The last time anyone had seen Makayla Fay Meave-Byers, she was leaving home on Sept. 15, possibly for a date, climbing into a white Chevrolet pick-up truck with tinted windows.

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo.

Makayla Evans joined the WMBF News team in May 2022 as the morning reporter on WMBF News Today. Makayla is a Carolina girl at heart, born and raised in the small town of Belton, South Carolina.

Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World (now on Netflix) is a warm hug of a short documentary about a nonverbal teen with autism who achieves a significant breakthrough in her ability to communicate.

Makayla Timpson follows Stephanie White's mantra, 'stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' And that showed in her best day as a pro so far.