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We hope you had a Merry Christmas for those celebrating, and a restful long weekend.

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The final week of the year is often a quiet one, but we’ll be bringing you a few roundups of the year, along with some stories about local people and projects underway – plus whatever the news has in store.

Here’s some of today’s news. You can always find our latest reports on our website.

DHS offers record $40 million to settle lawsuit from abused foster children 
Four former foster children abused after being placed in a Keizer foster home will share a $40 million settlement, the largest from DHS in Oregon history.
DHS offers record $40 million to settle lawsuit from abused foster children 
Four former foster children abused after being placed in a Keizer foster home will share a $40 million settlement, the largest from DHS in Oregon history.
PHOTOS: Tuba Holiday entertains hundreds in Christmas Eve show in Salem
PHOTOS: A Salem tradition takes the stage as tubas and more put on a Christmas Eve show on Sunday, Dec. 24, at the Elsinore Theatre.
PHOTOS: Tuba Holiday entertains hundreds in Christmas Eve show in Salem
PHOTOS: A Salem tradition takes the stage as tubas and more put on a Christmas Eve show on Sunday, Dec. 24, at the Elsinore Theatre.
COLUMN: Owl you need to know about Salem’s nesting owls
After recent report owl attacks near Bush’s Pasture Park, columnist Harry Fuller explains how great horned owls nest and hunt.
COLUMN: Owl you need to know about Salem’s nesting owls
After recent report owl attacks near Bush’s Pasture Park, columnist Harry Fuller explains how great horned owls nest and hunt.
Sensory garden, salad growing lessons and more coming to Salem schools in 2024
Twenty-one Salem teachers are taking on special projects with recent grants from the Maps Community Foundation.
Sensory garden, salad growing lessons and more coming to Salem schools in 2024
Twenty-one Salem teachers are taking on special projects with recent grants from the Maps Community Foundation.

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