Melissa Mollet anchors the 4 a.m. hour of News4 Today and covers traffic throughout the morning.
A lifetime of living, commuting and telling stories around the D.C. area qualifies Melissa to provide up-to-the-minute traffic and transit news to our morning viewers.
A native of Gaithersburg and graduate of Gaithersburg High School, Melissa began her journalism career at NBC4, where she interned in three different departments during college. She returned in 2010 as a reporter for News4 Today.
Melissa has earned four Emmy Awards, including one for a 2013 story called "Rescuers Rescued," in which she detailed a Beltway accident involving a fire truck.
Melissa proudly created two news franchises at NBC4. Finding Families features children in foster care in need of loving homes, and Meet Your Street takes a fun look at how local roads in the D.C. area got their names.
In between stints at NBC4, Melissa reported and anchored the morning show for KDVR in Denver. She covered a wide range of stories — from the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings to the 2008 Democratic National Convention to several "American Idol" finales in Los Angeles. While at KDVR, she won a Colorado Broadcasters Association award for Best Breaking News Story.
Melissa has also reported for Cable News 21 in Rockville, Newschannel 8 in Washington, D.C., and NBC25 in Hagerstown, where she was an anchor for every newscast from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at one time or another and created the station’s consumer segment, Test It Out Tuesday.
Melissa lives in Maryland with her husband, Jake, and their children, Brennan, Barrett and Colette. Norm, the mohawked mini goldendoodle, serves as the family mascot.
The Latest
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18-year-old hit and killed on DC-295
An 18-year-old was hit and killed on DC-295 early Monday, authorities say.
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‘Does that hit your budget?' How to prep for home ownership in the high-priced DMV
People are still buying homes, but they need to be more prepared than ever, experts say.
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Overturned tractor trailer shuts down I-270 southbound lanes in Frederick County
Expect traffic delays after an overturned tractor trailer shut down all southbound lanes on I-270 in Frederick County, Maryland.
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Beltway crash in Northern Virginia causes 12-mile backup
A massive 12-mile backup formed on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway early Thursday after a crash blocked all lanes near Van Dorn Street in the Alexandria area.
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Thanksgiving travel: Best and worst times to leave in DC, Maryland and Virginia
If you’re hitting the road this Thanksgiving … you definitely won’t be alone. About 82 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home, a new record, according to AAA. Of those, about 1.3 million will be travelling from the D.C. area. Let’s take a look at the overall best and worst travel times before the holiday…
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Braddock Road closed after vehicle crashes into light pole, causes power outages
Braddock Road in Alexandria, Virginia is closed after a vehicle crashed into a light pole early Wednesday morning, causing several power outages, according to police.
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All lanes on Beltway Inner Loop reopen after tractor trailer overturns near Silver Spring
All lanes are closed on the Capital Beltway (I-495) Inner Loop after a tractor trailer overturned during a crash early Wednesday, according to police.
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When to get a colonoscopy and what to know about alternatives
Colon cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, most people don’t know when or how often to get screened. A new survey by MedStar Health found 79% of people don’t know when to start screening, and about 40% of people who should get a colonoscopy have not received one yet. Dr. Priyanka Kanth, a gastroenterologist at MedStar…
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RSV antibody treatment offers new hope for youngest patients
A new treatment promises to drastically lower the severity of a dangerous virus in young children.
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Colorectal cancer survivor diagnosed at 40 showed almost no symptoms – except this one
According to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance, the most common symptom is no symptom at all. Here’s what a survivor and a doctor say about colorectal cancer screening and prevention.
