Mónica Ortiz Uribe
Senior Field CorrespondentSenior Field Correspondent Mónica Ortiz Uribe (Las Cruces) is a native of El Paso, Texas, where she recently worked as a freelance reporter. Her work has aired on NPR, Public Radio International and Radio Bilingue. Most of her stories examined the effects of drug-related violence across the border in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Previously, she worked as a reporter for the Waco Tribune Herald in Waco, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a degree in history.
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The largest wildfire in New Mexico's history is 80 percent contained, but fire managers are now worried about flooding. -
Federal authorities released an indictment Tuesday against 14 people they believe used horse racing to launder money for a powerful Mexican drug cartel. -
A massive fire, the largest in New Mexico history, is changing the landscape of one of the wildest forests in the country. -
A wildfire near Ruidoso has burned 35,000 acres as of Monday. -
Mexico is about a month away from choosing its next president. Among the candidates is the first woman to run under a major political party. -
For the first time in 16 years there is a new Democratic nominee for El Paso's congressional district.
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