the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - When it comes to law enforcement reaching out to the public for help in searches for people reported missing, you’ll often see Silver Alerts, usually for missing seniors or, ...

A man has been charged for allegedly abducting a 21-year-old Bremerton woman on the autism spectrum, and now, advocates are calling for change. Leroy Franklin Nickols, 21, was seen in tears as he ...

TAMPA, Fla. - The Purple Alert previously activated by the Tampa Police Department (TPD) for 37-year-old Tierra Thomas has been canceled. Tierra Thomas, who was reported missing after last being seen ...

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with a state representative who is once again pushing for PA to enact a "Purple Alert" for ...

ALSO WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR ALERTING PENNSYLVANIANS MOVING FORWARD DOESN’T MEAN IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE. SO IF ENACTED, A PURPLE ALERT WOULD SPECIFICALLY BE FOR AT RISK INDIVIDUALS ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE 9/27/25: The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office reported that Mileiby has been located. Original story: The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office issued a Purple Alert ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Legislature is considering legislation to establish a Purple Alert system for missing vulnerable adults, prompted by an Arlington family's desperate search for ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would create a statewide alert system designed specifically to locate missing persons with developmental ...