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Oregon

Foster Care Month celebrates relative caregivers, respite providers and resource parents as a vital support for children and families

(Salem, OR) – This May, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) honors the essential role of resource families and respite providers in creating safe and nurturing environments for children and young adults. In Oregon, […]

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Washington

Braun praises UW officials for response to Monday protests, calls for prosecutions

OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, issued the following reaction to Monday’s violent occupation of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building at the University of Washington by anti-Israel, pro-Hamas protesters. The protests were in opposition to the university’s ties […]

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Oregon

Portland Sex Offender Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Enticing a Minor Online and Receiving Child Pornography

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for using multiple social media applications to entice a young child to send him sexually explicit images of herself. Shawn Alan Smith, 44, was sentenced to 288 […]