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Melissa Hipolit

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
33
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Melissa Hipolit

    Emails reveal principals sounding alarm over Henrico HVAC problems: 'What a mess' (opens the original)

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    HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Emails exclusively obtained by CBS 6 through a public records request reveal widespread concerns about air conditioning and high temperatures inside Henrico County Public Schools right before students returned to class and during the first weeks of the school year. The records show HVAC problems were reported at more than 30 schools. At Godwin High School, the principal described the HVAC situation as a “mess” and later wrote that she was “at a loss” after dealing with pers

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Melissa Hipolit

    Former Henrico teacher calls HVAC crisis 'unconscionable negligence' despite Superintendent apology (opens the original)

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    HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Teachers and parents confronted the Henrico County Public Schools board over ongoing air conditioning problems, telling members that Superintendent Dr. Amy Cashwell's recent apology fell short and demanding greater transparency and accountability. Cashwell highlighted progress the division had made addressing its HVAC crisis at a Sept. 10 school board work session. "We've made dramatic progress compared to where we were with some of these challenges a few years ago," Cashwe

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Melissa Hipolit

    He lost his wife to ovarian cancer. Now he's raising money to fund research into early detection. (opens the original)

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    HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — R.J. Gilson thinks about his wife every day. Angie Gilson died on Sept. 15, 2024, after a nearly two-year battle with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. Now, R.J. is channeling his grief into action — raising money for a nonprofit devoted to funding research into the prevention and early detection of ovarian cancer. R.J. and Angie met at a party in 1987 with classmates from Douglas Freeman High School. "I wrestled and she was a wrestling cheerleader as they called the Grapelettes back

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Melissa Hipolit

    Former Shoosmith landfill owners indicted after years of environmental violations, listed as fugitives (opens the original)

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    CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- The former owners of Chesterfield County's Shoosmith landfill — described by a bankruptcy trustee as a "potential environmental catastrophe" — have been indicted by a grand jury on felony charges and are listed as fugitives in the Virginia court system. Fred Gerald Nichols and Paul Lawrence McGee, both listed as living in Texas, have each been indicted on a Class 4 felony charge of unlawfully abandoning a waste facility, along with two misdemeanor charges of willfully

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Melissa Hipolit

    ‘Absolutely nauseating’: Sewage operator gets 5 days in jail for dumping on neighbor’s property (opens the original)

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    MONTROSS, Va. — Douglas Berry, a former sewage operator, pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges Tuesday morning in Westmoreland County. As part of a negotiated plea deal, he will serve five days behind bars and pay a $500 fine. Neighbors impacted by his actions say they do not believe justice was served. Berry had little to say after the hearing, offering only "no comment." The charges stem from an October 2024 incident in which investigators say Berry dumped sewage onto a neighbor's pr

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