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by the afternoon. thunder possible. temperatures will be high 63. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 22i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 monday brings mostly 3 cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday. 3 ((wrap up))
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*********hold******3 we're watching 3 this in the pit crew traffic center.early anderson accident amity rd @ us hwy 29 29you are looking live at: 3 this morning 3 3 live at:you are looking live at: 3 this morning we're following breaking news in greenville county.firefighters are working a fire at a business on pine knoll drive.we're told the fire was called in around 4:00 is morning.our crews on scene say the building is the home to chaplain ministries.we have a crew on their way to learn more details about the fire.as soon as we know more,
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online. 3 3 the focus now turns to the democrats.. as they prepare for the south carolina primary -- this saturday. saturday.that means another week full of campaign stops for us here in the upstate. upstate.bernie sanders drew a crowd of thousands at the bon secours wellness arena on sunday.the vermont senator talked to supporters about concerns the nation is facing and how he plans to address them if elected president. sanders touched on topics like equal pay for women. one of the concerns he has is about the current minimum wage. 3 3 3 "and when we talk about wages let's put it out on the table and the fact is the federal minimum wage which also exists in many states of 7 dollars and 25 cents an hour is a starvation wage." wage."right now -- sanders is trailing hillary clinton in the polls here in south carolina. 3 hillary clinton will have stops in columbia this week.
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five mothers campaigning for her in greenville and spartanburg tomorrow.both events are free and open to the public. 3 and also tomorrow --cnn is hosting a town hall event for clinton and sanders. it'll be held 8pm on the u-s-c campus in columbia. cnn's chris cuoo will moderate the event. 3 here's a look the democratic candidates who will beon the ballot this coming saturday for the primary.wille wilson's campaign hasn't released any plans on events just yet. 3 the republican candidates are heading west for the nevada caucus.. after a busy week here in south carolina. carolina.donald trump won the south carolina primary and will receive all 50 south carolina delegates when it comes time for the nominating process.and in a very close race -- senator marco rubio edged out senator ted cruz for second place. 3 and it was a disappointing loss for former governor jeb bush, who decided to suspend his campaign after coming in fourth place.ohio governor john kasich- fell behind jeb bush. and doctor ben carson- came in last.however -- carson says he has no plans to drop out of the race.
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presidential front-runners -- republican donald trump and democrat hillary clinton are both in the lead with strong performances over the weekend. exits polls for the associated press and t-v networks say among south carolina republicans who voted saturday, more than 70-percent described themselves as born-again christians. those voters were slightly more likely to say they voted for trump at 33 percent than cruz at 27 percent. clinton's nevada caucus victory over bernie sanders confirmed her strength among minority voters. 3 3 in pickens county -- investigators are searching for a woman's killer after someone discovered her body on a boat ramp over the weekend. 3 theyeyelieve someone killed her *before* leaving her body near saluda lake. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is at the pickens county sheriff's office this morning with what we know so far. 3 search for the killer... and the weapon (as far as we know) continues todaythe woman found on the boat ramp: 35 year old farah khan of townville
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scene yesterday morning:- 322 buckskin road in easley- severe trauma road in easley- 322 buckskin morning:scene yesterday investigators on scene yesterday morning:- 322 buckskin road in easley- severe trauma to the head - early investigation points to a gunshot wound- body taken in for autopsy, happening today- two men going fishing called 911 3 at this point: - no details on *if* khan killed there.. or somewhere else and leftcrime stoppers: 1-and leftsomewhere else there.. or 3 somewhere else 3 and left888-crimesc
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3 in anderson county-- we're waiting to learn more information-- after a 17-year boy was found dead in pelzer. 3 the teen was found unresponsive on crompton drive sunday night.as of right now, they say there is no indication of foul play. the investigation is in its early stages. as soon as we learn more we'll let you know. 3 in spartanburg county-- deputies say they need your help tracking down someone who is using a cloned credit card. card.get a good look at this surveillance picture. deputies say this man was seen using the cloned card at a red lobster in spartanburg--and also at a walgreens in greenville county.if you recognize him. you're asked to call the spartanburg county sheriff's office or crimestoppers. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday. 3 3 arrives tuesday.continues with lows in in the mountains. peak in the mid-60s possible a cloudy skies with
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3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're taking a live look at 3 3 it's ______.coming up, a manhunt is underway for two men.. after police say they opened fire inside a mall in columbia. the details, straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at...clemsonyou're watching the morning carolina. news. 3 you're watching
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going back to the old neighborhood can be hard sometimes. walls have been built invisibly around the old neighborhood and that police brutality is used to keep folks hemmed in, and frankly, opportunity locked out. i spent my entire life in the civil rights movement. i came up in the naacp like my mom came up in the naacp, like my father came up with the congress of racial equality, like bernie sanders came up with the congress of racial equality. black lives matter.
