Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

Correspondent

Chris Stewart is a correspondent for Scripps News. You can catch him every Sunday as the host of “The Race” where he travels the country talking to voters about what’s impacting their everyday lives. When he's not digging for stories, Chris spends a lot of his time with his wife and daughter. He loves college football and spends Saturdays in the fall keeping up with his Penn State Nittany Lions.

Recent Work
A person types on a computer.
Scripps NewsTech

Sharing some deepfake images could now mean prison time in this state

Texas Ranger Guard training at an indoor shooting range
Scripps NewsU.S.

Not just 'mall cops': Why the private security industry is growing

A doctor uses a stethoscope while seeing a patient
StoryblocksPolitics

Doctors worry patients aren't ready for Medicaid changes

Someone uses a device to monitor their blood oxygen level
Charlie Riedel / APScience and Health

As COVID health emergency ends, long haulers fear being forgotten

Snow melt leaves a farm in Utah flooded
Scripps NewsU.S.

Utah braces for flooding, historic snowpack melt

Someone shopping in grocery store produce section
Nam Y. Huh / APLife

Families are struggling with reduced SNAP benefits

Flood hit crops in California.
Scripps NewsScience and Health

As a California drought improved, flooding brought problems

People work on removing a tree that fell into a house
Scripps NewsLife

Arkansas community stands tall after tornado knocks down homes

A balloon with names of the victims is seen at a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School
Wade Payne / APU.S.

Nashville pastor describes how his community is healing from tragedy

Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally in Florida
Scripps NewsPolitics

Small group of Trump supporters gathers outside Mar-a-Lago

Gamblers play slot machines at a Hard Rock casino
Wayne Parry / APTech

From podcasts to AI: How technology can help stop problem gambling

Lot with self-driving trucks
Scripps NewsBusiness

What a record number of robots in the workplace means for jobs

Sign that reads "Get your High School Equivalency GED and join the stars!" next to a white graduation cap and gown.
Scripps NewsU.S.

New efforts to help adults earn their high school diplomas

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Scripps NewsU.S.

A look inside a museum teaching history with racist memorabilia

Man using AI-powered walking stick.
Scripps NewsScience and Health

AI-powered walking sticks could help those who are visually impaired

Jake Blount plays the banjo.
Scripps NewsEntertainment

Meet the musician teaching the banjo's African roots

Snow on the roofs of mobile homes.
Scripps NewsU.S.

Facing rising rents, mobile home park residents are buying their land

Ted Lyons administers a COVID vaccine to a patient
Scripps NewsScience and Health

Why COVID vaccine outreach is still critical in 2023

Smokestacks near an oil refinery are seen in front of the Utah State Capitol as an inversion settles over Salt Lake City.
Rick Bowmer/ APScience and Health

How Poor Air Quality Can Impact A Child's Education

NOVO Legal managing partner Luis Cortes Romero
Scripps NationalPolitics

Immigration Attorney At Center Of Fight To Protect DACA Recipients