3 the morning news at 5:00 starts now... now...an upstate woman who begged for answers after her supposed husband's death...is now charged with the crime. what the victim's father has to say about what happened, up next. 3 3 meals on wheels are looking for volunteers to help deliver food to those in need. i'm live with a report. 3 3 rain moves in through this morning and gets heavy toward midday. highs will reach the low 60s. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, december 30i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.

3 3 a developing 3 a developing story this morning in spartanburg county...a woman **claiming to be the wife of a man killed in a hit-and-run is in jail after being charged in the crime. crime.this is video you'll see only on fox--- only our cameras were rolling as-- angelita wright--- was taken to the spartanburg county detention center.. 3 the victim-- "brent tessnear" died sunday morning after police say a driver ran him down behind the hardees in cowpens. cowpens.only on fox carolina-- monday night angelita told us she thought her husband was intenionally hitshe talked about their six children he left behind---and said she had no clue who would have done this. 3 3 "personally i don't think it was an accident. that's my honest opinion. no i don't." don't." 3 "he might have been short but

hurt that bad." bad."angelita remains behind bars this morning-- charged with hit and run resulting in a death. 3 and as you can imagine its a difficult time for tessnear's family---before the news of angelita wright's arrest-we spoke to the victim's father about the loss of his son- 3 3 3 "to lose someone so healthy and so full of life.. so much life ahead of him. i was speechless." speechless."cowpens police along with spartanburg county deputies are still working the case. 3 3 this morning -- e-s-p-n is reporting that three clemson football players have been sent home from the orange bowl for failing drug tests.clemson has not commented on those reports...but head coach dabo swinney is expected to address them this morning during the team's morning news conference. that's at 8:30 and we will bring you updates live on air.meanwhile -- the tigers are one day away from playing oklahoma in the orange bowl.sports director aaron

one of the team's clutch playmakers...aaron?? 3 3 3 3 3 3 history of the clemson program there is one guy over its recent history that's had the most experience on offense. i guess eric mac lain would be your number one but a close second charone peake, the pride of dorman hs. charone thanks for taking some time to join us right now. it's got to be a pretty good feeling for you. you're one of the leaders of this team, your careers going to come down to the wire one way or the other, but you wouldn't have it any other way. definitely not, i feel like it's a lot closer to my freshman year this year, it's been an amazing ride. we've been staying in the same hotel. doing the same things. it really makes me realize how far i've come. and i've been enjoying the ride ever since i've been here.you look at the flow of the last five years that you've been here. tajh boyd, sammy watkins, but then deshaun watson and artavis

the high powered offense keeps refurbishing and you've been the constant. so, talk about that process and how it's led to this point.yeah it all started with sammy, martavis and tajh that season with nuk. and every year we just keep getting better players. it's really just a standard that we set. and those guys just live up to it.when you saw oklahoma again, what were your first thoughts?i know for a fact it's not going to be like it was last year. but i'm really looking forward to competing. and it's going to be a really fun game.do you expect this to be a shootout? all the experts that look at this game see it as a shootout and maybe that's because the defense didn't play as well in the last

way you see this setting up? i'm not sure, i feel like our defense can hold up against anybody. some people can get close every now and then but i don't think it'll be a shootout i think both sides offense and defense can take care of business. i think it'll be a good game.upstate guy, you've got one crack here to bring back a national championship to the upstate, how much does that mean to you? do you think it means a little bit more to you since you're from south carolina?it definitely means a lot because not many people from south carolina have won the national championship. so it's a great thing that can go under my belt. in the history of my life.charone, good luck to you. thank you.charone peake, the clemson wide receiver... one of the many players from the upstate on this team hoping to bring a national title back to the upstate. our clemson coverage continues through the game on thursday night. tag out out 3 and don't forget to tune in tonight at 7:30 for "the orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have in-depth analysis and one-on-one interviews with the tigers in miami.we also have an entire section dedicated to clemson's quest for a national title on fox carolina-dot-com.they play at four o'clock on new year's eve. 3 3 meals on wheels is looking for you!what better way to kick-off your new years

back.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in greenville for us this morning with how you can volunteer, ashley? 3 stop by the office, or just call... go through a quick orientation, and you can get on board 3 biggest need:- drivers- routes take about 1-1.5 hours- monday through friday: 10-12- all around greenville county homes - hot meals delivered to homebound residents- currently serves about 1500 people in the area 3 tomorrow- - orientation is at 9:30 here at office- every thursday, can't make it, they'll work with your schedule schedule 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will

tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the

flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.a shooting in the

greenville county investigators are saying about what happened in taylors. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... clemson 3 3 covering our counties. in greenville county-- a woman is recovering this morning after deputies say she was shot at a taylors apartment complex. complex.deputies say they responded to the mountain trace townhomes on shockley road on tuesday...where they found a woman shot in the leg. deputies say they *don't have reason to believe that the public is in danger. no information has been released

the woman is expected to be okay. 3 in pickens county--- were working to learn more about a pickens county man found dead in his home. 3 deputies say a neighbor called 9-1-1 after seeing the victim on the floor of his "planters way" home through a window. 3 the coroner says 54 - year old "clarence holcombe" died from a gunshot wound.deputies say there were no signs of forced entry -neighbors say holcombe was a nice -- generous man - deputies are asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 this morning -- our area is bracing for more rain and there's already been a high water adivsory issued at lake greenwood. greenwood.water was released from the "buzzard roost dam" into the saluda river on tuesday - impacting areas in greenwood and newberry counties-.you'll recall those areas were also hit hard during octobers historic flooding. officials are stressing that buzzard roost dam is *not in danger of a breach--but that these measures are being taken only as as precaution.greenwood county is also under a flood

3 and remember - when serious weather conditions do arise - make sure you have our fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to the number you see on the screen to download! 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until

make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day with highs in the mid-60s. new year's day will become partly cloudy and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. it will stay clear and seasonable for the weekend. morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will

tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day with highs in the mid-60s. new year's day will become partly cloudy and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. it will stay clear and seasonable for the weekend.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac

sponsored by pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know..pickens county deputies are reminding drivers to stay safe and be ready to stop for officers on new year's eve. deputies will have check points set up across the county to crack down on drunk driving. 3 greenville police are searching for a suspect after the spinx gas station on east washington street was robbed at gunpoint early tuesday morning.anyone with information is asked to call crime stoppers at 23-crime. 3 laurens county deputies are asking for your help locating suspects believed to be involved in a home burglary.if you have any information on these individuals - contact the laurens county sheriff's office. 3 if you unwrapped some of martha stewart's cookware this christmas -- listen closely! closely!macy's is recalling more than 120-thousand martha stewart frying pans.according to the consumer product safety commission...rivet covers on eight and ten inch pans can

kitchen.the commission says at least three people have been injured. if you have the frying pans, you should stop using them and return them to macy's for credit. 3 3 it's (time).coming up, a 15-year tradition between a group of co-workers lands them the jackpot! the details, up next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county.. oregon street.. ashley is there live this morning for meals on wheels---- volunteers needed--- and how you can get involved. the morning news on fox carolina.

after trying brookside crunchy clusters, @carlybeyar tweeted: at this point, i should just be a brookside chocolate ambassador. well, i am sorry, carly... it's something you earn. brookside.

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... ab- tech 3 in saint louis--eight postal workers will be splitting a million dollars, thanks to a winning lottery ticket! 3 the co-wokers say they have been playing the lottery together for 15-years and they finally hit the powerball match five this month. one member of the group said he purchased the winning ticket and was the first to discover the good news. the group is dividing the jackpot up evenly--- each receiving

before taxes. and the quiktrip where the ticket was brought will get a 1-thousand dollar bonus check for selling the winning ticket. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the

flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: road closed both directions due to rock slide patton ave@ i-240 between regent park boulevard and resort dr.fatal pedestrian accident investigationsc hwy 253 ifo kfc &; mcdonalds @ white horse rd rd 3 you're looking live at:

3 it's ______.as we approach new years eve-- you may want to think twice before popping the champagne and getting behind the wheel. coming up, what upstate law agencies are doing to keep the roads safe, straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county.. eye-85you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news.

3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 meals on wheels are looking for volunteers to help deliver food to those in need. i'm live with a report. 3 3 rain moves in through this morning and gets heavy toward midday. highs will reach the low 60s. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, december 30i'm lauren elisewith traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the

3 morning showers turn 3 to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by

