Bridget Chavez
Reporter
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Bridget Chavez is a reporter for FOX 12 and joined the team in June of 2020. Bridget grew up in the small town of Belen, New Mexico. She earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of New Mexico; a Bachelor of Arts in both Journalism & Mass Communication and another in Political Science. Bridget has been passionate about storytelling and news for as long as she can remember.
After graduating from UNM in 2014, she decided to teach special education for students in underserved communities in the Bay Area through Teach for America. During her time with TFA, she also earned a Master of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University. After teaching, Bridget earned her Master of Science Degree in Broadcast & Digital Journalism from Newhouse at Syracuse University.
Bridget began her broadcast career in Reno, Nevada at KOLO 8 News Now. During her time there, Bridget covered everything from politics, to crime, to extreme weather. Bridget launched her own news series, “Beyond the Call,” to highlight community members who went above the call of duty to serve others. Alongside her friends and colleagues, Bridget received an Emmy Award for her role as a reporter for special coverage of the anniversary of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.
In her free time, you can catch Bridget snowboarding, running, hiking or exploring as much of the outdoors as possible. She is an avid reader and loves to spend time with family, friends and of course her cat -- who is also named Cat.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 4:57 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
With many people hitting local rivers, lakes and waterway, officials are warning people to be safe and smart this weekend.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:47 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Those who knew and loved Kevin McDowell said he was a light and lived his life in a way that always uplifted others.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 9:12 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Samantha Kang, who is a graduate student at Oregon State University and a staple in the climbing community in Corvallis, is now recovering after they took a 20 foot fall at Mt. Rainier on June 25
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 7:51 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
A violent dispute in Vancouver has left one man in jail and another in the hospital in critical condition.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 10:50 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Joyl Sartin is recovering after a semi-truck hit her car while she was driving on I-5 near Woodland, WA.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 9:05 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
After a mostly wet June, the sunshine has returned to the Portland-Vancouver area and will be around at least through the weekend.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 5:12 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The baby formula shortage has been going on for months, and there still is no end in sight.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 5:26 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Demonstrators came out and marched at the Capitol Building in Salem demanding action on gun control.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 8:29 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
This year the Portland/Vancouver metro area has seen a lot more rainfall than it did last year in 2021. However, firefighters warn, looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to fighting wildfires.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 10:04 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Starkey just returned home to Portland after fighting fires in both New Mexico and Arizona. However, he wasn’t expecting to have his van and all of his fire gear stolen from right outside of his home.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
As he left Legacy Emanual Hospital in north Portland, Trotter was greeted by a line of his fellow deputies cheering him on. He will now continue his recovery at a local rehabilitation center
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 10:17 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
It’s been almost two weeks since the deadly mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas took the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 5:13 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
FOX 12 spoke with two of the three gubernatorial candidates about where they stand.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 10:09 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Across the country and in the Portland metro area crime is on the rise.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 10:28 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Beginning June 1, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will take ownership and responsibility for seven miles of 82nd Avenue in Portland.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 5:38 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The family of Kevin Peterson Jr. has filed a federal lawsuit against the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 5:56 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The national baby formula shortage still has many families struggling to find food to feed their babies. Some have turned to social media and loved ones to help them get what they need.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 5:45 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
It’s been two days since primary election day and still thousands of ballots in Clackamas County need to be counted.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 10:38 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
As the nationwide shortage of baby formula continues, some local charities are struggling to keep up with the high demand.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 5:43 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Many families are still having trouble finding baby formula because of the nationwide shortage. It has parents scrambling to find the formula they need to feed their babies.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:29 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Across the country, families are having a hard time finding baby formula. This is due to a nationwide shortage sparked by product recalls and supply chain issues.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 10:20 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The Oregon Nurses Association held an information picket against Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 9:51 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the person or persons responsible for breaking into a home in Happy Valley and taking about $60,000 worth of jewelry and other items.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 10:20 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
This year’s Keizer Pride Fair has been cancelled.
