Christian Colón
Reporter
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Christian Colon is a bilingual multimedia journalist who joined WFSB in January 2021.
Christian is a proud Puerto Rican and a Connecticut native. He was born in New Haven and raised in West Haven.
He graduated with his Bachelors of Science from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. He majored in Criminal Justice and Media Arts.
After that he earned his Masters of Science at the Columbia University School of Journalism in NYC.
For two years he reported in Spanish and English for KRGV and AZTECA in Mcallen, Texas where he covered the Southern U.S Mexico border. Christian would cover general county news and immigration stories on both sides of the border including immigrants forced to live in tents as they wait for their U.S asylum court hearing.
At WFSB Christian covers nightside stories across the state from politics to school board controversies. Christian also covers stories on the Latino community.
If you have a story idea or tip let him know! The best way is by emailing Christian.colon@wfsb.com
Education
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:03 AM EST
|By Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
A couple of mass shootings in California that left a total of 18 people dead have had an impact across the country and in Connecticut.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 8:09 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
School staff members in Waterford are getting recognized Tuesday night after they saved a boy’s life.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:08 AM EST
|By Christian Colón and Olivia Kalentek
Police say two armed robberies at separate ATMs in Meriden are under investigation.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 10:46 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Christian Colón
Police will be making several arrests after a brawl at a high school basketball game in Middletown, school officials announced.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 8:00 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
A historic Connecticut river could see a name change.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 2:13 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Christian Colón
A crash in Simsbury has led to a road closure and power outages Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 7:49 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
Connecticut House and Senate Republicans claim they have the solution to address the high energy costs everyone is seeing.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:33 AM EST
|By Christian Colón and Rob Polansky
State health officials put out a warning about ticks.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:51 AM EST
|By Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky, Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
New video shows an officer fire shots at a man who stole a police cruiser before slamming into a Bristol diner on Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 10:45 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
A man is in custody following a shooting that happened in East Hartford Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:29 AM EST
|By Christian Colón and Olivia Kalentek
A spike in serious car accidents in West Hartford has sparked a new movement.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 7:01 AM EST
|By Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
Driving while high is still considered driving under the influence, according to law enforcement officials in Connecticut.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
The Chowder Pot of Hartford said it will be serving its last guests in the coming months.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Zoe Strothers
Williams was killed by a wrong way driver yesterday morning which left his community in disbelief.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:21 AM EST
|By Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
The Mark Twain House in Hartford was vandalized three times over the last three weeks.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 11:22 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
A New Haven officer is facing a criminal charge after records state she yelled at and chased trick or treaters on Halloween night.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Dylan Fearon and Christian Colón
Large trees came down onto homes in South Windsor and Manchester during the storm on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 11:19 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
Strong wind gusts are pushing extra water into Long Island Sound.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 11:18 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Zoe Strothers
Tonight emergency crews say they are preparing for a triple threat of high winds, possible flooding, and extremely cold temperatures.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 10:55 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
On Tuesday, Hartford Public Schools announced a new initiative to address the teacher shortage.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 11:54 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Olivia Kalentek
A man is speaking out after surviving a life-changing construction accident last August.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:37 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
Town officials have been going around spreading salt to hopefully make it easier for drivers.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 1:03 AM EST
|By Christian Colón
A vigil was held at the St. James Episcopal Church in New Haven to honor those lost in Sandy Hook, as well as those lives lost due to gun violence.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:14 AM EST
|By Christian Colón, Olivia Kalentek and Marcy Jones
A Thomaston woman said she has been putting her life back together ever since she was struck by a man who drove under the influence.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 6:57 AM EST
|By Christian Colón, Evan Sobol and Marcy Jones
A special meeting is set for 6 p.m. Monday after a child brought two guns to school last week.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:21 PM EST
|By Susan Raff and Christian Colón
Construction hasn’t started yet, but Farmington’s new high school is over budget.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 1:28 AM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek and Christian Colón
School officials say a student shot a classmate with a splat water gun inside a Manchester middle school.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:50 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
How about selling those random antiques you have laying around or putting your crafty skills to the test?
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 7:40 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
One of the two unions fighting for better working conditions voted to approve a settlement with Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:58 PM EST
|By Christian Colón and Zoe Strothers
Experts say inflation has improved but there is still a long road ahead and we should be cautious with our spending.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:43 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Dennis Valera, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney, Audrey Russo and Christian Colón
Three men were hospitalized following a shooting that happened outside of a convenience store in Waterbury on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 11:02 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers, Eliza Kruczynski, Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky and Christian Colón
A marina warehouse in Mystic was heavily damaged in a four-alarm fire late Sunday night.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 7:33 AM EST
|By Dennis Valera, Zoe Strothers, Jay Kenney and Christian Colón
The National Retail Federation estimates a record-making 166,300,000 million people will start holiday shopping this weekend.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 8:00 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Christian Colón and Dylan Fearon
Police in Wethersfield shut down an area of town for an investigation on Friday afternoon.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 9:08 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
An Enfield man was charged after his child died from fentanyl last year.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:43 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
For the past two months, 18 and 16 year old siblings from Ansonia have been trying to mourn their mom while also paying a mortgage and handling the adult bills left behind.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 12:07 AM EST
|By Christian Colón
Former president Donald Trump announced his third white house bid on Tuesday.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:56 AM EST
|By Christian Colón, Olivia Kalentek, Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
A driver fled on foot after the person crashed a car into a home in Ansonia Monday night.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 11:47 PM EST
|By Ayah Galal, Evan Sobol and Christian Colón
The remnants of Nicole will be bringing gusty winds and heavy rain to Connecticut.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:45 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
Tonight the New Haven officer who was shot in the ear and the shoulder last month was honored by his city.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:20 PM EST
|By Dennis Valera, Rob Polansky, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney, Evan Sobol and Christian Colón
Rep. Jahana Hayes has been re-elected to Connecticut’s 5th congressional district, according to the Office of the Secretary of the State.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 8:26 PM EST
|By Christian Colón
A Meriden student and her parents are suing H.C. Wilcox Technical High School after claiming the school has not provided her with a teacher since the start of the school year.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 12:27 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky, Christian Colón and Evan Sobol
A rollover crash in West Hartford that left one person with serious injuries is connected to a shots fired report on University of St. Joseph campus.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:28 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol and Christian Colón
An adult male exposed himself to students in Rocky Hill on Thursday, according to school officials.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 12:37 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol, Christian Colón, Olivia Kalentek, Eliza Kruczynski, Audrey Russo and Dennis Valera
A deadly crash investigation in Waterbury erupted into chaos when another vehicle plowed into the crash scene.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:00 AM EDT
|By Susan Raff, Christian Colón, Olivia Kalentek and Audrey Russo
Connecticut and other New England states could be in trouble this winter when it comes to natural gas.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 12:22 AM EDT
|By Christian Colón
Seventeen dancers from the YMCA performed at a home in Plainville to gather donations for a local food bank.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 12:38 AM EDT
|By Christian Colón
The Watertown Police Department held a fundraiser pasta dinner to raise money in honor of Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte and Sergeant Alex Hamzy.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 6:42 AM EDT
|By Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
A close friend of one of two fallen Bristol police officers is recalling fond memories.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 8:04 PM EDT
|By Christian Colón
A Farmington woman dropped her wedding band down a storm drain got the surprise of a lifetime.
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