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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A woman is dead and a man is recovering after a shooting early Monday morning in Hartford.
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Fourth of July weekend is here, and high gas prices continue to drain drivers.
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Summer is here, and gas prices continue to force families to make the best use of every last drop of fuel.
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Breeze Airways is suspending the Hartford to Akron, Ohio route a little more than a month after it started.
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The I-Team is looking at a device that was invented to prevent catalytic converter thefts from happening.
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State leaders will unveil Connecticut’s new diesel tax amount on Wednesday.
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Connecticut is set to announce on Wednesday the state tax on diesel.
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We’re a week and a half away from the Travelers Championship and at least one superstar won’t be there.
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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.
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The Republican challenger for Connecticut governor wants the state attorney general’s office to investigate an advertisement posted online by the current governor.
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Gas prices continue to climb, going up by at least 10 cents overnight.
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The state is expected to raise the diesel tax in July.
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A man who survived a wrong way crash spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News.
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The swimmer went missing after going into the water from a boat.
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Gas prices have hit record-setting highs, but that’s not stopping people from traveling this Memorial Day weekend.
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The tragedy in Texas is reopening wounds for many Sandy Hook families.
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After a sharp increase in catalytic converter thefts, Ellington is increasing police patrols.
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A Farmington police officer is determined to return to the force after a suspect crushed him with a car last fall.
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The death of a New Britain firefighter revealed a culture of on-the-job drug use within the department, a city investigation showed.
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Thursday night, the I-Team put the spotlight on some of the issues the brand-new paid leave program is having.
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Connecticut workers are complaining that the program supposed to keep them afloat while on medical leave is backfiring.
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Channel 3′s Neighborhood Crime Tracker went to New Milford to introduce people to one of the department’s newest officers.
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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.
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Bob Stefanowski is moments away from getting the official nomination for Governor at the Republican convention.
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In some ways, Middletown in the 90s is a lot like Middletown today.
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A 79-year-old woman is days away from being forced out of her childhood home.
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State lawmakers are taking action against “Cannabis gifting parties.”
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A Connecticut judge ruled that New Haven’s acting police chief should not be in the position.
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The I-Team is uncovering a shockingly easy scam that opens all of us up to identity theft or fraud.
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A person was injured in a home invasion in Killingly Friday afternoon, state police said.
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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.
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We may be seven months away from the election, but the money is starting to flow in the race for governor.
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The I-Team is getting answers for New Haven.
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Wolcott police reported that more than 30 vehicles were either broken into or simply entered through unlocked doors on Thursday night.
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Overpaid from unemployment? It happened to 24,000 Connecticut workers, and the state says that number will only go up.
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The New Haven FBI office is holding its prestigious camp catered to those with an interest in law enforcement.
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The people tasked with the job of relocating refugees expect Connecticut will see several hundred come through in a span of a year.
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For the first time, a “March for Life” rally comes to Connecticut.
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Cannabis gifting parties Channel 3 first uncovered as part of an I-Team Investigation may soon be a thing of the past.
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People are very excited to not only celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but also watch UConn take on March Madness.
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Some Connecticut homeowners have been moved to the point where they are opening their homes to those fleeing Ukraine.
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A Connecticut mother thought she found her dream home.
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The I-Team is looking at bird strikes by airplanes flying in and out of Connecticut.
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Channel 3′s Neighborhood Crime Tracker went to Guilford to meet an officer who’s on call 24-7.
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In a span of an hour, six people were killed in two separate wrong-way crashes in Connecticut.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is impacting gas prices across the country, including Connecticut.
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Two people arrested in connection with a kidnapping case in Marlborough last September faced a judge on Wednesday.
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The Town of Enfield was among those that saw the most snow from Winter Storm Cecelia.