Melissa Hipolit
WTVR CBS 6 Richmond
Richmond, VA, United States
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As schools address classroom violence, student asks 'why do they need a gun?'
Chrystal Reyes, a junior at George Wythe High, wants to attend the Univ. of Pennsylvania and become a veterinarian. But first, she needs to graduate high school where she is worried about her safety. → Read More
UPDATE: Colonial Heights superintendent out after emergency meeting
The Colonial Heights School Board voted unanimously during an emergency meeting Friday to part ways with Superintendent Dr. William Sroufe said. → Read More
Henrico is testing metal detectors at 3 high schools, here's what's happened so far
No weapons had been found as of Wednesday at any of the three Henrico high schools where metal detectors are now in use as part of a field test, according to Henrico County Public Schools officials. → Read More
Virginia governor deactivates education tip line, offers sample of tips
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office has deactivated the email address associated with an education tip line he launched after taking office. → Read More
Chemistry teacher hires lawyer after students hurt in science class demonstration
The Chemistry teacher leading a demonstration that injured four students at Dinwiddie High School has retained a lawyer, according to Dinwiddie Superintendent Dr. Kari Weston. → Read More
$10 million shortfall: Insurance tells RPS it won't fully cover Fox Elementary rebuild
VACORP, the insurance company that covers Richmond Public Schools (RPS) buildings will not cover the full cost to rebuild William Fox Elementary School. → Read More
Man accused of beating GRTC bus driver now suspect in GRTC shooting death
The man accused of violently beating a GRTC bus driver on October 11 is now a suspect in the shooting death of a 23-year-old passenger on another GRTC bus a month later. → Read More
Richmond Schools may offer $4,000 signing bonuses amid 'critical' teacher shortage
Richmond Public Schools is grappling with a 36 percent increase in the number of teacher vacancies for the 2022-23 school year compared to the start of the 2021-22 school year. → Read More
Problem Solvers help Richmond man astonished by $783 water bill: 'That is their fault, not mine'
Allan Sharrett reached out to the CBS 6 Problem Solvers after the City of Richmond sent him an exorbitant water bill. → Read More
He was killed at a recovery home. Now his family wants more state oversight.
Chesterfield Sheriff Karl Leonard and a grieving daughter whose father died in a recovery house last November both argue Virginia needs to have more oversight of its recovery houses. → Read More
Audit finds ‘excessive’ number of unused Chromebooks at Richmond schools
Auditors discovered that more than 20,000 laptops, worth more than $5.8 million, were never assigned to students. Auditors called this an excessive number of devices. → Read More
Midlothian mom donates life-saving breast milk to babies in need: 'I feel lucky'
Inside Midlothian mom Caroline Browell's freezer is lifesaving medicine for babies in the NICU up and down the East Coast. → Read More
On her 5th round of COVID daycare closures, mom feels working parents with young kids are forgotten
While many Americans have moved on from the pandemic, parents who have small children in daycare are still living like it's 2020 with classrooms shutting down for up to 10 days because of COVID cases. → Read More
She finally got her infant into a daycare. The class closed due to a staffing crisis
Daycares have to have a certain number of staff members in each classroom. Parents already pay exorbitant prices for the services, so daycares cannot afford to pay their staff more than $10 to $15 per hour. → Read More
How Richmond is helping students stay off their phones after school
I'janee Tunstall used to watch videos on her phone after school out of pure boredom. → Read More
Woman says she heard no alarm during Richmond apartment fire: 'Check your fire detectors'
"I opened by door and I saw a fire break out across the breezeway. By that time it was heavy smoke in our apartment so we jumped out of the porch." → Read More
Fox fire response was hindered because somebody didn't reprogram alarm panel
The three numbers that might have saved Fox Elementary School. → Read More
If these metrics are met, Henrico Schools could get rid of mask mandate
Those metrics include a provision that Henrico County must fall below 100 new cases per 100,000 people or below 10% positivity on PCR tests within the past seven days and that holds for seven days. → Read More
Massage Luxe sex assault victims file $100 million lawsuit: 'This should not have happened to me'
The more Chaz Roca learned about Shawn Robinson's past in the massage industry, the more convinced she became that "this should have never happened to me." → Read More
Trey Hope's aunt found guilty of neglect
On Wednesday, the jury returned with a split verdict, finding Jackson Hope guilty of neglect, but not guilty of abuse. → Read More