MEDFORD, Ore. — The National Human Trafficking Hotline says they’ve had over 2,000 calls since 2007 in Oregon. And that number is expected to increase. That’s after a bill, which passed earlier this month, is requiring all rest stop bathrooms ...
Update (11-14-17 2:41 p.m.) Ashley Jarrell returned home after seeing media coverage and is now safe, police said. ALOHA, Ore. – Police in Washington County are asking citizens to be on the lookout for a runaway teen considered “at-risk.” 15-year-old ...
Portland, Ore. – Police are looking for any information about a Portland teen who ran away from home and may be trying to reunite with her former pimp. KGW reports 16-year-old Malia Jenae Carbaugh left her home Thursday. Carbaugh has ...
San Antonio, Texas (NBC) – The truck driver charged in connection with the deaths of ten undocumented immigrants in Texas will stay in federal custody. James Matthew Bradley Jr. , handcuffed and wearing blue jail scrubs, left federal court in ...
Humboldt County, Calif. (CNN) – Despite its unmatched natural beauty, there are places in Humboldt County, California, where even law enforcement doesn’t venture. At the epicenter of a seven billion dollar marijuana industry, international gangs have infiltrated the area, taking ...
ATLANTA, Ga. – An Oregon woman took her mission to end sex trafficking to the international stage. Rebecca Bender was kept in a sex trafficking ring for six years. Now she runs an initiative that brings awareness to ending that ...
Las Vegas, Nevada – A Las Vegas man will spend over 6 years behind bars for coercing two girls to travel from Oregon to Nevada to work as prostitutes. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 20-year-old Anthony Antonio Lewis ...
Medford, Ore. – In part two of this NBC5 News exclusive, we introduce you to Ella. After years of sexual abuse at the hands of her own father, she fell into the trap of not one, but five sex traffickers. ...
Medford, Ore. –It begins with an innocent conversation on a dating website. But it is actually just the portal to a trafficking scheme that stretches across the country. In this exclusive NBC5 News Special Report, a local sex trafficking survivor ...
Sacramento, Cal.- Californians will face a multitude of new laws once the new year hits, many of which will impact daily life. The laws range from minimum wage to gun ownership. Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, the state will start its ...