Amber Alert for missing North Texas girl canceled after being found safe

What we know:CARROLLTON, Texas Carrollton police say a 14-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe.

Nearly an hour after the Amber Alert was issued for Barbara Weeks, Carrollton police said she was found safe in Mesquite. She had been missing for a week.

The backstory:Carrollton police requested an Amber Alert on Friday for Barbara, who also goes by Blake. They say she was last seen last Friday around 5 p.m. near Old Denton Road between Trinity Mills Road and Frankford Road.

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