Human trafficking victims flow through Southern Oregon daily. They flow through Interstate-5, what is known as a human trafficking corridor.
A man in the central Oregon city of Bend says he was responsible for some of the googly eyes placed on sculptures there.
An official in Bend, Oregon, claimed that it cost thousands of dollars to remove googly eyes from public artwork in town. The unlikely sum helped the amusingly-modified objects go viral, and now a culprit has emerged to take credit for some of the work.
Viral posts suggest Google Maps imagery shows a human trafficking plea in L.A., but police say there's no evidence of nefarious activity.
Many local non-profit organizations say they are concerned after the U.S. Office of Management and Budget attempted to freeze specific grants and funding as they look to cut federal spending, a move that was later blocked by a federal judge until Feb.
The Junior League of Eugene hosted a speaker event on Jan. 6 at Capitello Wines to discuss anti-trafficking awareness.  The JLE is a non-profit women’s advocacy group that promotes social change in the community.
"There is no reason why you could not establish a national legal network, pro bono network, that is capable of extending pro bono legal aid to every identifiable human trafficking survivor. That's the end goal of The Joseph Project," Knapper said.