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
Education
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
The Senior Box Program is a reoccurring monthly program organized by Facing Hunger Foodbank.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
The crash was reported near Powell Mountain in the Summersville area.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 3:30 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Captain John Hastings, an 18-year veteran of the Charleston Fire Department suffered non-life-threatening injuries while responding to a structure fire, according to CFD.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:34 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
All three teens said they didn’t do this for any award, and if they had to do it all over again, they wouldn’t hesitate.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 4:35 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed Senate Bill 268.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2023 at 11:34 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Mingo County Superintendent Johnny Branch said a bus driver was leaving their home to do their afternoon run when the crash happened on Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 11:47 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Supplies were taken to Charleston Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2023 at 6:13 PM EST
|By Kimberly Keagy and Matt Lackritz
ICL said in a statement, “on-site security notified local authorities when the contractor could not be located on company property.”
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 11:45 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
The new police station is more than fifteen times bigger than the previous station.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
A body has been found in the river at Tech Marina, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz and Andrew McMunn
A dog who went missing when his West Virginia family went on vacation in South Carolina has made it back home.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 6:18 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Roscoe the dog went missing in South Carolina during a family vacation.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 11:05 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
The organization was recently awarded $25,000 by the Kanawha County Commission and hopes to use the money for both regular projects but also those affected by summer flooding in the upper Kanawha valley.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 9:30 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
After pulling the car over, police say the driver should not have had emergency lights on their car.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 10:30 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Kanawha County Emergency Manager and Fire Coordinator C.W. Sigman said from battling weather-induced fires to rescuing stranded drivers, the freezing temperatures have created a lot of challenges.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 11:16 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
In a survey by the Problem Gambling Help Network of West Virginia of 700 middle and high school students, “41 said they gambled “often,” 21 admitted they hid their gambling from others, and 67 said they would like to stop gambling but did not know how.”
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 11:12 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Suu Bonham, who survived the pipeline explosion, looks back on that day 10 years later.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:54 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
A Charleston car dealership said there industry is starting to stabilize after having periods of high demand and low stock and low demand and high stock.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
The driver lost control of the vehicle going over the cement barrier into the Martin Marietta Charleston Yard below the interstate.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 1:55 PM EST
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Matt Lackritz
The 911 call came in just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2022 at 11:28 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Saturday, a celebration of life was held in honor of Joseph Bryan.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 9:36 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
The rescued puppies all have Thanksgiving-themed names like Green Bean, Mashed Potatoes and more.
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. 22, 2022 at 3:16 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
The man who died was 49 year old Scott Burdette of Walker, West Virginia.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Nicholas County Superintendent Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick said the carbon monoxide never reached a dangerous level.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
A man is in custody for allegedly shooting his mother-in-law Saturday evening.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Dozens of people came to Word of Life Church in Logan to say goodbye to firefighter Donald Copley one last time.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 9:51 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Those at Sissonville Elementary School are raising money to build a bench in honor of Rachel Torres who died Oct. 4.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
A local food bank will be attempting to break a world record in just a few weeks using around 20,000 cans of food.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 11:21 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz and Jordan Gartner
A middle school football player couldn’t move his arms or legs for around eight hours after getting injured during a game.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Rick Hunt said his son Hayden couldn't move his arms, legs, and everything else for around eight hours after a football injury.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:27 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Hannah Gibson said since her son returned to school, he’s been having frequent asthma attacks and believes mold in the school is the cause of the problems.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
Samuel Felinton said he began his business, Taipan Esports, during the pandemic by sponsoring video game players.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 9:54 AM EDT
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Matt Lackritz
The body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:20 AM EDT
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Matt Lackritz
Daniel Palmer was facing charges of attempted murder and malicious wounding following an incident in June of 2020.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Eric Fossell, Andrew Colegrove and Matt Lackritz
The crash was reported around 5 p.m. in the Kelly Mountain area of Logan County.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
The town of Sutton did not have a city police department for three years before March 2022. Last week, Sutton Police Chief Shane Boggs resigned.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 11:39 PM EDT
|By Matt Lackritz
After posting a photo of the Jeep on the Putnam County Sheriff's Facebook page, they got a call from the person driving the car asking to talk with the sheriff.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 8:58 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff and Matt Lackritz
More human remains were discovered Thursday near Clendenin, according to detectives with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:08 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
Assistant Fire Chief Jeremy Beal said it’s the way the truck was stolen Thursday morning that has everyone at the station confused.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 at 10:33 PM EST
|By Matt Lackritz
For more than three weeks, a Sissonville couple’s phone lines have been down despite repeatedly asking Frontier Communications to fix the problem.
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