Matthew Campbell
Chief Investigative Reporter
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Matthew is WFSB’s Chief Investigative Reporter.
He moved to Connecticut in 2011 from Western Massachusetts, where he was a reporter and anchor for our sister station, WGGB-TV.
Matthew is proud to call Connecticut home. During his time here, he’s made viewers eyewitnesses to many of the region’s most historic events, ranging from the Sandy Hook tragedy to the Boston Marathon bombing and the months-long search for Jennifer Dulos.
Matthew graduated from Emerson College with a degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in political science.
Interact with Matthew on Twitter @mgmcampbell and get in touch with him on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/mattcampbellwfsb
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Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Expecting parents in one part of Connecticut may soon have fewer options for childbirth.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
In March, he dropped everything to go fight in Ukraine.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Nathan Carman, the man charged with killing his mother at sea and accused of murdering his grandfather, is seeking freedom.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 8:15 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol and Matthew Campbell
A woman is dead and a man is recovering after a shooting early Monday morning in Hartford.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Fourth of July weekend is here, and high gas prices continue to drain drivers.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Summer is here, and gas prices continue to force families to make the best use of every last drop of fuel.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Breeze Airways is suspending the Hartford to Akron, Ohio route a little more than a month after it started.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The I-Team is looking at a device that was invented to prevent catalytic converter thefts from happening.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 12:15 PM EDT
|By Roger Susanin, Rob Polansky, Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
State leaders will unveil Connecticut’s new diesel tax amount on Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Rob Polansky
Connecticut is set to announce on Wednesday the state tax on diesel.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
It’s dirty, greasy and smelly, but used cooking oil is valuable.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
We’re a week and a half away from the Travelers Championship and at least one superstar won’t be there.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Catalytic converter thefts are on the rise. It’s an expensive problem to fix and the I-Team is learning the impact can still be felt years after the crime.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The Republican challenger for Connecticut governor wants the state attorney general’s office to investigate an advertisement posted online by the current governor.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Gas prices continue to climb, going up by at least 10 cents overnight.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The state is expected to raise the diesel tax in July.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
A man who survived a wrong way crash spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News.
Updated: May. 30, 2022 at 10:16 AM EDT
|By Ashley RK Smith, Marcy Jones, Rob Polansky, Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The swimmer went missing after going into the water from a boat.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 8:19 AM EDT
|By Rob Polansky, Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Gas prices have hit record-setting highs, but that’s not stopping people from traveling this Memorial Day weekend.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The tragedy in Texas is reopening wounds for many Sandy Hook families.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
After a sharp increase in catalytic converter thefts, Ellington is increasing police patrols.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
A Farmington police officer is determined to return to the force after a suspect crushed him with a car last fall.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 7:06 AM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell, Evan Sobol and Roger Susanin
The death of a New Britain firefighter revealed a culture of on-the-job drug use within the department, a city investigation showed.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Thursday night, the I-Team put the spotlight on some of the issues the brand-new paid leave program is having.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Connecticut workers are complaining that the program supposed to keep them afloat while on medical leave is backfiring.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Rob Polansky
Channel 3′s Neighborhood Crime Tracker went to New Milford to introduce people to one of the department’s newest officers.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 12:27 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell, Rob Polansky and Evan Sobol
A Middletown native is on the docket to face a federal judge Wednesday on charges that he killed his mother during a deep-sea fishing trip.
Updated: May. 8, 2022 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Bob Stefanowski is moments away from getting the official nomination for Governor at the Republican convention.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
In some ways, Middletown in the 90s is a lot like Middletown today.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 8:24 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
A 79-year-old woman is days away from being forced out of her childhood home.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 7:10 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
State lawmakers are taking action against “Cannabis gifting parties.”
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol, Matthew Campbell, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
A Connecticut judge ruled that New Haven’s acting police chief should not be in the position.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
The I-Team is uncovering a shockingly easy scam that opens all of us up to identity theft or fraud.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Evan Sobol and Matthew Campbell
A person was injured in a home invasion in Killingly Friday afternoon, state police said.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Ashley RK Smith
A suspect ran from police in Massachusetts crossed into Rhode Island and Connecticut before a trooper got him off the road, using a pit maneuver that caused him to fishtail.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
We may be seven months away from the election, but the money is starting to flow in the race for governor.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2022 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
The I-Team is getting answers for New Haven.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Rob Polansky and Matthew Campbell
Wolcott police reported that more than 30 vehicles were either broken into or simply entered through unlocked doors on Thursday night.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 7:04 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
Overpaid from unemployment? It happened to 24,000 Connecticut workers, and the state says that number will only go up.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The New Haven FBI office is holding its prestigious camp catered to those with an interest in law enforcement.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 7:33 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Ashley RK Smith
The people tasked with the job of relocating refugees expect Connecticut will see several hundred come through in a span of a year.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
For the first time, a “March for Life” rally comes to Connecticut.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
Cannabis gifting parties Channel 3 first uncovered as part of an I-Team Investigation may soon be a thing of the past.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Christian Colón and Matthew Campbell
People are very excited to not only celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but also watch UConn take on March Madness.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
Some Connecticut homeowners have been moved to the point where they are opening their homes to those fleeing Ukraine.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 9:29 AM EDT
|By Matthew Campbell
A Connecticut mother thought she found her dream home.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 7:27 PM EST
|By Matthew Campbell and Evan Sobol
The I-Team is looking at bird strikes by airplanes flying in and out of Connecticut.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:30 PM EST
|By Matthew Campbell
Channel 3′s Neighborhood Crime Tracker went to Guilford to meet an officer who’s on call 24-7.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:48 PM EST
|By Matthew Campbell
In a span of an hour, six people were killed in two separate wrong-way crashes in Connecticut.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 at 11:20 PM EST
|By Lezla Gooden, Ashley RK Smith and Matthew Campbell
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting gas prices across the country, including Connecticut.
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