3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far uthern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.accident

delaysyou are looking live at: 3 3 there's a smell lingering in southern greenville county -- and people living in the area say its so bad... at times.. its nauseating. nauseating.they say a local landfill is to blame... and they're hoping county leaders will take action to fix the smelly situation. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live at columbia baptist church... can you smell anything now? 3 ad lib about smell.... 3 3 - dhec confirmed odor comnig from twin chimneys landfill- operators: told people living here some fixes have been made - pastor of columbia baptist: smell has gotten so bad, affecting the community 3

3 3 you can smell it in the church, all around. the property values have gone down, no one is moving into this community, and the property values are to where you can't sell to move out outmeeting tonight at columbia baptist church at columbia meeting tonight move out outmeeting tonight at columbia baptist church - 7 o'clock.- county leaders- state lawmakers

3 - know its 3 unrealistic to think it will close, want a solutioncoming up: hear from organizer of citizens group working to get a resolution resolution 3 3 covering our 3 counties -- police in greenville county say they need your help tracking down

3 police say they were called to the hospital -- after two men showed up with gunshot wounds on sunday. they say it happened on anderson street. officers tell us when they got there -- they found several shell casings..say a home and several cars were also damaged in the shooting.anyone with information should call crime stoppers at 23-crime. 3 a husband -- charged in the violent shooting of his wife in spartanburg county -- is expected to go before a judge today. today.it's a story we've been following for three weeks - johnathan batchelor is charged with the attemptetemurder of his wife stephanie - -this week stephanie was finally well enough to talk with investigators - to tell them what happened.sheriff chuck wright told us - stephanie was coming home to her two small children back on january 7th - when she was shot multiple times and left for dead.it happened on reidville road. 3 investigators say that johnathan batchelor acted as if he was the one who found hissife... but deputies executed a search warrant - and say they found evidence incriminating johnathan. since the attack - we've learned batchelor was arrested on a weapons charge - after

suspicious person call days after the shooting. 3 he remains behind bars this morning. 3 local leaders and people whose lives have been changed by domestic violence are *now working to help others in the upstate. upstate.they've created their own domestic violence task force.. working with safe harbor and the sheriff's office. anderson councilman tom allen and representative anne thayer from anderson county are members on the task force. they say they wanted to make a difference locally to help make a model system to implement across the state. vickie fleming is the third member, she lost her sister rhonda in 2003 after she says she was shot and killed by her estranged husband --- and says 3 3 3 "if i can reach one victim, save one life, then it's all worth it, because just to save one life would be enough, but the ultimate goal is to change this culture in our state." state." 3 "we can already go ahead and

like getting the domestic violence, getting the program that safe harbor already has, into every single one of our middle schools and high schools." schools."the task force is also very focused on education and implementing change in schools. they will have their next meeting on february 8th at 2 o'clock at the old county courthouse in anderson. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s.

3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: no accidents or 3 you're taking a live look at 3 football season may be over-- but clemson is still recognizing the incredible year the tigers had. had.deshaun watson gave was named the south carolina football hall of fame's player of the year. he was given the award at last night's basketball game at the well. watson is the third tiger to receive the honor. watson was asked about his future in the n-f-l.here's what he had to say. 3 its a thought. its a dream but i have multiple goals. and one of my goals before ieven came to this school was have my degree in three year. and im gonna try to do that. i'm

if i have the opportunity to go to the nfl. then i'm gonna take it but we'll just have to see how everything plays out. but i still have the extra year and the opportunity to come back so who knows whats going ot happen. i let god control that and just control what i can control." control."3 as for next season -- watson says he and the team -- will just have to grind **even harder to win the national title 3 3 it's ______.hey joee joehow fast can you write a masterpiece performance?one group is trying to do it in just 24 hours.i'm live to explain coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... greenville county .. eye-85you're watching the morning news on fox carolina.

