Axel Turcios

Axel Turcios

Axel Turcios

National Correspondent

Axel Turcios is an Emmy-Award winning journalist who joins Scripps News as a National Correspondent based out of New York City. He comes to us from Univision 23 in Miami, where Axel appeared frequently on the national programs Primer Impacto, Noticiero Nacional Univision and Despierta América. Before joining Univision, Axel worked for two years as a reporter for Telemundo in Las Vegas. Axel will be the first to tell you that reporting out of New York City has been a life-long dream. He dedicates his spare time to community work and organizing charitable projects to help low-income families and children in his country of origin, Honduras.

Recent Work
Images showing that former NFL player Aaron Hernandez suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Study: Head impacts, not concussions, drive football-related CTE risk

Hazy skyline in New York

Why is the Canadian wildfire smoke migrating across the US?

School classroom

Migrant parents in NYC are struggling to enroll kids in school

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken says 'we haven't seen the last act' on Russia's Wagner revolt

NYC asylum seeker flyer

NYC migrants seeking asylum have difficulties finding social services

Immigrants peacefully protesting.

Florida's new immigration law goes into effect in less than a month

A right whale

Scientists propose maritime changes to reduce whale deaths

A North Atlantic right whale

What's causing the unusual strandings and deaths among whales?

A woman works in a garden.

Migrants, advocates say new Florida law will greatly hurt labor market

Podcasting equipment

Uvalde group makes podcast to keep memory alive 1 year after shooting

Dr. Ronald Stewart is pictured.

Trauma surgeon who treated Uvalde victims reflects 1 year later

Recent immigrants to the United States talk to city officials.

The past and present of so-called 'sanctuary cities'

Haitian migrants camp out

NYC running out of space to house influx of migrants

Prince Harry and Meghan.

Prince Harry, Meghan involved in a 'near catastrophic' car chase

Recent immigrants to the United States lie on the sidewalk

NYC relaxes shelter rules to house more asylum seekers

Image shows E. Jean Carroll arriving at Manhattan federal court.

Trump found liable for sexual abuse, to pay Carroll $5 million

President Donald Trump answers questions

Trump rape trial is wrapping up

A courtroom sketch shows Donald Trump giving deposition

Video of Trump deposition in rape trial is released

Former President Donald Trump gestures as he plays golf.

Donald Trump has until Sunday to decide if he'll testify at rape trial

E. Jean Carroll arrives to federal court in New York

At the Trump rape trial, jury hears infamous 'Access Hollywood' tape

Trump accuser Jessica Leeds testifies on the witness stand.

Another woman testifies Donald Trump sexually assaulted her

Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll arrives to Manhattan federal court.

Judge denies request for mistrial from Trump's attorneys in rape trial

Homes hit by a storm are shown.

Severe weather threatening 59 million people this weekend

A courtroom sketch shows E. Jean Carroll being cross examined by former President Donald Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina.

Trump's lawyers try to poke holes in woman's recollection of rape

An industrial plant is shown.

Unknown chemicals at former New Jersey plant may prompt evacuations

A car is removed from a partially collapsed parking garage in the Financial District of New York.

NYC officials share initial findings after parking structure collapses

Investigators work at the site of a fatal shooting in downtown Dadeville, Alabama

Sister, community remember victims of Alabama birthday party shooting

A woman embraces a Dadeville High School football player at a prayer vigil.

Another weekend of gun violence shatters communities throughout US

People rally outside the Capitol in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Government expanding medical coverage for DACA recipients

Police appear at a scene.

More false reports of shooters spreading through schools, hospitals