Even if a person has been missing for years, he or she is not presumed dead in North Carolina. Alena’s Law, named after a ...

NC legislation that would make it easier for families to declare missing loved ones deceased after a natural disaster passed ...

Alena’s Law would create an exemption from the seven-year requirement when a person has likely died in an area hit by a ...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our dear mother Carole Ayers – Baugh on April 12 th at the age of 83. Carole was surrounded by her loving family as she passed peacefully ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers will relocate a space station communications antenna and install a mounting bracket ahead of the installation of an additional set of International ...

File image of a man walking near a flooded area near the Swannanoa river on Sept. 27, 2024, in Asheville, N.C. In October, the U.S. Small Business Administration's disaster loan program ran out of ...

Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and greater access to the president. By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham report on ...

The council ordered Sam Ayers Park to be off-limits to camping within 30 days during its March 18 meeting. They discussed extending the deadline at their meeting on Tuesday. Mayor Kris Deiters ...

One might assume that when major disasters strike such as earthquakes, floods, plane crashes or avalanches, the bodies of victims are recovered — eventually.

The house he was looking for was gone. His in-laws, Stephen and Alena Ayers, weren’t there either. Nick and others spent weeks climbing through tangled trees and over rocks, walking the river.