Christian Colón is an NBC6 News reporter. He joined the NBC6 News team in February of 2023. Most recently, Colón worked at WFSB-CBS Channel 3 in Hartford, Connecticut as a multimedia journalist.
Prior to Hartford, Colón reported in Spanish and English for KRGV-ABC Channel 5 News and AZTECA in Mcallen, Texas where he covered the Southern U.S. Mexico border from both sides of the border.
Colón is passionate about giving a voice to the voiceless. He believes that in this time of misinformation, it is important for bilingual journalists to get the truth out to underserved communities.
Born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Colón is proud of his Puerto Rican heritage. As a child, he even lived on the island for a few years. Colón received his Bachelor of Science degree from Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University.
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Last drug charge dropped in Miami-Dade against Diddy associate, alleged ‘mule'
After a successful completion of a pre trial diversion program, state attorneys announced on Tuesday they have dropped a state drug charge for an associate of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was accused in a civil lawsuit of being a mule for the music mogul’s drugs and guns.
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Alexander brothers plead not guilty in Miami Beach sex crimes case, await federal hearing
Oren and Alon Alexander, granted pre-trial release from Miami’s state cases, remain in custody before a federal hearing next week. The brothers are accused in a sexual assault investigation involving dozens in South Florida and New York.
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Alexander brothers denied bond in alleged Miami Beach sex assaults linked to sweeping probe
Two of the three Alexander brothers, the ultra-luxury real estate brokers accused in a sexual assault investigation involving dozens of victims who were violently raped as far back as over a decade ago in South Florida and New York, were denied bond in court on Thursday.
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Real estate moguls the Alexander brothers arrested in sex assault probe in Miami, NYC
Luxury real estate brokers the Alexander brothers have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation in South Florida and New York, authorities said.
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‘I ask for justice': Wife of murdered man found stabbed and burned in Homestead speaks
The wife of a missing man whose burnt body was found in a rural area of Homestead last month is speaking out as the suspect in his murder was back in court.
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2 teens in custody after 15-year-old was shot, killed during dispute in South Miami
Two teens have been detained after a 15-year-old was gunned down outside a business and apartment building in South Miami Sunday following a dispute.
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Home destroyed in massive blaze in Fort Lauderdale
A family in Fort Lauderdale is cleaning up the pieces after a fire broke out and destroyed their home Sunday.
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Surveillance shows brazen shooting outside Skinny Louie in Wynwood that injured man
Surveillance video obtained by NBC6 on Wednesday shows the brazen October shooting outside Skinny Louie, a popular burger restaurant in Wynwood.
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Father charged for taking Miami boy to Canada denies kidnapping son
The father of Jorge “JoJo” Morales, the 6-year-old Miami boy with autism who was found in Canada months after he went missing, denies he kidnapped his son.
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Opening statements begin in resentencing trial for 1995 ‘Pain & Gain' murders
Nearly 30 years after the killing of a couple in South Florida that was so grisly and bizarre it later inspired a Hollywood movie, two of the men charged in the case were back in a Miami-Dade courtroom.
