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Jennifer was a features and investigative reporter for the Source Weekly through March 2025, supported by the Lay It Out Foundation. She is passionate about stories that further transparency and accountability in our region. A nerd at heart, Jennifer enjoys diving into wonky topics and messy data. Away from her computer and reporting notebook, she can be found chasing her two young children around parks and soccer fields.
Beth Covert leans over a large table covered by butcher paper and scoops a softball-sized chunk of soil from a bucket near her feet. With practiced hands, she adds tiny seeds to the dark grey earth, blending and molding them into the dirt mixture while explaining to a small group of rapt onlookers that today […]
The acrimonious race for Deschutes County Sheriff is nearly at an end with Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp leading Capt. William Bailey with 59.32% of the vote, compared to Bailey’s 40.06%, according to the county clerk’s update early Wednesday morning. Vander Kamp joined the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in 2006 as a reserve deputy and was […]
A race that could tip the balance of power in the U.S. House is happening right here in Oregon’s Congressional District 5, which includes Bend, Sisters, parts of Redmond and suburban areas of the Portland metro. Janelle Bynum (D) leads incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) with 47.62% to 45.28% of the vote, according to the most recent […]
Emerson Levy (D) looks to maintain her seat in Oregon’s House District 53, leading with 54.19% of the vote in early returns Wednesday morning. Levy, a renewable energy attorney who lives in Bend, narrowly flipped the seat in 2022 by just over 500 votes, a fact that fellow Democratic House Representative Jason Kropf (D-OR54) reminded her […]
On Tuesday evening, Sheriff Shane Nelson posted a public statement on the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s official Facebook page that Nelson described as a response to “numerous emails and phone calls” he received in the last week requesting a formal statement about Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp’s current status at DCSO. Vander Kamp is a longtime […]
The Oregon Department of Forestry announced October 25 the end of the 2024 fire season — a season that burned a record 1.9 million acres, three times the 10-year seasonal average, and destroyed 42 homes and 132 structures statewide. Earlier in the week, Governor Tina Kotek requested a federal major disaster declaration from President Joe […]
The year-long contest for who will be the next sheriff of Deschutes County is quickly coming to a close, but not without more allegation-slinging – a consistent activity since the race began. In the final weeks of the race, candidate William Bailey – a captain with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office — fielded criticism and […]
An amended lawsuit filed in Deschutes County this week alleges that for years a long-time employee at Black Butte Ranch abused and harassed over a dozen employees, and the management at the time did nothing to help. The lawsuit was first brought against Black Butte Ranch, former management and Glenn Michael Woosley – the man […]
Summertime at Crescent Lake usually involves day trips to Simax Beach, languid afternoons boating on clear, blue-green water, and week after week of visitors to the dozens of cabins that line its western shores. Just down the road from its more popular big sister, Crater Lake, Crescent Lake likewise offers stunning views and a cool […]
On Wednesday, Kent Vander Kamp, a sergeant with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and one of two candidates running for Sheriff this year, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order against Deschutes County, DCSO, Sheriff Shane Nelson, Undersheriff Paul Garrison, Oregon Public Broadcasting and OPB reporter Emily Cureton Cook to stop the public release […]
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