Jennifer Dowling
Jennifer Dowling joined the FOX 13 News team as a reporter in 2022.
Dowling comes to Seattle from KOIN-TV in Portland where she spent a number of years covering issues important to people in the Pacific Northwest.
She also worked on the investigative "Problem Solvers" team for FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, MI and served as a lead anchor and reporter in Lansing, MI and Rapid City, SD.
An award-winning journalist, Dowling won an Emmy for her work during an outbreak of late November Michigan storms. She also received an Emmy nomination and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of the social justice movement, protests, and riots in Portland.
She has also received nominations for environmental reporting, investigative reporting, and an Associated Press award for Investigative Journalism.
Dowling has covered a wide range of breaking news and other historic events.
Her other journalistic credits include covering one of the largest mass shootings in Oregon history at Umpqua Community College, reporting on the destructive Eagle Creek and Beachie Creek fires in Oregon, interviewing President Obama, and exposing a number of issues important to the public, including the formation of a political action committee linked to influencing the spending of public funds.
In her spare time, she enjoys exploring natural areas and hiking trails, backpacking with her cat Athena and sharing their adventures on Instagram. She also enjoys writing fiction and nonfiction.
She looks forward to continuing to bring you quality reports on the issues that are important to Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
The latest from Jennifer Dowling
Seattle Public Schools proposal to close 20 elementary schools prompts boos from parents
As summer break approaches, many districts, including Seattle Public Schools (SPS), are grappling with budget deficits. SPS has announced that it might close around 20 elementary schools as a result.
Memorial Day rush to get home causes long wait times at some WA ferry terminals
The rush to get home on Memorial Day caused more delays and longer wait times for those trying to travel east on some ferry lines.
Travel weekend underway with some WA ferry delays, tidal cancellations scheduled Saturday
While it did clear up as the evening wore on, hundreds of travelers experienced hours-long delays for several local ferry routes as Memorial Day weekend began.
Public weighs in on plan to install more than 74 surveillance cameras across city of Everett
The city of Everett is thinking about installing new surveillance cameras all across the city in order to address violent crime.
Tukwila PD looking for 'sunburned sexual assault suspect'
Tukwila Police are asking for help identifying a man who looked like he spent too much time in the sun before becoming a suspect in a sexually motivated assault involving young girls.
WSDOT looks at construction safety measures, talks to contractors about 'awareness' after road rage attack
The Washington Department of Transportation is going over safety protocols with workers after last week's attack on two contractors.
911 calls: I-5 road rage suspect slammed WA construction worker's head into wall before being shot
Dispatch 911 calls are providing more details about Thursday's road rage fight that ended in a deadly officer-involved shooting in Everett.
Instacart driver feels 'lucky' after man used SUV to ram his car while fleeing police in Seattle
An Instacart driver feels lucky to be alive after Seattle Police say a man rammed an SUV into his car at the Ballard Fred Meyer parking lot, pushing it out of the way in order to escape officers, who found him slumped over the wheel.
VIDEO: Shocked Fred Meyer shoppers watch as SUV driver rams Prius out of the way to escape Seattle Police
A shocked shopper caught a wild scene on cell phone video in the parking lot of the Ballard Fred Meyer on Monday Afternoon.
Family remembers baby killed in Magnolia: 'His smile was contagious'
The family of a child who was shot and killed in Magnolia is paying tribute to the little boy, and asking for the community's help to lay him to rest.