sex trafficking

It is estimated that more than 200 underage kids are trafficked locally through the Tri-Cities on a given night

Indigenous women face a murder rate ten times higher than the national average.

All the suspects are from Yakima County. The investigation is ongoing and authorities say they expect more arrests.

A notorious Pasco/Franklin County gang leader is behind bars, possibly facing between 24-33 years.

It may be hard to come to grips with, but there is a sex trafficking problem in the Tri-Cities.

Past Kennewick Superintendent Gets 10 for Solicitation Of Minors

A new website has been set up to assist victims of sex trafficking in Washington state, it's also for those who know or or suspect it's happening to someone else. The site has been launched with guidance from the Washington State Attorney General's office...

Tuesday night Kennewick police intercepted a 24-year-old Mattawa man in the Winco Foods parking lot on Clearwater, after receiving information he was there to 'hook up' with a 15-year-old girl.

We all had a good laugh earlier when we learned Portland, Oregon, has the most strip clubs per capita than any other city in America... by a lot. What's not funny is the number of teenagers cycled through these clubs as dancers to advertise them for paid sex.

We hear stories and news reports from around the country about this insidious growing crime, but it's happening in Tri-Cities too.