John Mone

John Mone

John Mone

National Correspondent

John Mone has worked in television news for 20 years and was most recently at the Associated Press before joining Scripps News as a national correspondent based in Houston. Over the last 15 years, he covered some of the biggest breaking news stories and events, including being among the first wave of media to arrive in Haiti after a catastrophic earthquake destroyed much of the capital city, Port-au-Prince, and Leogane. He’s covered the Olympics, World Cup, death of Michael Jackson, worst oil spill in U.S. history, and spent six months on the 2012 Romney presidential campaign. He's a multiple Murrow Award winner and mostly recently earned an Emmy for his coverage inside in a Houston hospital besieged by the first wave of COVID-19 in the Summer of 2020. He also had career stops in Providence, RI, Hartford, CT, and Fargo, ND. He's a graduate of Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.

Recent Work
Man cleans up debris from homes following flooding in Kentucky.

Record Flash Flooding Kills At Least 25 In Eastern Kentucky

Members of the Winchester, Ky., Fire Department walk inflatable boats across flood waters

Catastrophic Flooding In The Appalachian Mountains

A sign shows gas prices

Oil Companies Cash In Amid High Gas Prices

Visitors view a makeshift memorial honoring those recently killed at Robb Elementary School

Uvalde School Shooting Video Fuels Anger At Law Enforcement

A Texas power transmission line is shown.

Can The Texas Power Grid Handle Demand Under A Heat Dome?

Family and friends of those killed and injured in the school shooting at Robb Elementary take part in a protest march

Texas Lawmakers Question Officials Involved In Uvalde Shooting

A mourner stops to pay his respects at a memorial at Robb Elementary School.

Millions Of Dollars Have Been Raised For Uvalde, So Who Has The Money?

Protesters gather at a rally in support of abortion rights outside a federal courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M

Women Are Traveling To New Mexico For Abortions

Elmendorf Police Chief Marco Pena testifies on the second day of a hearing in the Texas state senate chamber.

Uvalde Gunman Showed Issues That Normally Warn Authorities

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw testifies at a Texas Senate hearing.

Texas Public Safety Head Calls Uvalde Police Response 'Abject Failure'

Power lines in Houston, TX are shown.

Power Grids Across The U.S. Are Being Tested By High Heat

Patriot Front members being arrested

Concerns Of More Fascist Groups Organizing Online Hate Groups

Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event

White Nationalists Arrested With Riot Gear Near Idaho Pride Event

Two people hold hands at Robb Elementary School memorial in Uvalde, Texas

Uvalde Residents Struggle To Find Access To Mental Health Care To Cope

A cross for Amerie Jo Garza at the Robb Elementary School memorial site

Uvalde Victim's Father Demands Answers From Community

An NRA member plugs his ears as he walks past protesters.

Protests Continue At The NRA's Annual Meeting

Protesters outside the NRA's annual meeting

NRA Speakers Unshaken On Gun Rights After School Massacre

A woman cries as she leaves the Uvalde Civic Center after a school shooting

Gunman Kills At Least 19 Children, 2 Adults At Texas Elementary School

Democratic Congressional candidate Jessica Cisneros speaks to the media before a rally

Jessica Cisneros Facing Rep. Henry Cuellar In Texas Congressional Race

Red snappers

Coast Guard Searches For Poachers From Mexico Stealing Fish From U.S.

Fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border

TX Border Security Project Draws Criticism For Political Agenda, Cost

People embrace each other as Ukrainian refugees arrive in Tijuana, Mexico

Volunteers, Church Groups Help Ukrainian Refugees In Mexico

Abortion rights advocates gather outside a state capitol building.

Texas Doctor Shares How Clinic Is Helping Women Navigate Abortion Laws

Gasoline price is seen at a gas station in Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Congress Grills Gas CEOs About High Prices At The Pump

Gasoline price is seen at a gas station in Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Democrats Accuse Oil Companies Of 'Rip Off' On Gas Prices

Demonstrators wave a pride flag.

Texas Judge Halts Child Abuse Investigations Into Trans Kids' Families

Gas station prices

Gas Station Operators Forced To Raise Prices But See Little Profit

Texas Democrat gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

Texas Primary Sets Up Abbott-O'Rourke Race As Midterms Begin

A motorist pauses at a gas station displaying higher gasoline prices at a Chevron station downtown Los Angeles

Oil Prices Are Surging

Marianna Treviño Wright stands near border wall.

Conspiracy Theory Is Wreaking Havoc On Texas Butterfly Preserve