Patrick Skahill
Digital EditorPatrick Skahill is a reporter and digital editor at Connecticut Public. Prior to becoming a reporter, he was the founding producer of Connecticut Public Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show, which began in 2009. Patrick's reporting has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered. He has also reported for the Marketplace Morning Report. He can be reached at pskahill@ctpublic.org.
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Patches of drizzle are expected to linger throughout Thursday with icy spots possible for the evening commute. -
A wasp from the Russian Far East could help save the region's ash trees. But don't expect to see big, healthy ash trees in New England forests anytime soon. -
Penguins had a massive ancestor. That’s according to a team of scientists that unearthed a penguin fossil and says it belonged to a roughly 350-pound bird. -
Utilities Eversource and United Illuminating spoke Tuesday with legislators on Connecticut’s Energy and Technology Committee to discuss a massive rate hike that hit the bills of residential electric customers starting Jan. 1. -
The National Weather Service said wind chills in Litchfield County could drop to as low as 25 to 30 degrees below zero. Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties could see wind chills as low as 35 degrees below zero. -
A team of Connecticut researchers recently found that scorpion tail stingers – once thought sterile – are actually covered in bacteria, some of which appear new to science. -
Nearly 80,000 vehicles in Connecticut have classic plates. And alongside Chevys and Fords, there are plenty of 90s-era automobiles on the list. -
A fire heavily damaged the University of Connecticut’s Whitney House Friday morning. No injuries were reported. -
Williams’ family members honored the lawmaker with a special procession from his home in Middletown to the state Capitol. A hearse carrying Williams paused at the Capitol complex for three minutes, in honor of the three terms Williams was elected to serve. -
With dwindling options for how to deal with trash in-state, we hear from Waste Dive lead editor Cole Rosengren, and the recycling director for one Mass. city where food scrap collection is a mainstay. Plus, Alaina Wood, known as "The Garbage Queen," takes your questions.
