In an exclusive, joint interview with The Skanner News and KOIN News 6, the grandmother of Yashawnee Vaughn said she's still holding out hope that the 14-year-old will be found alive

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Like many states, cash-strapped Washington is looking to save money by reducing the size of its prison population.
But the state has actually been releasing non-violent offenders for years, leaving relatively few inmates who would be good candidates for early release. Washington has only about 17,000 prison inmates, well below the average for a state of 6.6 million.

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Portland Police Spokesperson Lt. Kelli Sheffer told The Skanner News that crews looking for evidence in the murder of 14-year-old Yashawnee Vaughn were not searching Rocky Butte Park Monday. It is not clear when or where the search will continue.  
She said crews had planned to scour about 200 acres of the wooded and steep terrain of Rocky Butte, and had completed about three quarters of that goal.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Like many states, cash-strapped Washington is looking to save money by reducing the size of its prison population

As the number of Oregonians charged in terrorism cases steadily rises, the City of Beaverton Human Rights Advisory Commission sponsors a dialogue with the Muslim community on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th St.

Multnomah County Search and Rescue today launched an ongoing effort to find the remains of Yashawnee Vaughn, 14, at Rocky Butte Park in Northeast Portland.
Police suspect the teen has been dead since March 19, the last time friends or family had any contact with her.
Investigators announced on March 31 that they had arrested 16-year-old Parrish Bennette in connection with her murder. He will be arraigned today at 4:30 p.m. They have not revealed what evidence links Bennette to the alleged murder.

NAACP National President Benjamin Todd Jealous travels to Spokane this Sunday, April 3, to march with local civil rights activists against the attempted bombing of a Martin Luther King holiday parade last January

It's been nearly two weeks since 14-year-old Yashawnee Vaughn was last seen or heard from.
On Thursday, March 25, friends and family gathered at the Northeast Precinct to get the attention of a police department and media they say wasn't treating the case seriously enough.
Portland police announced on Monday, March 28 that because investigators have been unable to locate the minor, that she might be at risk.