By Laura McVicker - Columbian Staff Reporter
Campaign kicks off to inspire men to help stop child sex trafficking.
Read MorePatrick Preston KATU News and KATU.com Staff
With school out Portland police are worried about kids turning to gangs and violence this summer so they're adding more than a dozen officers to the Gang Enforcement Team and gun task force.
Read MoreBy Chuck Neubauer-The Washington Times
Human trafficking has been described by the Justice Department as "a big moneymaker for criminals and a scourge to society" and a group that seeks to help those caught in its grips says the number of callers to its national hotline identifying themselves as victims is increasing - and that's good.
Read MoreBy Katie Hinman - ABC News Technology Review
Backpage.com, the online classifieds website that has become a target for activists because of its sex ads, is seeking to invalidate a law recently passed in Washington state that would require proof of age for those posting the ads.
Read MoreMaxine Bernstein, The Oregonian
Portland police Officer John Maul often sits in his patrol car off 82nd Avenue and keeps an eye out for women walking the avenue as prostitutes, or men trying to pick them up.
Read MoreMaxine Bernstein, The Oregonian
Patterned after a successful program in San Francisco, Multnomah County requires men convicted of buying sex to attend a 'john school'. Former prostitutes and sex trade workers instruct the 52 attendees how their actions contribute to Oregon's growing problem.
Read MoreNicholas Kristof, The New York Times
In November, a terrified 13-year-old girl pounded on an apartment door in Brooklyn. When a surprised woman answered, the girl pleaded for a phone. She called her mother, and then dialed 911.
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