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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It happened on Beech Creek Road in the Matewan area of Mingo County.
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One of the suspects is accused of impersonating law enforcement.
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Local school district scrutinized by US Department of Education for handling of sexual assault cases
The U.S. Department of Education says those cases involve both student and staff misconduct.
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Authorities say a 7-year-old child is in custody after setting a house on fire while the parents were sleeping.
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The incident happened July 24, 2018, at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex in West Liberty.
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Police say the suspect admitted to shooting out of a car, and they found evidence of at least 10 shots fired.
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Troopers say the fire was reported around 7 p.m. Thursday, and crews with the Fort Gay Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze.
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A family member of Marvin Collins says he loved playing guitar and was known as a jokester.
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“Samples have been analyzed and cleared for use,” according to a release from Fort Gay Water.
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William Grover Brewer, 30, of Dunlow, West Virginia, is charged with second-degree burglary and resisting arrest.
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Troopers said the accident happened just north of Man after the vehicle went off the roadway and crashed.
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The accident happened on state Route 10 in the Pecks Mill area.
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The action stems from low water pressure due to several line breaks and low tank levels.
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The shooting was reported just before 3:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Logan Street in Williamson.
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The separate investigations were in the Prichard and Fort Gay areas of Wayne County.
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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.
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No charges have been filed against the driver at this time, according to an OSHP news release.
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The sheriff said the investigation was conducted by the Wayne County Sheriff Drug Enforcement Unit in an area between Crum and Dunlow.
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The sheriff said a handgun was found inside the vehicle of the suspect who's prohibited from possessing firearms.
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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.
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Investigators say the incident happened Tuesday at a medical center in Lavalette and the facility was closed as a precaution.
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The county sheriff said the suspect admitted to embezzling money from the business, and investigators collected $780 of the embezzled funds from her.
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Authorities say a former police officer and firefighter in West Virginia was sentenced to prison for sexually assaulting an underage girl.
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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.
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Officers said the men were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana prior to the shooting.
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First responders have been searching for Don Gussler since Thursday night, according to Lawrence County Emergency Management.
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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.
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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.
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The crash was reported around 5 p.m. in the Kelly Mountain area of Logan County.
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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.
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