Updated: May. 8, 2022 at 10:16 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Portland Police have arrested 34-year-old Michael Bivins after police said he was responsible for vandalizing three houses of worship across the city. Bivins faces multiple charges from criminal mischief to arson.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 10:45 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Portland General Electric (PGE) is gearing up ahead of wildfire season and putting millions of dollars into fire prevention.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:14 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
An anti-Semitic death threat written in yellow paint and scorch marks were found outside of Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland the morning of May 2, 2022.
Updated: May. 1, 2022 at 10:13 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The Wilshire Riverside Little League Baseball fields in Northeast Portland are normally a paradise for little league players and families but recently they’ve been dealing with break-ins and campers using the dugouts as bathrooms.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:38 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The last couple of days have been challenging for the Trotter family after Michael Trotter, a deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, was badly hurt in a car crash on April 27 on the Tualatin Valley Highway and Murray Boulevard.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:41 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced that he will be proposing to expand Portland Street Response so that the team can response city-wide and 24/7.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 5:32 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Earlier this month health officials in Washington State started to encourage everyone to carry Naloxone because of a sharp rise in opioid overdoses.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 10:30 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Benjamin Summers bought a red 1999 Dodge Ram truck on Friday from Bickmore Auto Sales in Gresham and was excited about his new ride.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 10:32 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The cost of renting an apartment or home in the Portland has increased like just about everything else. According to a new survey on Redfin, Portlanders are now paying about 40 percent more for rent than they were in March of 2021.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 10:20 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Human trafficking is a crime that many people think happens most at night or in secret, however, in recent months, the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit said the crime is becoming more visible and traffickers are acting more boldly and out in the open.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2022 at 10:13 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
hen Sandra Morden first disappeared in the 1970s from her father’s home in Clark County, Washington, her family never expected that her remains would be found near a creek in Amboy, Washington a few years later.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 5:20 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Health officials in Washington State are urging people carry naloxone because of a sharp rise in overdose deaths.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 10:36 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The new Behavioral Health Resource Center is set to open its doors in downtown Portland this fall.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 10:39 PM PDT
|By FOX 12 Staff and Bridget Chavez
The Portland Parks Foundation will commission a design and feasibility study for returning the Thompson Elk Fountain to its location downtown.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 10:45 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case from the 1970s
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 5:53 AM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The high-profile trial for Oregon romance novelist, Nancy Crampton-Brophy, begins Monday morning.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 10:42 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Family of woman who died after boat sank near Florence speaks out
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 10:19 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
The Somali community is mourning the loss of Shaani Mohamed who was shot and killed March 27 in northeast Portland at 82nd Avenue and Milton Street. Portland police have not confirmed the victim’s identity but his family and family friend are speaking out to honor and remember him.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 10:22 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
An uptick in crime around the Delta Park area of Portland has many who work there feeling uneasy. Some who work in the area told Fox 12 that the problem is only getting worse.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 3:57 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Many people are spending spring break this year at the Oregon Coast. Cannon Beach has been filled with people from around the Pacific Northwest who are off school for the week.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 11:37 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
Health experts are learning more about the Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 BA2.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 10:25 PM PDT
|By Bridget Chavez
John Cerda has now been recognized and awarded the Lifesaving Award for the second time for his heroism and life saving efforts in Clackamas County.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 10:31 PM PST
|By Bridget Chavez
Gas prices are on the rise and travel experts are predicting the cost of jet fuel to follow suit.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 9:41 PM PST
|By Bridget Chavez
Alex, a man in Salem, who only wants us to use his first name for the safety of his family, told FOX 12 he is working to try to get his dad out of Kherson, Ukraine.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 8:19 PM PST
|By Bridget Chavez
Lake Oswego Police are searching for at least five suspects that were all caught on camera either stealing packages off of porches or rummaging through cars. Patrick Donnelly is one of the victims whose car was rummaged through.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 10:53 PM PST
|By Bridget Chavez
One of the most controversial bills of the Oregon State Legislative session for 2022 is heading to the House floor for a vote Mar. 1.
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