Melissa J. Hipolit

Investigative Reporter WTVR, Newhouse alum, mom to 3 boys, and wife

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@JMJusticesFB Hello-I am so sorry for your loss. We would like to honor Sherrod's memory. If you are able, please DM me.

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“We thought it was one of the best in the area, if not the state, and thought there was no safer place for our baby and my wife,” Matthew Whitfield, whose baby was in the NICU at Henrico Doctors' Hospital in late 2024, said.

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Epic choke by Duke. They looked lost. Zero fight in their eyes.

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@RandomHeroWX Hi @RandomHeroWX where did you find this audio? I’m trying to track it down. Thx

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Spanberger asks the @SocialSecurity Commissioner to send her the current backlog of cases in VA, an estimated timeline of when new policies would result in improved outcomes, and what further support SSA needs to solve problems. @CBS6 @RepSpanberger

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I am not a crier, but when Ed said this...I teared up. @CBS6 @SocialSecurity

"Finally I got a call shortly after you sent your several emails,” Ed said. “Within a week I had my money. Within a week of you sending all these emails I had my money.”

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I know last summer was unusually cool at first, but is constant, excessive heat the norm in RVA during the summer? I personally despise this. Grass burnt to a crisp. The second floor of the house simply will not cool. AC units pushed to the brink. @ZachDanielCBS6

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Adam Harrell used the money to buy real estate properties, luxury vehicles, dozens of firearms, and jewelry. @CBS6 @USAttorneys @VDHgov
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Anyone know a hair stylist in RVA that could help me out this weekend? I need a highlights refresh ASAP! Please DM me if yes! Thank you so much.

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“There just really is no rationale that can be used to explain the excess that's appearing in the records that you found,” Senator Lashrecse Aird (D - 13th District) said. @CBS6 @lashrecseaird

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Tocco said she did not receive the help from PayPal that she expected.

“I was really stuck, which is kind of when I reached out to you guys,” Tocco said. @CBS6 @AdamRust9 @ConsumerFed @PayPal

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Richmond CA Colette McEachin said while the crash was awful, neither driver did anything criminal. @CBS6
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“This was a 2.5 year process, and while we still wish @GRTCTransit had done more from the beginning, we are pleased with the outcome of the court proceedings.” Wayne & Kim Harvell said. @CBS6
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ICYMI: Virginia State Police are investigating embezzlement allegations after an internal review found funds missing from the Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation. @VSPPIO @CBS6
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@ZachDanielCBS6 Not when you have small children that you want to go to bed 😬

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia declined to prosecute anyone related to the collapse of the EnRichmond Foundation, according to the Acting Public Affairs Specialist for the @FBIRichmond Leslie Chappell McLane. @CBS6
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Recent testing done at Hiram Davis Medical Center in Dinwiddie shows legionella bacteria growing and spreading at uncontrolled levels inside the medical facility, which houses some of Virginia’s most medically fragile patients. @CBS6
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Thrilled to share the birth of Jack Francis Ralston. Born 12/23 @ 7:55 a.m. He was transverse, so the amazing team at VCU had to push him head down. A special shout out to my OBGYN Dr. Christine Isaacs who kept me and baby calm and safe throughout this pregnancy! @VCUHealth

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What a joy to bring these two women together for a random act of kindness! Karen Grim---your generosity blew me away! @CBS6

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I loved the opportunity to help out some deserving moms in the RVA with the help of Virginia Credit Union and Little Hands Virginia! @CBS6 @LittleHandsVA
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