Matt Lackritz
Reporter
Charleston, West Virginia
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Matt Lackritz is a reporter for WSAZ. After growing up just outside of Cleveland, OH, he went to Ohio University. Matt’s first taste of the news business was as an intern with WKYC in Cleveland where he worked as an assignment editor and with the investigative team. In 2019, Matt made his way to Tyler, Texas where he spent two and a half years as a reporter. While there he covered a wide variety of stories impacting the East Texas community.
Outside of work, Matt enjoys playing tennis and is a big Cleveland sports fan!
You can reach Matt by sending him an email at matt.lackritz@wsaz.tv. You can also find him on Twitter @MattLackritz or on Facebook @mattlackritznews
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The crash was reported around 5 p.m. in the Kelly Mountain area of Logan County.
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Appalachian Power spokesperson Phil Moye said Mingo is the only county that started the day with more than 1,000 people without power.
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There were some scary moments for students Wednesday after a gun and a knife were found at Lincoln County High School, and a gun and a magazine were found on a bus on the way to Ripley Middle School.
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“When you got a road that’s literally fallen off into the river everywhere just about in Logan County, I mean, that should take priority," the lawmaker told us.
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“It’s one-lane traffic, you can’t see the traffic coming from the other side to you’re already on the other side and it just keeps moving in and in to the yellow line,” Kevin Thompson of Neibert said.
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The Williams family in Mingo County said they’ve asked the Department of Highways for two years to get a permanent fix to the road they take to get home.