Lauren Donovan
Lauren was raised right here in western Washington! The Eastlake Highschool graduate grew up in Sammamish but feels most at home at her family’s cabin on Lopez Island.
Lauren started her broadcast career while attending the University of Missouri in Columbia. Working at NBC-affiliate KOMU she did it all: editing video, making calls at the desk, producing, and eventually working her way up to reporter and anchor.
After graduation, she headed north to Iowa. While working at CBS-affiliate KCCI in Des Moines she received an Emmy nomination for her coverage of a devastating EF-3 tornado. As an anchor and reporter, Lauren also covered the contentious Iowa caucuses.
For Lauren, the biggest accomplishment of her career has been coming home. After spending seven years in the Midwest, she missed the Cascades and Puget Sound but above all her family.
For the past three years Lauren worked as a reporter at Seattle’s CBS affiliate. During that time she helped host SeaFair’s Torchlight Parade. Lauren travelled to the Palouse to cover the University of Idaho murders and was right there, microphone at the ready when UW Medicine received their first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines.
When she’s off the clock, you can catch Lauren on the ski lift, at the antique mall or challenging someone to a game of cribbage.
Lauren and her fiancé Walker live in Pioneer Square with their two cats Darcy and Walden
The latest from Lauren Donovan
Video shows father of Woodinville councilmember's aggressive outburst after censure vote
A censure vote at Woodinville City Council spiraled into shouting and intimidation, starting in city hall and continuing outside. Now, city leaders say they are concerned for their safety.
Aurora Avenue debate: Should Seattle reinstate its prostitution loitering law?
With many concerned over crime on Seattle's notorious Aurora Avenue, one city councilmember suggested reinstating an old prostitution loitering law.
'I'm so ready to Fight Club this s--t!': Viral altercation caught on video at West Seattle McDonald's
A heated altercation captured on video at a West Seattle McDonald's has ignited a firestorm of reactions across social media platforms.
Traveler warns of possible luggage porter scam at Sea-Tac Airport
The concerned traveler says at SEA Airport baggage claim, a badged man offered their family assistance and then "demanded a $50 fee for his service."
Vatican decision could restore Tacoma's Holy Rosary
Longtime parishioners at Tacoma’s Holy Rosary Church are celebrating a decision by the Vatican that could save their beloved church from demolition.
From classrooms to condos: The repurposing of Seattle's former Queen Anne High School
"I’m not someone who wants to go back to high school, but when I come into this building, the nostalgia is so positive."
Animal control officers 'intensify' efforts to find missing zebra in North Bend, WA
Members of the public have rallied behind the search efforts, offering assistance ranging from search dogs to drones.
Paws and Preservation: The Everett Gazebo compromise
Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin's push to remove a 103-year-old landmark, the gazebo in the city's oldest park, has sparked controversy and opposition from historians and locals alike.
Washington's gray wolf population recovering, warning issued for hikers
The largest concentration of the species is mostly out east of the mountains, but experts say they're moving west-- and fast. But clusters have been spotted in the Tenaway forest area, around Cle Elum and Suncadia.
Officials concerned by surge in abandoned building fires in Seattle
City leaders are supporting a new strong-armed solution to crack down on the recent spate of fires at abandoned buildings around Seattle.