When film director Richie Johns and producer Bethany Johns first connected with strategic partner and co-founder of Pure Hope Foundation, Kathrine Lee, they heard the stories of young women who had ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A special film screening, designed to raise awareness about human trafficking, will take place at the Fox Theater in two weeks, featuring a short film and a survivor panel ...

The image is familiar. A terrified child sits in a dark room, bound with ropes or chains. Armed criminals guard the door. A heroic rescue team storms in just in time to free the victims and arrest the ...