Chris Conte

Chris Conte

Chris Conte

National Correspondent

Chris Conte is a National Correspondent for Scripps News. He travels across the country in search of great stories. Chris has also spent time reporting in Nashville, Minnesota and upstate New York. Along the way, he's been awarded 25 Emmy awards, Edward R. Murrow awards and been named Journalist of The Year by the Associated Press. In his free time he enjoys running, cycling, skiing and hiking with his dog Vinny. Chris is an alumnus of Boston University.

Recent Work
North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Kody Kinsley

In rare bipartisan move, North Carolina Medicaid expansion begins

Sign that reads "Lewiston Strong."

In Lewiston, Maine, a community continues to heal after mass shooting

2022 presidential pardoning of turkeys Chocolate and Chip.

What's next for turkeys after they receive presidential pardon?

U.S. veteran Annabel "Annie" Reyes.

Thousands of discharged LGBTQ+ veterans still being denied benefits

The injectable drug Ozempic.

Concern over counterfeit versions of weight loss drugs like Ozempic

Goat Island Lighthouse

One of the nation's last resident lighthouse keepers examines future

Stock image of woman looking out an office window.

Post-pandemic work world leaves more employees feeling isolated

Group walks through the Harvard University campus.

How the Israel-Hamas war is impacting American universities

Spools of fiber optic cables.

One man's mission to provide broadband internet to his rural community

Palestinians flee northern Gaza

In Gaza, more than a million evacuees have few options

A combine harvests soy beans.

American farmers 'frustrated' as Congress delays farm bill passage

Wounded Palestinians arrive at a hospital in Gaza

Hospitals in Gaza are about to buckle under new strain

Water dripping from a faucet.

With no House speaker, countless funding bills hang in the balance

Deborah Matias and her husband Shlomi

Hear from the US professor whose daughter was killed in Israel

Student walks past the sign at New College of Florida.

Amid political upheaval, FL college students establish roots elsewhere

A no-parking sign in Pomfret, Vermont.

Social media influencers overrun a popular Vermont foliage destination

Graphic showing the amount of student loan debt in the United States.

Student loan borrowers face budget strains as repayments kick back in

Pickleball and paddles on an empty court.

As demand for pickleball soars, homeowners turn to backyard courts

An ambulance in Denver

Scripps News Investigates: The deadly toll of a US ambulance shortage

Waves come ashore, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Hampton Beach, N.H.

Atlantic storm Lee makes landfall in Canada with winds of 70mph

A blood pressure monitor.

Remote blood pressure monitoring helps new moms keep track of health

Jack Sheeran in handcuffs

White teen accused of luring Black teen in attempt to drown him

The aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.

As climate change worsens, Americans struggle to escape its impacts

A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap.

'It's a huge relief': Educators react to student loan forgiveness

A passer-by walks near a street damaged by flood waters.

'We feel forgotten': Vermont flood victims navigate lengthy recovery

Solar panels in a field.

Popular rural energy program faces political uncertainty

The Boston city skyline.

Boston offers incentives to turn empty offices into affordable housing

A tassel with 2023 on it rests on a graduation cap.

Borrowers on edge as federal student loan payments are set to restart

A great white shark swims past a boat.

As shark sightings rise, researchers are better understanding species

Tractor on a farm.

The Biden administration's push to grow the next generation of farmers