According to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons, the Haywood County Sheriff's Office was looking for 12-year-old Alazay Shelby Rose and three-year-old Kinley Maelena Stepp, who were believed to be with 46-year-old Jacob Grant Aaron Stepp.

The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued an AMBER Alert for two children who were taken from a home in Waynesville.

: The Amber Alert for two missing girls out of Haywood County was canceled around noon Tuesday. The girls were found safe, authorities reported.EarlierAn Amber Alert was issued late Monday night in North Carolina to help the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office find two missing children.