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Former child welfare worker sues DHS for $2.5 million over dismissal, alleging retaliation
A former DHS worker claimed her supervisor instructed her to break into a recreational vehicle to photograph the scene to build a case of child abuse but then lied about it and got her fired.

Oregon ombudsman report says DHS could have prevented woman’s death
A blistering state report lays out shortcomings in how DHS regulators responded to a troubled memory care facility before and after the death of a resident.

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.

UPDATE: Teen found safe after being reported missing since Nov. 29
Mia Macias, 16, is suspected to be in the Silverton or Salem-Keizer area and is believed to be in danger, the state Department of Human Services said Wednesday.

Former hotel turned homeless shelter will house nearly 100 by summer
An influx of state funding will cover two years of shelter operations and the purchase of the former Capital Inn & Suites in Northeast Salem, which the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency bought on Wednesday.