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
Venezuela immigrants stand in New York City.

Migrants At New York City Shelters Are Lacking Necessities

A hiring sign hangs in a window.

New York City Employers Are Now Required To Disclose Salary Ranges

A woman walks past a sign outside the Boston Children's Hospital

RSV Surge Puts Pressure On Children’s Hospitals

New York City officials hold a press conference in one of the migrant tents

NYC Opens Its First Refugee-Style Camp To House An Influx Of Migrants

People carry flags from different countries to honor Hispanic Heritage Month.

What's the difference between 'Hispanic' And 'Latino'?

flyers promoting Blue Cross Blue Shield and Obama Care are on display to attract Hispanic customers

Explaining Health Care Disparities Among Hispanics

Workers on top of a building that was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian

Volunteers From Across The U.S. Help Floridians Recover After Ian

People stand on the destroyed bridge to Pine Island in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Matlacha, Florida

Some Matlacha Island Homes Are Sinking After Hurricane Ian

Migrant workers

Migrant Workers Helping To Rebuild After Ian Face Scams, Fraud

Displaced Fort Myers residents camping out at a Walmart parking lot.

Hurricane Survivors Struggle To Find Shelter After Losing Everything

Homes damaged by Hurricane Ian in Lee County.

Hurricane Ian Victims Share Survival Stories After Losing Everything

Temporary tent housing for migrants in New York City

Election '22: What Matters: Dealing With A Surge Of Migrant Arrivals

Mandalay Bay Hotel

5 Years Later, The Las Vegas Mass Shooting Still Shapes Public Events

Jude Smith playing her guitar

Finding Hope Through A Different Approach To Mental Health Care

Workers install a second hangar-sized tent in New York

New York City Races To House Thousands Of Newly Arrived Migrants

Justine and Keyong

New York City Schools Create Office For Foster Care Students

Participants carry flags from several different countries during a pregame ceremony celebrating hispanic heritage month

Hispanic Population In Portland Is Growing Rapidly

A person receives a monkeypox vaccine.

Children, College Students Diagnosed With Monkeypox Raise Alarm

Michel Sagues, Francelys Guedez and Jaison Manrrique

Venezuelan Migrants Faced Dangerous Journey To Flee Country

People wait in a room after getting off the bus.

129 More Migrants Arrive In New York City From Texas

This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle

Polio Spreading: Virus Found In New York City Wastewater

A bathroom is shown.

City Council Bill Could Open More Public Bathrooms In New York City

A sign is displayed outside a DC Health monkeypox vaccine clinic

There Is A Nationwide Shortage Of Monkeypox Vaccines

Daniel Rofin, 41, receives a vaccine against Monkeypox from a health professional in a medical center in Barcelona, Spain

Monkeypox Has Now Been Declared A National Public Health Emergency

New Yorkers Scramble To Get Monkeypox Vaccine

Cathleen, of Cathleen's Toy Reviews, demonstrates Party Pop Teenies at the Sweet Suite show.

Biggest Toy Industry Event Focused On Interactive Products This Year

Richard Cox, center, is dragged into a cell after being pulled from the back of a police van after being detained

Crump To Represent Randy Cox, Black Man Hurt In Police Van

Flags affirming LGBTQ+ identity dress the fencing surrounding the Stonewall National Monument.

Pride Parade Marched On With Mix Emotions In New York City

Raymond Lopez walks down a street.

Chicago Mayoral Candidate Shares His Coming Out Journey

Memorial of the victims from the Bronx Apartment Fire

Newsy Looks At New York Safety Compliances After Deadly Apartment Fire