MELISSA MOLLET

In the final installment of her Moms on The Rise series, News4’s Melissa Mollet introduces us to a woman who made her dream come true by opening a basketball training facility that lets anyone get in on the fun.

Jessica Stojinski didn’t know how to swim a year ago, but dove head first into an opportunity to teach kids life-saving swimming skills in the pool. “I have so much more self confidence,” Stojinski said. News4 is telling the stories of Moms on the Rise all week.

Fitness trainer Kelly Ego-Osuala’s pivoted her business Rise Fitness during the pandemic and found unexpected new opportunities — but it was challenging with two kids at home. News4 Today is sharing the stories of Moms on the Rise. 

A young man has launched a new baseball league to prove there’s no limit to what people with autism can accomplish — and now Alternative Baseball is coming to Loudoun County. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

The blue light from computers and other screens could be damaging your skin. News4’s Melissa Mollet talks to the founder of OVME Medical Spa in Bethesda for skin rescue tips.

D.C.-based artist Matt Corrado’s work is known for bold colors and a loud, funky style. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports it recently caught the eyes of a huge company and a top golfer, Jordan Spieth.

News4’s Melissa Mollet reports on an inspiring octogenarian who would not letting a pandemic stop her and her “ladies” from staying strong — and stepped up to lead an outdoor exercise class.

After hearing an 80-year-old delivery driver in the D.C. area was injured in a carjacking, a customer went the extra mile to help. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

There are 120,000 foster children in the U.S. waiting to find their forever families. News4’s Melissa Mollet introduces you to four kids who may connect with your heart. To learn more, visit heartgalleryofamerica.org.

Netflix’s drama “Bridgerton” has made millions swoon — thanks in part to Bethesda native and editor Greg Evans. News4’s Melissa Mollet goes inside the making of the hit show.

Studies show it’s five times more common for first responders to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder than the average person, a sobering reminder of the realities they face as they help others on the worst days of their lives. News4’s Melissa Mollet spoke with three Montgomery County firefighters who have had different mental health struggles, but the same advice...

A community in Fredrick, Maryland, has banded together in a unique way to help rescue struggling local restaurants. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

The pandemic has changed our habits and had a noticeable effect on traffic patterns across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

Hiding in the bathroom for a few minutes can only alleviate so much parental burnout. Melissa Mollet is working for you with advice on rebooting your time to feel better long-term.

Two friends from Maryland call themselves street historians or Crick Diggers – and they have a lot to teach us from relics they find buried throughout the region. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports. Edited by Arun Raman.

After Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Burleson lost his life in 2016, his memory lived on in a willow he had proudly planted in front of his house. His wife and daughter were heartbroken when the tree fell — but were able to preserve some of the wood with the help of strangers. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.

After Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Burleson lost his life to combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder in 2016, his memory lived on in a tree he had proudly planted in front of his house. His wife, Céline Burleson, and daughter Brylie could look out their window in Virginia to see the Daddy Tree — a sweet reminder of Sgt. Burleson’s life in a…

A unicycling is a trend sweeping through a Northern Virginia town. “It’s just so amazing to see unicycles anywhere. Especially so many of them,” one rider tells News4’s Melissa Mollet.

The quarantine has been a good time for many of us to consider picking up a new hobby — or, for one Northern Virginia dad, sharing an old pastime that now has the whole neighborhood excited. Unicycling is sweeping a neighborhood after father of three Joe Belt taught his kids how to ride on just one wheel. Belt grew up…

D.C. area families are reinventing Halloween traditions for social distancing — and if candy sales are an indicator, everyone’s favorite spooky holiday is still on in 2020. News4’s Melissa Mollet reports.