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SALEM — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will require COVID-19 vaccinations for its front-line health care employees, including doctors, nurses and dentists. Employees will have eight weeks to be fully vaccinated and can get the shot for free at any VA facility. It makes the VA the first health care system in Oregon to require the vaccination; state law generally prevents such mandates for health care workers. Nationwide, many health care systems are making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for their workforces, as vaccination rates have stalled and the delta variant is lea...

Gresham police chief quits, again, after damning investigative report Updated Feb 19, 2021; Posted Feb 19, 2021 The chief said she was not quitting voluntarily this time, but rather because of the city’s handling of an outside report critical of her leadership. Brent Wojahn/Oregonian file photoLC- The Oregonian Facebook Share Gresham Police Chief Robin Sells resigned again Friday, the second time in eight months, over the city’s handling of an explosive personnel report that was critical of her. In a long, written statement, Sells said she quit in reaction to the “city’s choice to ...

Race a factor in mistreatment of Gresham deputy city manager Third-party findings show mistreatment of Deputy Manager Corey Falls; police resistance toward equity, inclusion Accusations made by a prominent Gresham city employee about years of mistreatment, harassment and abuse while working at the Gresham Police Department and City Hall have been substantiated by a third-party, independent investigation. Last summer Gresham City Council hired Paula Barran, of Barran Liebman LLP, to look into alleged incidents occurring within several city departments. At the request of the Gresham C...