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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...usc upstate 3 3 we're learning new information about the jury trial against accused charleston church shooter dylann roof-- 3 a state court will draw from a pool of 600-potential jurors for roof's trial this summer. he faces nine counts of murder -- and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. roof also faces 33-federal offenses... including hate crime and firearms charges. roof confessed to killing nine people and wounding three others last june at emanuel a-m-e church in charleston. 3 more than a hundred new jobs

county -- it's all thanks to the expansion of a major manufacturing plant. plant.trelleborg wheel systems held a ribbon cutting ceremony on wednesday for the 50 million dollar expansion.the company manufactures off-road tires.governor haley was there and says the move is big for south carolina's economy. 3 3 3 "the number one thing that continues to bring companies to this state is the work force. we have a workforce that not only builds a tire, builds a plane, builds a car.. but they build it well. they're made with pride in south carolina and that goes a long way." way."the expanded facility will produce radial tires for agricultural machinery.the company says the expansion will create 150 jobs by 20-18. 3 some of the best pieces of art can take months and sometimes years to create...but three teams of writers and performers won't have anywhere near that long.. long..the greenville little theatre is hosting a contest for three teams to create an on-stage performance in just 24-hours.. 24-hours..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the

3 starting on friday night... there will be just 24 hours for three teams to create three different one act performances..to be shown to

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3 time for traffic 3 and weather every ten minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far

clears out, 3 with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. the weekend will be sunny and spring-like, with highs in the low to mid- 60s. the next round of rain holds off until wednesday next week. partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the

mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. the weekend will be sunny and spring-like, with highs in the low to mid- 60s. the next round of rain holds off until wednesday next week. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: no delays or accidents accidents

traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 in north carolina--ten soririties at duke university are suspended after a student was hospitalized. 3 the university says the student is in critical condition following an event that involved alcohol tuesdayay night. the school decided to suspend all sorority activity while they investigateduke has a total of 18-sororities on campus--but the suspension only applies to its ten main chapters. the student who is in the hospital is expected to recover. 3 3 it's (time).coming up:a new comedy about the king of pop is set to be released later this year.why not everyone is happy about the man cast to play m-j. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville.. north pleasantburg driveyou're watching the morning news on

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3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...clemson 3 film critics are upset about an actor cast to play michael jackson in a comedy set to be released later this year. year.actor "joseph fiennes" is a white actor best known for his role as william shakespeare in shakespeare in love.he was recently cast as the king of pop in a comedy titled "elizabeth, michael, and marlon".the plot is based on a 2011 vanity fair article about a cross country road trip jackson, marlon brando, and elizabeth taylor made after the terror attack on 9-11.many know jackson suffered from a condition that caused his skin to lose pigment and lighten-- but critics are still unhappy about the choice.

3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s.

3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, a two county chase across the upstate. how deputies say they were able to track down the suspect.. next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... pelham road greenville county you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news.

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3 the morning news at 6:30 starts now.. now.. 3 a smelly odor in southern greenville county-- has the community concerned about there health.county leaders are expected to be at a meeting tonight to discuss the issues around a landfill that's problems. report. 3 3 mostly cloudy with scattered showers for the morning commute. best chance of rain will be in southern upstate. some freezing fog is possible in the mountains. skies clear for the afternoon with highs near 50. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 28i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we've got some winter weather delays to tell you about:

mitchell countyand yancey county will open two hours late. 3 transylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the

3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 there's a stinky situation going on in southern greenville county... anan people living in the area are asking county leaders to do something about it. it.d-hec says there's an odor problem at twin chimneys landfill... and people who live around it says it's so foul, it's making them *feel* sick. sick.ashley minelli is live at columbia baptist church with

3 citizens group 3 helped organize this meeting tonight... 3 - 7 o clock here at columbia baptist church- county leaders - state lawmakers- dhec dhecpeople living in the area: - you can smell landfill inside church- when wind blows a certain way... *nauseating* smell- its gotten years- here's how one here described odor 3 3 3 3 -it smells like vomit, raw sewage and raw pig guts. i mean, it's horrendous-- 3 3 -we were told that we would not even know it was there. and actually for the first few

problem.--3 durant ashmore:- been told some fixes have been made... - operators say drilling more wells to capture/burn off more gas 3 - problem 3 affecting property values- no one is moving in to the neighborhood neighborhooddoes it smell now?

