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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Sunday evening’s annular eclipse was a rare sight in Southwestern skies ... and crowds flocked to watch. -
In El Paso a Democratic congressman is fighting to save his seat for the first time in 16 years. His main challenger in the upcoming primary is young, well-liked and could alter the U.S. role in Mexico's drug war. -
An attorney in El Paso is assisting the family of an American truck driver detained in Mexico. -
Reporter Mónica Ortiz Uribe wanted to look at a typical family of Latino voters -- so she interviewed her own. -
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Daniel Salinas was arrested by state police and accused of trying to blackmail another mayoral candidate out of the race After getting out of jail, a judge ordered Salinas to stay away from city hall.
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