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Dispatch investigation, billboard inspired lawmaker to propose bill on missing persons
A billboard about missing Hilltop man Andy Chapman, true crime podcasts and a Dispatch investigation into missing people ...
Missing hikers in Red River Gorge found using iPhone SOS feature
The iPhone SOS feature helped a search & rescue team find a family lost in the Red River Gorge area Tuesday evening, according to the Wolfe County Search & Rescue Team.
Tracking bracelet helps locate missing people with mental health challenges
IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — A bracelet has been designed to find people with mental health challenges if they wander away. It’s ...
Family clings to hope as search for missing dementia patient exceeds two weeks
Over two weeks ago 69-year-old Jose Luis Martinez disappeared while he was being cared for at Heavenly Hands Adult Day Center ...
iPhone feature saves family who got lost hiking in Red River Gorge
A family of three, including a small child, got lost while hiking in the Red River Gorge area on Tuesday night, April 22.