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
A memorial for Robb Elementary School victims

The Mental Health Impact Mass Shootings Have On Survivors

Jose Mata, top, a brother of Xavier Lopez, and a man, who declined to give his name, place a wooden cross at a memorial

Uvalde Family Reminisces On Life Of 10-Year-Old Xavier Lopez

A memorial for victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting

Trauma Surgeon Who Treated Uvalde Victims Calls For Gun Reform

Uvalde nurse Esmeralda Zamora and her 10-year-old daughter, Stacie Villarreal

Uvalde Mother Shares Story Of Daughter's Survival, Community Bond

A DJ works at The Lot Radio.

Shipping Container Radio Station Unites Brooklyn Music Community

An arrangement of fentanyl test strips

More Politicians Stepping In To Legalize Fentanyl Testing Strips

A man prepares to use drugs at OnPoint NYC.

Why A New York City Facility Allows Drug Use To Reduce Overdoses

Tesla vehicle charges at a charging station

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Boom Nationwide

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, center, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft

Hondurans In New York Celebrate Ex-President Hernandez's Arrest

Runners cross the starting line of the 125th Boston Marathon in 2021.

Perfect Spring Weather Greets Boston Marathon's April Return

Subway shooting suspect Frank James

Brooklyn Subway Attack Suspect Ordered Held Without Bail

Law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James into a car.

'Prophet Of Doom': Subway Suspect Left Ranting Video Clues

A subway station in New York City

Community Comes Together After New York Subway Shooting

New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop.

Man Arrested In Brooklyn Subway Attack Charged With Terrorism

Kristina Mankova and her daughter, Barbara, in New York City

Russian Mother And Daughter Stuck In New York City After Flight Ban

Russian Community In The U.S. Faces Backlash As War Wages On

People celebrate at New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade

NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade Turns Pandemic Blues Irish Green

Street Food Vendor Mariela Goyburo.

Street Food Vendor Says Her Kids Provide Inspiration During Pandemic

People walk on a New York City street.

Russian-Speaking Community In U.S. Is Terrified By War

A person walks by a non-fungible token vending machine.

What Are NFTs, And Are They Worth It? Experts, Artists Weigh In

Millennials, Generation Z Trying To Leave Russia

Flower bouquets are seen at a grocery store.

The Backstory Behind Your Valentine's Day Flowers

An image is shown in a binder.

Artist Honors Black Lives Lost In Controversial Police Incidents

Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim waits in a vehicle.

2 Detectives Suspended Over Handling Of Smith-Fields, Rawls Deaths

Honduras President Xiomara Castro

Honduras To Inaugurate First Female President Xiomara Castro

A sign shows support in the death investigation of Lauren Smith-Fields

Medical Examiner Says Lauren Smith-Fields Died Of Acute Intoxication

People gathered to protest Lauren Smith-Fields death investigation.

Lauren Smith-Fields' Family To Sue City Over Her Death Investigation

Passengers move about a spacious Terminal B of New York's LaGuardia Airport

The Worst Airports In The U.S. — And How They're Getting Revamped

Housing activists march across town

Hundreds Of Thousands Face Eviction Amid Tax Credit Changes

A woman wearing a winter coat gets tested for COVID-19

COVID Cases Are Declining In New York City