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from top to bottom in a broken criminal justice system. i'm supporting bernie sanders for president and all of us who have joined this campaign are there for the same reason. he's always fought for a populus position of let's fight for all our families as if they are our own. i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben
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papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... breaking news greenville county -firefighters are working a fire at a business on pine knoll drive.- around 4:00 this morning.- building is the home to chaplain ministries.-as soon as we know more, we'll update you on air and online. 3 it was an unbelieveably tragic weekend in kalamazoo, michigan. a man accused of killing six people at random is expected in court today to face murder charges. charges.a vigil was held on sunday to honor the victims and help the community cope with this tragedy. the lieutenant governor, local pastors, and others spoke at the service. 3 authorities say this man -- jason dalton -- who was an uber driver -- went on a **shooting rampage** -- **killing those six people and injuring two others on saturday. the ride-sharing
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dalton was a driver and said he had passed a background check.dalton was arrested early sunday--a motive is still unclear. 3 3 in columbia---police are looking for two men who opened fire at the mall.investigators say it happened after a fight. fight.it happened at the columbiana mall on saturday. they say a third man jumped in to try and break the fight up-- and two of those three men pulled out guns-- and fired shots into the air. one witness at the scene explains what happened-- 3 3 everybody was all 'what was that' and then you heard 'pow pow pow pow' and so people just took off running and there were people everywhere and kids trampled over, it was horrible horriblepolice are reviewing surveillance video to pinpoint the two suspects--and could be releasng that surveillance footage to the public soon. 3 in gastonia -- a **dog is being called a *hero -- after waking up its owners during a sunday morning fire. firefighters say- the fire started in an apartment kitchen. the man and his dog were able to get out of the home okay.investigators say -- a electrical problem started
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have a working smoke detector. 3 time for traffic and weather every ten minutes. 3 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday, with colder temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. rain and possible thunderstorms push in wednesday with highs in the 50s, followed by sunny and cooler conditions for thursday, friday, and the weekend. monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday, with colder temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. rain and possible thunderstorms push in wednesday with highs in the 50s, followed by sunny and cooler conditions for thursday, friday, and the weekend. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 now to chris with traffic.
