Officials searching for missing 70-year-old Winston-Salem woman with cognitive impairment

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Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department said they are asking for the public's help in searching for a missing 70-year-old with a cognitive impairment. Officials said Brenda Kay Hairston is described as 5 feet tall and around 220 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes.Click the video player above to watch the latest headlines from WXII 12 News.Top StoriesNew laws taking effect in North Carolina on July 1Tracking the Tropics: Beryl now a Category 5 and earliest Atlantic season storm to be this strong with 160mph windsThomasville police investigate homicide on West Main Street, department saysGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereHairston was last seen on the 1600 block of Emerald Street wearing a white T-shirt with 'Mardi gras' on the front, pink shorts, and black and white sneakers. She is said to be driving in a cream colored 2009 Mitsubishi Galant with the North Carolina license plate, TJL-6170. The vehicle has an "NY" metal decal on the back bumper. It is unknown where she was headed. The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Missing Endangered Alert. If anyone has information about Hairston, they are asked to contact PO. TN. Kellogg at the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-773-7700.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |TRENDING STORIESKeep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —

Officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department said they are asking for the public's help in searching for a missing 70-year-old with a cognitive impairment.

Officials said Brenda Kay Hairston is described as 5 feet tall and around 220 pounds. She has short black hair and brown eyes.

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Hairston was last seen on the 1600 block of Emerald Street wearing a white T-shirt with 'Mardi gras' on the front, pink shorts, and black and white sneakers. She is said to be driving in a cream colored 2009 Mitsubishi Galant with the North Carolina license plate, TJL-6170. The vehicle has an "NY" metal decal on the back bumper.