Eric Fossell
Digital Media Producer
Huntington, West Virginia
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Eric Fossell is a Digital Content Producer at WSAZ NewsChannel 3. He’s a Huntington native who enjoys running, tennis and traveling. Among his fondest memories is a trip to Australia in the 1990s. He’s a graduate of Marshall University and was accepted into the MFA creative writing program at The American University in Washington, D.C. Eric enjoys leisurely afternoons with a good book and the company of his cats, Callie and Sunni.
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|By Brenda Bryan and Eric Fossell
It happened on Beech Creek Road in the Matewan area of Mingo County.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
One of the suspects is accused of impersonating law enforcement.
Local school district scrutinized by US Department of Education for handling of sexual assault cases
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The U.S. Department of Education says those cases involve both student and staff misconduct.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a 7-year-old child is in custody after setting a house on fire while the parents were sleeping.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Dustin Weekley
The discovery was made in Ceredo in Wayne County.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The incident happened July 24, 2018, at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Police say the suspect admitted to shooting out of a car, and they found evidence of at least 10 shots fired.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:26 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers say the fire was reported around 7 p.m. Thursday, and crews with the Fort Gay Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Marlee Pinchok, Eric Fossell and Andrew Colegrove
A family member of Marvin Collins says he loved playing guitar and was known as a jokester.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
“Samples have been analyzed and cleared for use,” according to a release from Fort Gay Water.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:15 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
William Grover Brewer, 30, of Dunlow, West Virginia, is charged with second-degree burglary and resisting arrest.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:33 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers said the accident happened just north of Man after the vehicle went off the roadway and crashed.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:27 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The accident happened on state Route 10 in the Pecks Mill area.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 4:49 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The action stems from low water pressure due to several line breaks and low tank levels.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 2:10 AM EST
|By Brandon Robinson and Eric Fossell
The shooting was reported just before 3:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Logan Street in Williamson.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 9:53 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The separate investigations were in the Prichard and Fort Gay areas of Wayne County.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 9:43 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Meanwhile, federal officials say two men, one from Charleston and the other from Huntington, are still wanted in connection with a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Bloods and Gangster Disciples criminal gangs.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:40 AM EDT
|By Dakota Makres and Eric Fossell
No charges have been filed against the driver at this time, according to an OSHP news release.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The sheriff said the investigation was conducted by the Wayne County Sheriff Drug Enforcement Unit in an area between Crum and Dunlow.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 12:23 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The sheriff said a handgun was found inside the vehicle of the suspect who's prohibited from possessing firearms.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Emily Van de Riet
A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured and his horse was killed when their Amish buggy was hit by a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning in Ohio, officials said.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the incident happened Tuesday at a medical center in Lavalette and the facility was closed as a precaution.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 11:50 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The county sheriff said the suspect admitted to embezzling money from the business, and investigators collected $780 of the embezzled funds from her.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 10:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a former police officer and firefighter in West Virginia was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 7:52 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
William T. Hurst, 45, of Morehead, Kentucky, also must serve three years of supervised release and pay $35,218 in restitution to his eight victims, all as part of his conviction for federal wire fraud.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Andrew McMunn
Officers said the men were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana prior to the shooting.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
First responders have been searching for Don Gussler since Thursday night, according to Lawrence County Emergency Management.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
House Bill 301 passed by a 78-7 vote with 15 members absent.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
WSAZ launched a series of investigations after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said EtO was being released into the Kanawha Valley at one of the highest rates in the country.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers say the wreckage of the Bell UH-1B chopper, also known as a Huey, is on its way to Atlanta as part of the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell, Andrew Colegrove and Matt Lackritz
The crash was reported around 5 p.m. in the Kelly Mountain area of Logan County.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Bernard “Bernie” Hickman, 40, faces felony fleeing in a vehicle charges and was on parole at the time of his arrest in Prichard, West Virginia.