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: Mar. 31, 2023 at 9:51 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers say it involved two men fighting “over a two-year family dispute.”
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 7:15 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers say the incident is being investigated as a suspicious death.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Michelle Dawn Smith, 41, of Fayetteville, passed away Friday morning at CAMC General Hospital, troopers say.
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. 29, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The crash was reported around 5:30 p.m. as a driver was trying to merge into the right contraflow lane in a construction zone.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The incident happened an an electrical business in Huntington.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Detectives found a user amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine on the suspect.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the victim, who is male, had no identification with him.
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. 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say both of the boys were abducted by an unknown suspect.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The winning ticket matched all five numbers except the Power Ball.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 10:11 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Troopers say four children were "living in squalor" in the Branchland area of Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Suspected fentanyl powder was among the substances seized by investigators.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:40 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say it all stemmed from a domestic violence related case.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 9:34 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Kimberly Keagy
The entire project is expected to be completed by this November.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
One vehicle was going 26 mph higher than the posted 55 mph speed limit.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
The sheriff said the men were stopped at the intersection of state Route 104 and McDermott Pond Creek Road after deputies noticed the vehicle had “fictitious plates.”
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:22 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell and Andrew Colegrove
Mountain Health Network made the announcement Friday evening that the Surgery Center, located at 1201 Hal Greer Blvd., will close effective April 28.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Here’s introducing you to Maren, the apple of Keith’s eye.
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: Mar. 9, 2023 at 4:44 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the victim was less than 10 years old at the time of the alleged incidents.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 7:25 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell and Kimberly Donahue
West Virginia counties in our region are the hardest hit.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 10:23 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Drivers should expect delays and take alternate routes if possible.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:25 PM EST
|By Cody Wilson and Eric Fossell
Diesel fuel has spilled onto the roadway, dispatchers said.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
In addition to stolen property, investigators turned up methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the woman repeatedly rammed the victim with the car.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:48 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Police say the victim was treated and released at a local hospital.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:32 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
“DHHR continues to work with agencies and individuals that may have missing information, such as updated W-9 forms, that may be causing a delay in their payment from being processed," the agency said.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:32 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
It happened Friday in Prestonsburg.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 4:59 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Athens County Sheriff’s Office deputies had responded to the property due to illegal burning of tires, trash and other debris.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 11:48 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say Giles took the copper material to local recycle stations and received more than $16,000 in cash.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 9:42 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
“This was the result of a social media post that obviously took on a life of its own. There were no weapons at the game, no one was hurt and there is an ongoing investigation into these posts."
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
TSA officials say the gun was loaded with five bullets.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 3:59 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say the suspect tried to get a firearm from inside the vehicle when the trooper fired a shot to protect himself and passing vehicles.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:14 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
“Dozens of first responders were on scene near the CSX railroad," according to the Kanawha County Commission.
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. 15, 2023 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Deputies said it started with a stolen vehicle complaint, originating from a car wash along Campbell’s Creek Drive in Charleston.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:57 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
It happened in the Harold area of Floyd County.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 11:09 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
A man showed a firearm and got away with some cash from a register, dispatchers say.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 10:35 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Ingram faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Terry Lambert, as well as concealment of a body.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:17 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
It was reported in the 300 block of Elizabeth Street.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 11:15 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell and Kimberly Donahue
A man from North Carolina “was in near disbelief” that the ring -- lost in the late 1960s to early 1970s -- had been found.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell and Kimberly Donahue
John Bragg II, 45, is believed to be in Kanawha County or the surrounding area.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators seized 646.6 grams of methamphetamine, 129 grams of fentanyl, a loaded Taurus Millennium G2 pistol, and $6,740 cash.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 4:21 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
It involved nearly 40,000 pounds of steel in the roadway.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:17 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The accident happened near the 13-mile marker.
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 9:21 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Investigators say 11 other defendants have been charged in the investigation.
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: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:24 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Deputies say Shannon Carte, 53, was taken into custody after two men were seen unconscious inside a private driveway in Victor.
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