Only a handful of states require schools to implement wearable panic buttons, known as Alyssa's Law. Alabama could be next.

HB 234, sponsored by Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, requires all school districts in the state by 2030 to designate staff ...

Representative Alan Baker is pushing for teachers to wear panic buttons to increase school safety. The buttons would require ...

South Central Railway enhances safety measures for passengers, especially women, with CCTV, panic buttons, and increased ...

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill requiring mobile emergency rapid response systems in public schools.

A bill by state Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton) would require some faculty to wear rapid response buttons on a lanyard or badge.

However, I can still appreciate the usefulness of having a physical panic button on your person in the event of an emergency. The Silent Beacon is one such device that I recently got the chance to try ...

The U.S. stock market has had a rough start to 2025, with all three major indexes (S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones) ...

Some of the biggest bosses on Wall Street aren't hitting the panic button on President Trump's policies this week despite the recent gyration in markets, even as they acknowledge some new concerns ...

The latest idea in Alabama: panic buttons. “It’s where, really, time equals lives,” Rep. Alan Baker (R-Brewton) said. “So that’s very important to get that location as quickly as ...

Car keys have evolved significantly over time. Chrysler introduced the first key that started a car with a turn of the ignition tumbler in 1949, Ford introduced double-sided keys in 1965, and by ...