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A mother used the Indian Child Welfare Act to win back her parental rights. Then they came for her second child.
By Jessica Lussenhop and Agnel Philip, photography by Jaida Grey Eagle for ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When Cheyenne Hinojosa saw her husband, Jose, and her mother charging through the doors at the gas station where she worked, she assumed something terrible had...
After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child.
After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child.
OTHELLO — Othello Police Department Assistant Chief David Rehaume has been named as the interim chief while city officials conduct a search for a permanent replacement. Rehaume will take over June 1. “He’s been a 30-year-plus member of the Othello Police Department,” said Mayor Shawn Logan prior to Rehaume’s appointment by the Othello City Council. “This will be the second time in the last 10 years that we’ve sworn Dave in as our interim police chief. He certainly knows the department, he certainly knows what is expected and he knows what the responsibilities are.”