3 covering our counties: neighbors in henderson county are helping out a firefighter who lost his home in a fire. fire.valley hill fire and rescue crews say they were called out to stanwood lane in hendersonville wednesday around 11:00.while on their way -- they realized it was the home of fellow firefighter "dwight hill".hill has been a firefighter for more than 30- years.his father and brothers also served as firefighters.a bank account has been set-up for donations. you can find the information on fox-carolina-dot-com. 3 a greenville county deputy is recovering after a two county chase that started with a purse snatching. snatching.investigators say the chase started wednesday afternoon outside the academy sports in easley. officers say they spotted a suspicious car in the parking lot.. but they didn't know the driver was connected to a theft. they say the driver took off when they

greenville county deputies joined in on the chase after it crossed the county line. 3 3 3 "that individual got out of his car and proceeded on foot to continue to illude deputies. later on, a perimeter was s s up based on a tip from some people in the public telling us where that individual was. after that perimeter was set up, k9 units as well as air support was used to locate the subject." subject."3 deputies say the suspect slammed on his brakes causing a deputy to crash into him. we're working on learning the suspect's name and the deputy's condition this morning. 3 we're also working to learn the name of a man arrested after a chase in anderson county.deputies tell us the man was breaking into a car at mount zion church on highway 81 wednesday night.deputies say he took off when they got there forcing them to drive after him.after about two minutes, they say the suspect crashed on keyes street and ran off on foot.k-9 officers

3 a henderson county couple is s facing charges for robbing a woman of her prescription medicine at knife point. point.this is james allen and marlene allen.they were arrested after an armed robbery on asheville highway on tuesday. 3 the victim told deputies the @ couple threatened her with a knife and stole her medicine for the month. deputies later found the couple at their home. 3 3 republican front runner donald trump will be in iowa today .. but it won't be for the republican debate on fox news. 3 instead, he's scheduled to be at drake university for a special event to benefit veteran organizations.trump was in lexington last night.he was introduced by lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, who announced he is now endorsing trump.mcmaster is the highest-ranking state official to endorse trump.but trump says voters hold the power. 3 3 3 3 "we're going to do things and the key is we have to mobilize, we have to get out and vote and every poll shows us so good and every poll says

happen."3 while trump is out of tonight's debate, the other *11 canididates will take the stage in des moines.the south carolina republilin primaries take place next month - on saturday february 20th. 20th.these four democratic canidates will appear on the south carolina primary ballot. that will be held saturday - february 27th.be sure to check out fox-carolina-dot-com for all the political headlines. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny

temperatures back to the mid-50s. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 3 you are taking a live look at: 3 the carolina panthers are super bowl bound and we're super bowl panthers are 3 live look at: 3 the carolina panthers are super bowl bound and we're re-capping how they made it this far. far.coming up on february 6th, sports director aaron cheslock and anchor shannon sommerville will take a look back at the "panthers pursuit of a title". remember, that's saturday, february 6-th at 7:00. 3 and starting on monday.. we'll have live coverage of super

aaron cheslock will be joining us live in san francisco on thee ten o'clock news.he'll be recapping the season and looking ahead at what carolina needs to do to win their first title in franchise history.it all starts monday on thee ten o-clock news. 3 3 it's ______.hey joe joehow fast can you write a masterpiece performance?one group is trying to do it in just 24 hours.i'm live to explain coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc upstateyou're