3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:road closed both directions due to rock slide patton ave@ i-240 between regent park boulevard and resort dr.fatal pedestrian accident investigationsc hwy 253 ifo kfc &; mcdonalds @ white horse rd rd 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 the coroner is investigating a deadly crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian this morning.troopers say the accident happened along highway 253 at white horse road in front of the k-f-c about 1- 40 a-m.the coroner tells us a car hit a pedestrian....but that victim has not yet been identifed.. we've got a crew on the way and will bring you updates on-air and online. 3 3 we're learning more about one of the men charged in the death of a pastor's wife --

investigators say one of the suspects...is **now charged in **another deadly robbery. robbery.prosecutors say "larry taylor" is accused of robbing and killing a man in early november. november.indianapolis police say he's one of three men also charged in the murder of amanda blackburn.she was once involved with the ministry at newspring churchwith her husband davey.the two moved to indiana--where they began their own church.amanda was shot and killed inside her home on november 10th.she was pregnant at the time of her death. death.taylor, jalen watson, and diano gordon are also facing charges in the crime. taylor and watson are also accused in two other burglaries - which happened that same day. 3 3 a hoverboard is being blamed for a house fire in mauldin -- firefighters say it **exploded. **exploded.it happened in the plantation greene subdivision. mauldin firefighters say it burned furniture and carpet - and sent smoke throughout the house.it's believed to be the first case in south carolina. this is one of the two hoverboards - the family bought their sons for

this -another burned out hoverboard from a different state.a local state farm insurance agent tells us with hoverboard fires...anytime there's a possibly liability and its not corrected that could jeopardize your policy. 3 new year's eve is tomorrow!and that means law enforecement is stepping up enforcement on those driving under the influence. deputies will be out conducting sobriety check points on thursday and friday. deputies will be stationed at: walhalla highway and terrapin crossing road in pickens.south norris drive at cook road in norris.and on moorefield memorial highway in liberty. sheriff rick clark tells us why planning ahead is so important... 3 3 3 3 "take that extra minute. call for a ride. go ahead and plan ahead and have someone take you somewhere or come pick you up. have a sober driver. and invest five or ten minutes into doing something smart, so you don't ruin your life forever or kill somebody else." else."tomorrow night...deputies will also be

easley: saluda dam road at north fishtrap road, old easley highway at greenville pickens speedway and farrs bridge road at clear dawn drive. 3 3 one local organization is hoping some people's new year resolutions will lead them to volunteer."meals on wheels" of greenville county is in need of drivers in the new year. year.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at their office this morning- and ashley- they're *not* asking for a *huge* time commitment 3 - work with your schedule... can be as much time as you have to offer- drivers are the big need, 1-1.5 hour routes routes- monday through friday: 10-12- all around greenville county homes- hot meals delivered to homebound residents- currently serves about 1500 people in the area 3 - easy to get involved- call office, stop by here- fox carolina dot com for details details

3 this morning -- e-s-p-n is reporting this morning -- e- 3 3details details 3 3 this morning -- e-s-p-n is reporting that three clemson football players have been sent home from the orange bowl for failing drug tests.clemson has not commented on those reports...but head coach dabo swinney is expected to address them this morning during the team's morning news conference. that's at 8:30 and we will bring you updates live on air.despite that obvious distraction -- tiger players are trying to stay focused...and have a little fun. fun.take a look...during the tigers media day on tuesday...you saw q-b deshaun watson like you haven't seen him before...letting the other tiger quarterbacks do it for him. not surprisingly, it got pretty fun...take a look.

3 alright deshaun, pivotal question, we're all boys and everything, but who is your favorite quarterback on the team and why? make it awkward, make it real awkward... awkward... 3 i'm going jamesyou're going james? who's james? tell me who you are james.a walk on quarterback. quarterback. 3 coming up -- we have a one-on- one interview with tigers safety jayron kearse you won't want to miss. 3 and don't forget to tune in tonight at 7:30 for "thee orange bowl preview."aaron cheslock will have in-depth analysis and one-on-one interviews with the tigers in miami.we also have an entire section dedicated to clemson's quest for a national title on fox carolina-dot-com.they play at four o'clock on new year's

3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:road closed both directions due to rock slide patton ave@ i-240 between regent park boulevard and resort dr.fatal pedestrian accident investigationsc hwy white horse rd 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 3 it's ______.this morning -- twitter is **now enforcing new rules..what they're hoping to cut down on.the details up next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at... ab- tech 3 the population at guantanamo bay is expected to drop in a few weeks. weeks.leaders in washington say the first of 17 prisoners will be transferred in an effort to reduce the number of detainees at the facility. another three prisoners are expected to face a review board in january to determine if they are eligible to be moved to another country.that will leave just 90 prisoners at the facility.its unclear when or where they may be transferred. 3 3 g-o-p front runner "donald trump" will be in the palmetto state this morning. morning.he's making a campaign stop in the low country.trump

