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.
Updated: 10 hours ago
|By Eric Fossell
Deputies found the drugs, including heroin, after a search along Bald-Knob Stiversville Road in Lebanon Township.
Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Eric Fossell
The victim was taken to a nearby hospital before his death.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
In a story released Tuesday by NBC News, Capito said he hopes to succeed Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who will not be running again due to term limitations.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 4:21 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
A video -- shot by a woman in traffic -- shows a young woman being dragged out of car and thrown into a pickup truck.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 10:42 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Although no gun was actually seen, the man told pharmacy workers he had a firearm and wanted pills.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 4:49 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The incident happened in late September when one of the victims was found bruised and bloodied walking along state Route 140.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 9:31 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Saul E. Carcamo, 45, was taken into custody after an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:24 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
School officials say they expect to be back after the long Thanksgiving break.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 9:51 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
According to the WVDOH, the bridge passes over I-77 just past where I-77 splits off from southbound I-79.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:09 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
It happened in Wellston, closing down a roadway there.
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. 11, 2022 at 5:11 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The accident was reported just before 4:30 p.m. near the Washington Street exit (Exit 58C).
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:48 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the incident happened Monday, Nov. 7 at the Walmart along U.S. 60 in Huntington.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 8:00 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the shooting happened after two fugitives, one from Chicago and the other from western Virginia, barricaded themselves inside a bedroom of a home.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the ATV went off a farming road and into a deep ditch line and then overturned atop the victim.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:21 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
“This is very welcome news for Gassaway and the entire region,” U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said in a news release.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 8:14 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The incident was reported around 5:45 p.m. in the Sissonville area.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 4:28 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Robin Dale Midkiff, 47, of Huntington, was released from jail, and the kidnapping charges against him were dropped.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:03 PM EST
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Eric Fossell
The incident happened on Big Harts Road in Harts, West Virginia.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 8:29 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The sheriff said it went through the doors near the food court entry in an area where shopping carts are kept.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 6:30 AM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Voters will be casting their ballots on an array of issues, including who will represent them in Washington and closer to home, abortion rights (Amendment 2 in Kentucky) and the future of vehicle/personal property taxes (Amendment 2 in West Virginia).
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Curtis Johnson and Eric Fossell
Investigators say Dixon’s sentence marks “a major milestone” in the Woo Boyz investigation, which has involved large quantities of meth being trafficked from Los Angeles to Detroit and then to West Virginia.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Two other men, Keontae Nelson and Jaquan Hall, both in their early 20s, were convicted of murder earlier this year after jury trials.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Matt Lackritz
Emergency officials say Mark Coles, 68, has a heart condition.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:49 AM EDT
|By Alyssa Hannahs, Kim Rafferty and Eric Fossell
A nearby restaurant worker was critically injured by gunfire in the 1500 block of 4th Avenue.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:46 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The victim told police she next remembered waking up at an old floral shop in West Huntington.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Douglas Greene was convicted of first-degree murder after a three-day jury trial in Fayette County.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 12:41 PM EDT
|By Brenda Bryan, Eric Fossell and Matt Lackritz
The crash happened around 12:15 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 11:33 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the suspect left his Huntington home and returned to where a victim had been strangled at a home in South Charleston.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
“These sirens are meant to warn people who are outside of an impending emergency like a tornado, extremely severe thunderstorms or expected severe flooding,” the commission said in a news release.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The team’s riding lawn mower and weed-eater were stolen from the Hurricane Middle School soccer field beside West Teays Elementary School.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 8:24 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
An AEP spokesman said a squirrel made contact with energized equipment at the Nitro substation, causing parts of St. Albans and even some chemical stations to trip.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
It happened on state Route 10 in the Barboursville area of Cabell County.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The body of Harold Pleasant, 73, was found wrapped in a rug outside a home in Ironton, Ohio.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 10:52 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The accident happened Monday night on County Road 1 near Chesapeake High School in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The accident was reported just before 5:30 p.m. in the area of Harmons Creek Road and Carter Drive.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Brendon Tyre Garner, 34, received an eight-year, four-month prison sentence for an incident that happened in June 2021 in Huntington.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Ryan Murphy, Matt Lackritz and Eric Fossell
The roadway was closed nearly five hours during the investigation.
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. 25, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The scene is about a block away from Marshall University's campus.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Deputies seized about 50 grams of heroin and crystal meth.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 9:36 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The incident happened around 9 a.m. Wednesday at America’s Quick Mart in Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:45 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The murder happened at a house along Jefferson Avenue between 22nd Street West and 23rd Street West.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Both a woman and her dog were shot during the Sept. 30 incident.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 10:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
A U.S. attorney who represents part of our region said sober living homes are a focus of the United States Attorney’s Health Care Fraud Task Force.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the fire was reported around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Okey L. Patteston Road (state Route 612) in the Oak Hill area.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 10:07 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Sheriff Rick Thompson said the arrests followed investigations throughout the county by the Wayne County Sheriff Drug Enforcement Unit.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 6:04 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Ricky Louie Woody, 59, is charged with murder in the death of Lisa Estepp in 1993, prosecutors say.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 12:28 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The incident happened Thursday night in the Branchland area.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the contact started on social media.
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