Eric Fossell
Digital Media Producer
Huntington, West Virginia

Eric Fossell is a Digital Media 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. 5, 2024 at 12:35 AM EST
|By Makenna Leisifer, Eric Fossell, Adriana Doria and Gray News staff
Multiple children suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries in the crash, according to the criminal complaint.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Adriana Doria and Eric Fossell
The school came together Tuesday to honor the 75 football players, coaches, and community members killed in the Southern Airways Flight 932 crash.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2023 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell, Makenna Leisifer and Gray News staff
The bodies of both men will be taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2023 at 12:08 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Gray News staff
Both men were doing contracting work ahead of the demolition of the building when the 11-story structure collapsed in rural Kentucky.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Early last month, Joseph Comer turned himself in to authorities on a bond revocation related to phone records.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz and Eric Fossell
Dispatchers say the firetruck rolled over.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Jordan Gartner
Authorities say a worker died after being electrocuted at a shopping center.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2023 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Sheetz will offer its regular, mid-grade and premium fuel grades for $1.776 a gallon -- all in honor of the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 12:12 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Matt Lackritz
Deputies say he also shot the suspects' tires flat before taking off.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 9:38 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell, Andrew Colegrove, Matt Lackritz, Brenda Bryan and Gray News staff
The governor identified the victim as Sgt. Cory Maynard.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell, Andrew Colegrove, Matt Lackritz and Brenda Bryan
It happened on Beech Creek Road in the Matewan area of Mingo County.
Updated: May 24, 2023 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Two people suffered minor burn injuries.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Ryan Murphy and Eric Fossell
Among the allegations the sheriff faces are that children were pointing guns at each other and filming it for social media during a career day at a local school.
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: Jan. 11, 2023 at 1:23 PM EST
|By Ryan Murphy, Eric Fossell and Andrew Colegrove
Dispatchers say it happened at Spring Street and Bullitt Street near the Spring Street Bridge.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 7:22 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The accident happened between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 11:15 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
Deputies said they found evidence of drug trafficking inside the home.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 9:27 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The governor said crews will work two 12-hour shifts and return to Ohio by this Tuesday.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 9:16 PM EST
|By Eric Fossell
The fire was reported just after 5:30 p.m. in Fayette County, West Virginia.
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: Oct. 4, 2022 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
At least seven inmates were affected, West Virginia State Police say.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:14 AM EDT
|By Eric Fossell and Alyssa Hannahs
The state School Safety Initiative is outlined in three broad categories: detection and prevention, crisis response, and post-crisis response.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell
Wayne “J.R.” Leib, 40, had been wanted earlier in the evening.
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. 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.

































