Carla Cristina Rojo joined NBC10 Boston, NECN and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra in November 2018 as a bilingual reporter.
She is an Emmy Award winning journalist, covering everything from breaking news, immigration, education, live events and sports in the New England area that especially impacts the BIPOC community. She also, fills in as a weather anchor on our sister station Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra.
Before joining the NBC Universal family, Carla was a reporter and fill-in anchor for Univision Boston for three years. She got her start in TV as a student reporter for The Morning Show on NECN back in 2013.
Carla is a proud first-generation Colombian-American; both of her parents immigrated to the USA from Medellin, Colombia. Born and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, she is a proud product of the "Mill City" and feels extremely lucky to have grown up in such a diverse area, where her family still resides.
She graduated from Lowell High School in 2008 and went on to study communications at Middlesex Community College, where she graduated with her associate's degree, all while being a part of the Theatre Department and working full time. She also received the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from MCC.
Carla then became the first from her family to graduate from college, receiving her bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism, with honors, from Suffolk University in 2014.
In her free time she loves to spend time with her family, travel, try new restaurants and visit local schools to mentor students.
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Car crashes over wall at Westford shopping center; driver hurt
A car crashed off an embankment at a shopping plaza in Westford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, and its driver was hospitalized. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash, near a Market Basket at the Cornerstone Square shopping plaza. Westford police say it appears to be a freak accident, and no arrests are expected. The driver, who has not been...
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Student suspended for threatening to shoot up all-girl Catholic school in Milton
A student is accused of threatening to shoot up a school in Milton, Massachusetts. Police are investigating the threats a student allegedly made before April vacation at Fontbonne Academy, an all-girl Catholic prep school. Sources tell the NBC10 Boston Investigators that the student also told classmates she was to going to kill them. When the threats were made, sources say…
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Lynn father arrested after fentanyl sickens 7-year-old
A father in Lynn, Massachusetts, is facing charges after his 7-year-old ingested fentanyl. Sources tell The NBC10 Boston Investigators that the child went into cardiac arrest and is currently in rehab. Court documents identify the father as 33-year-old Kelvin Lazala. He is facing several charges, including assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, drug trafficking and possession of…
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Boston bouncer who fatally stabbed Marine vet in 2022 pleads guilty to manslaughter
The Boston bouncer who stabbed a 23-year-old Marine veteran to death in March of 2022 pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a hearing Thursday morning in Suffolk Superior Court. Alvaro Omar Larrama, who was a bouncer at the former Sons of Boston bar on Union Street near Faneuil Hall, was charged in the killing of Daniel Martinez. Martinez was from the…
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Worcester police investigate deadly shooting as family mourns 24-year-old man
Loved ones are remembering a 24-year-old man who was killed this weekend in a shooting in Worcester, Massachusetts. The shooting happened around 2:20 a.m. Saturday on Allendale Street, police say. No arrests have been made. Family members tell NBC10 Boston the victim is 24-year-old Bob Nuah. They say he was a big part of his church community and was set…
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Ex-Weymouth cop faces federal charges in beating of arrested man
A former police officer in Weymouth, Massachusetts, is facing federal charges after a man was beaten while in custody two years ago. Justin Chappell resigned from the Weymouth Police Department after being notified he was facing termination for the incident, which occurred on July 2, 2022. Chief Richard Fuller said Chappell had been found to have used excessive force. The…
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Mold at Brighton emergency shelter in former motel forces families to relocate
Two dozen families, many of them migrants, were forced to relocate due to a mold infestation at an emergency shelter in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Massachusetts says 24 families are being relocated from the former Charles River Motel on Soldiers Field Road. The situation is causing frustration for those who rely on the essential assistance. The families will stay at a…
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Special delivery! EMS crew comes across woman giving birth on the Tobin Bridge
A woman gave birth to a baby on the Tobin Bridge during rush hour and luckily an EMS truck stuck in that same morning traffic that was able to rush to her aid. This is definitely one of those cases of being at the right place at the right time. The Armstrong Ambulance crew who were the first to respond…
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Man allegedly fired gun at friend's Plymouth home after fight outside bar
A man accused of firing a gun and hitting several homes this weekend in Plymouth, Massachusetts, faced a judge Monday. Joshua Fitzgerald, a 25-year-old Plymouth man, was arrested Saturday after authorities said a fight outside a bar led him to shoot at the buildings on North Spooner Street early that morning. Fitzgerald appeared in court Monday to face 19 charges,…
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MBTA service resumes on Sunday after derailment, downed wires
Commuters are hoping things are back to normal on Sunday after having to deal with a derailment on the MBTA Green Line and downed Amtrak wires near Ruggles on Saturday. Shuttle buses replaced service on three of the four MBTA’s Green Line branches due to a derailment in Boston on Saturday. The B Branch trolley derailed about 8:55 a.m....