down in hilton head at 11. he'll be back in the palmetto state on january 8-th making a stop at winthrop university in rock hill. 3 and it's the end of the campaign road for george pataki this morning. morning.the former new york governor announced tuesday he's ending his bid for the repuplican presidential nomination.pataki failed to gain traction in the crowded field. field.that leaves just 12 republican candidates running for the 20-16 nomination. nomination.and there are only four left on the democratic side.we've got details on all the candidates up on foxcarolina dot com. 3 twitter is revising their policy to cut down on social media violence. violence.leaders with the social media giant say the new policy emphasizes the fact that administrators will suspend or ban users.theyeyay users who threaten others or act in a way they determine hateful will be punished with the new policy.the change comes as critics have been calling on twitter to take a more serious approach toward extremist groups. 3 people across the country...and western north carolina are continuing to clean up after severe storms

flooding.residents in buncombe county who had to evacuate after yesterday's flooding spent much of tuesday cleaning up their damaged homes.and across the country more than 18 million are under flood warnings.missouri is one of the states dealing with deadly flooding and rivers are continuing to rise.there have been at least 49 weather-related deaths in the past week. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with 3 heavy downpours likely for the

flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day with highs in the mid-60s. new year's day will 3 become partly cloudy and seasonably cool with highs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. it will stay clear and seasonable for the weekend. morning showers turn

downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day with highs in the mid-60s. new year's day will become partly cloudy and seasonably cool witithighs in the low 50s, and lows near freezing. it will stay clear and seasonable for the weekend.

3 now to pit crew traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching:road closed both directions due to rock slide patton ave@ i-240 between regent park boulevard and resort dr.fatal pedestrian accident investigationsc hwy

white horse rd rd 3 you are taking a live look at: pit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 time for news you need to know..anderson police are looking for the owners of two dogs that officers say they were forced to kill tuesday. police say the dogs were attacking three people near the intersection of osborne avenue and shirley street.the owners could face charges. 3 three suspected thieves are facing charges in boone north carolina this morning.they were arrested after deputies found them being held at gunpoint by the homeowner.the sheriff warns home owners to

3 angelita wright is expected to face a judge later today after being charged in a deadly hit and run that killed a man she claims is her husband."brent tessnear" was found badly injured at the hardee's in cowpens on sunday.he later died. 3 with the new year just days away, many of us will be working to improve our health, but you may want to also keep your finances in good shape. shape.here's some tips from experts --take time to sit down and review your accounts. if you have any credit card debt or loan payments -- make sure to focus on paying those off first.financial advisors say paying bills on time are one of the most important elements of good credit.if at all possible -- try to pay more than the minimum.experts also suggest to set specific savings goal and when tax season rolls around, try to pay them off early. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...with millions of apps available, we'll tell you which ones you'll need for the new year.. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road

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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...greenville... meals on wheels--- ashley is there live this morning ---- to talk about volunteers needed--- and how you can get involved. 3 the music streaming service "spotify" is facing millions of dollars in fines for reportedly not paying artists. artists.a 150-million dollar class-action lawsuit was filed in federal court monday. prosecutors say the company willingly shared music without the proper licenses.the suit was filed by musical artist "david lowery" from the alternative rock band "cracker".if spotify is found guilty -- each copyright infringement carries a fine of up to 150-thousand dollars. 3 if you're looking to cut down on the amount of apps you have in the new year, there are a few you may want to keep. keep.usa today asked their readers what apps they consider the most useful.among the top results was the

also ranked uber, flashlight, and google photos as useful as well.the research company "nielsen" also released their list of most used apps this year.social media apps like facebook, instagram, and youtube topped the list. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 morning showers turn to afternoon rain, with heavy downpours likely for the upstate in the afternoon. a flood watch is in effect until early thursday. highs will make it into the mid-60s. tonight, a few showers linger with lows in the 50s. new year's eve will start with a chance for showers, then dry out with lingering clouds by late day.

3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're

road closed both directions on patton ave@ i-240 between regent park boulevardand resort dr. dr. 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.3 coming up, a pacolet woman claiming to be the wife of a man killed in a hit-and-run is in jail after deputies charge her with the crime.the details, up next. 3 be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long. we're bringing you the days top stories until nine o'clock.

news you can the mornrng news at 6:00 starts now... now...an upstate woman -- accused in a deadly hit- and-run in cowpens is behind bars this morning. what the victim's father has to say about what happened, up next. 3 3 meals on wheels are lookingng for volunteers to help deliver food to those in need. i'm live with a report. 3 3 rain moves in through this morning and gets heavy toward midday. highs will reach the low 60s. 3 good morning.... it's wednesday, december 30i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the