MEDFORD, Ore. — April is both Sexual Assault Prevention Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month. This morning on Sunrise, Misty Wright, owner of Empowered by YOU, joined anchor Natalie Sirna to talk about how people can stay prepared or respond ...
MEDFORD, Ore.- The Oregon Senate is working to stabilize funding for survivor services. House Bill 4140 directs the Department of Justice to include funds to support Children’s Advocacy Centers, The Survivor Housing Funds grant program and the Oregon Domestic and ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore.- The Cow Creek Band Umpqua Tribe of Indians donates to three Josephine County projects, including $250k for a new Grants Pass library. On February 19th, the Cow Creek Tribe was in Grants Pass to present and celebrate ...
Author: KGW Staff TIGARD, Ore. (KGW) — Detectives arrested a Tigard couple on Wednesday after they allegedly abused and “chained up” a child in their home over a period of nearly a year, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – A Northern California school district employee is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly failing to report child abuse and neglect as required by law. In California, school personnel, child care providers, doctors, police, and many other ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Child abuse reports in Oregon have decreased since the start of the shutdown in March. The Oregon Department of Human Services, DHS, says while child abuse calls have decreased during the global pandemic, that doesn’t mean it ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Police say crime statistics may be down locally, but that doesn’t mean police aren’t concerned about what’s happening behind closed doors. “People really don’t want to do anything about it until it’s reached critical levels and then ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – A woman who eluded the FBI for nearly two decades was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison Tuesday afternoon in Klamath Falls. Elements of this story may be disturbing to some readers. 58-year-old Victoria ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The start of the school year is just around the corner… that means packed lunches, shopping for school supplies, and lots of smiling faces. But for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Jackson County, it’s also the perfect ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Medford man was arrested for allegedly sharing images of child sexual abuse on Facebook. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said in October of 2018, multiple agencies began in investigating an online child pornography case. One of ...