3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina---we're taking a live look at...clemson 3 if a new bill that was approrod by a senate committee is signed into law, syrian refugees in south carolina will be closely watched. watched.the senate committee passed a bill wednesday that would require refugees to register with the state.the bill also allows sled to track them.refugee sponsors will be held liable for damages if the refugees commit an act of terrorism.republican leaders

doesn't do enough to check the background of refugees. governor nikki haley says it's important for the refugees to be identified once they arrive in the state. 3 the pres is sending them anyway our one factor is because they do have to go into the dss system we are able to identify them as soon as they get here identify where they live and just have our baerings. baerings.3 one senator asked to file a minority report which means the bill is still waiting to go to the senate floor. 3 3 friday night.. teams of writers.. directors and performers will be hard at work.. work..they'll be trying to create a brand new play ready to be shown in front of an audience in just 24 hours.. hours..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from where it is happening at the greenville little theatre.. 3 starting on friday night... there will be just 24 hours

three different one act performances..to be shown to the fine people of greenville saturday night.. night..24-hour play festival january 30, 2016 @ 8pmtickets $12.00glt's studio 444 presents...the 7th annual 24- hour play festival.three teams of writers, directors, and actors have just 24 hours to create and stage three brand new one-act plays. one night only. 3 back to you.. you..

every ten minutes. 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern c cnties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. the weekend will be sunny and spring-like, with highs in the low to mid-60s. the next round of rain holds off until wednesday next week. partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance for tn border snow. lows drop to freezing or below. friday brings sunny skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. the weekend will be sunny and spring-like, with highs in the low to mid-60s. the next round of rain holds

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their taser policies.new resrtictions are being put in place after several taser- related deaths in the southeast.greenville's police chief believes the new policy may do more harm than good. 3 georgia state trooper "jacob fields" is **recovering after being shot twice wednesday. investigators say "israel rodriguez" led troopers on a chase -- crashed his car -- then opened fire on fields. troopers say they were forced to return fire -- hitting rodriguez -- who **died in the hospital. 3 owners of an animal shelter in north carolina are charged with animal abuserescuers say they had to seize nearly 600 animals from the "haven" shelter in raeford. 3 coffee bean prices in brazil are now at a two year low. low.according to business leaders in brazil prices have dropped 33 percent since last year.its because a huge bean harvest is creating an over- supply.but don't expect prices to go down.business analysts say rising minimum wage and property costs are being blamed for menu prices not dropping. 3 bank of america is looking to

for a-t-m transactions. the company says they've created automated teller machines that allowl/ you to withdraw cash by using your smartphones instead of your card.bank of america says the new atms may also accept payments from credit card customers and cash checks. a test of the cardless atms will kick off next month in san francisco and silicon valley, california. 3 3 it's ______.coming up ...the panthers have a new, unofficial anthem.we'll introduce you to the local rapper who made it happen. 3 we head to break with a live look at...usc upstate 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3

3 welcome back--we're taking a live look atat.clemson 3 back to the future fans will have the chance to buy their very own delorean later next year. year.the company posted on their website that they're working to produce a small

2017.the last time a delorean was produced was about 35 years ago.thanks to a new federal law, the company says they'll be able to work with larger companies like ford and general motors to produce the replica's.there's still no date when the cars will be for sale. 3 a carolina panthers super fan from the upstate has a new anthem for the team to jam out to before they go to the super bowl. bowl. 3 'i'm a carolina panther, carolina anthem south cak, north cak, players put your hands up.' up.'the rapper goes by mark -b and he's from spartanburg. the original version was written in 20-11, but mark-b says it needed an update since carolina's playing for a title. 3 3 3 "i wanted this song to bring a lot of people together all races all ages, you know what is why is good clean good song for the family for everybody a voice came to me do something for the home team that is the only plan there was with it once my mind put to it i can do it."

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skies and seasonable temperatures back to the mid-50s. 3 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: on: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.one greenville community says something needs to be done about a local landfill--and tonight they are taking action.ashley minelli is live to explain coming up. 3 greenville county be sure to stay with fox carolina all morning long.we're bringing you the days top stories until nine o'clock.throughout our four hours of news you can catch live reports from the field, plus weather and

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it's dinner time at outback. the morning news starts now. now.three weeks after a spartanburg county woman was found shot outside her home.. deputies now say her husband is responsible.new details in that investigation are coming up. up. 3 people in part of greenville county say a landfill is making life miserable.. and they want it fixed.we'll tell you what's happening later today. today. 3 cloudy skies and another chance for showers today.i'll tell you about a weekend warmup.. straight ahead. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 27.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with