The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag,” Riley ...

Hallie Lively was just 7 when two police officers and a caseworker came to the door. She was going to foster care. She had five minutes to pack. She took one change of clothes, her Barbie sneakers and ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (WANF/Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia have revealed the cause of death for a 6-month-old baby whose body was found in a trash bag days after his father reported him missing.

There are more than 5,000 children in Virginia’s foster care system and many of them carry their belongings in trash bags.

Clayton police said Friday that 6-month-old Nnakai Pratt died by blunt force trauma. Officers found the baby dead last ...