Melissa Chan

National reporter

I'm an award-winning reporter with more than a dozen years in journalism. I mostly focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.

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I'm an award-winning reporter with more than a dozen years in journalism. I mostly focus on veterans’ issues, mental health in the military and gun violence.

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Latest from Melissa Chan

11d ago

'Cold-hearted’ scammers targeted hundreds by posing as grandkids in distress, prosecutors say

Thirteen citizens of the Dominican Republic have been charged with scamming 400 grandparents in the U.S. out of $5 million by posing over the phone as their grandchildren in need of help — sometimes targeting the same victims over and over — federal prosecutors said Tuesday
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Texas woman sues Marine, claiming he spiked her drink with abortion pills

A Texas woman is suing a U.S. Marine, alleging he spiked her drink with nearly a dozen abortion pills, killing their unborn child, after she rebuffed his repeated requests to “get rid of it.”

Fort Stewart shooting suspect was a hard worker who had been bullied over his stutter, Army soldiers say

The soldier accused of opening fire Wednesday at his Army base in Georgia, wounding five people, had endured relentless bullying over his stutter almost as soon as he joined the military, former co-workers said.Sgt.
16d ago

Who is Quornelius Radford? What we know about the Fort Stewart shooting suspect

The soldier accused of shooting five other service members at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Wednesday is a 28-year-old sergeant who had been assigned to the post for about three years, officials said.Sgt.
18d ago

Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 people was 'preventable,' Coast Guard report says

Multiple contributing factors — including OceanGate’s toxic workplace environment and profit-over-safety ethos — led to the entirely "preventable" implosion of a submersible that killed five people off Newfoundland two years ago, Coast Guard investigators said Tuesday
23d ago

Kerr County emergency coordinator says he was sick and asleep when floods hit Texas

Kerr County’s top emergency coordinator said Thursday he had been feeling ill for days leading up to the deadly floods but that he immediately mobilized when he was awakened early on July 4.
24d ago

NYC shooting suspect showed promise on the football field years before turn to violence

NYC shooter Shane Devon Tamura was plagued by psychological issues and displayed troubling behavior in the years before opening fire on a Manhattan office.
43d ago

How the deadliest hours of the devastating Texas floods unfolded

Texas Hill Country was unprepared for the July 4 nightmare flash floods that killed at least 120 people, with 173 still missing.
47d ago

Texas flooding map and photos: Camp Mystic among sites with catastrophic storm damage

See maps and photos as Texas flooding leaves some communities with major damage. Camp Mystic all-girls camp is among the sites heavily impacted by the flash floods.
53d ago

Researchers announce new effort to find Amelia Earhart's plane

Researchers on Wednesday announced a new expedition to find ​​Amelia Earhart’s plane, based on evidence that suggests the famed aviator may have crash-landed on a remote island in the South Pacific.