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*********hold******3 3 we're watching this: this: 3 you're looking live atpit crew traffic 3 sponsored by kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know..in las vegas-- one man is behind bars after two women were found dead and a man was seriously hurt outside the casino district.investigators say omar talley was arrested after a fist fight led to shots being fired at a shopping mall. no word on his connection to the two women. 3 the f-b-i director says the agency owes the victims of december's san bernardino terror attack a "thorough investigation"the explanation comes after the fed's request for apple to give them access
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3 the south carolina democratic primary is this saturday. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will be traveling across the state to try and gain as many voters as possible. tomorrow-- c-n-n will host a town hall in columbia at 8 pm. 3 a new study shows your morning cup of joe could keep you safe from a certain type of liver disease. disease.according to a medical journal---researchers say two cups a day could cut your chances of developing *alcohol-related *cirrhosis by 44-percent.cirrhosis deteriorates the liver by blocking blood flow.alcoholism is the second-most common cause of that condition in the u-s.still, experts say coffee will never balance out all negative affects of too much alcohol. 3 3 it's (time).the oscars just days away. and one group of researchers are cracking down on equality in entertainment. what the study is expected to reveal coming up next. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc upstate3 you're watching the morning news on fox
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3 a new study is expected to be released today dealing with hollywood and diversity.it's expected to show that hollywood movie executives are failing to represent the movie crowds they entertain. entertain.the study by the university of southern california finds that movies and t-v produced by major media companies are "whitewashed" -- and there's not a fair representation of women.. minorities.. and gays and lesbians. the study looked at both the film and television industries..the study is being released just days before the oscars -- where some say -- lack of
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3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: structure fire 215 pine knoll dr/blocked structure fire215pine knoll dr closed@waddell rd openblocked blocked 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.the republican candidates have wrapped things up here in south carolina. now, they're headed west for the nevada caucuses, the details coming up. 3 we head to break with a live look at... usc-upstateyou're watching the morning news on fox 3 you're watching the morning
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3 today will be cloudy with rain by the afternoon. thunder possible. temperatures will be high 63. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 22i'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 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and
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and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center:structure fire 215 pine knoll dr/blocked dr/blocked 3dr/blocked dr/blocked215 pine knoll structure fire structure fire 3 215 pine knoll dr/blocked dr/blocked
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3 this morning we're following breaking news in greenville county.firefighters are working a fire at a business on pine knoll drive.we're told the fire was called in around 4:00 this morning.our crews on scene say the building is the home to chaplain ministries.no other details have been released at this time. as soon as we know more, we'll update you on air and online. 3 3 you decide 2016 --it's **now the democrats turn to focus on south carolina. carolina.voters will head to the polls on saturday to decide between hillary clinton, bernie sanders,and willie wilson.polls show clinton with a strong lead here. 3 and after the republican primary election here in south carolina on saturday-- the five remaining candidates will head west for the nevdada caucuses tomorrow. 3 here a look at the republican results from saturday here in south carolina-- donald trump picked up all 50 delegates with his win.marco rubio and ted cruz were neck and neck - but rubio pulled away coming
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of a percentage point. point.jeb bush coming came in 4th, but suspended his campaign shortly after polls closed.john kasich and ben carson finished in 5th and 6th place. 3 and remember-- you can always get complete you decide 2016 coverage on fox carolina-dot- com.you can find a list of all the candidates campaign stops in our ares plus -- information on each candidate. 3 3 this morning- pickens county investigators are searching for a murder suspect- after someone discovered a woman's body near saluda lake. 3 fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the pickens county sheriff's office this morning... and ashley- not many details to go on at this point. 3 no- coroner: 35 year old farah kahn's body found here, believe she was killed... and then left here... but so far-- deputies haven't said whether anyone in this area noticed what happened 3 take a look- what happened 3 area noticed what happened
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911 after discovering khan's body on the boat ramp here- buck skin road- discovery happened around 9 yesterday morning- early investigation points to a gun shot wound; suffered severe head trauma- woman pronounced dead on scene, taken to ghs for autopsy 3 - as of yesterday: no weapon found- 1888 crime-sc
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3 the victims of an anderson county quadruple homicide are being remembered--three months later. later.barbara scott, cathy scott, violet taylor, and michael scott were found shot to death on refuge road, back on november second.no suspects were ever named. named.on saturday afternoon the community gathered for a vigil and balloon release. friends say they don't want the case to be forgotten. 3 3 " bring the community together, bring the family together, have some music hear some comments by friends of the family..." family..."" try to keep the the situation at the forefront of the minds of those around here..." here..."deputies are asking anyone with information on the case to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 a cherokee county family is working to rebuild their home after a sunday morning fire. fire.red cross volunteers helped the family after this home on doctor martin luther king junior street in gaffney caught fire.we're told two adults and one child escaped.
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family with housing and other needs until the damage is repaired. 3 law enforcement officers in anderson county say they're better prepared to find missing people thanks to special training.. training..the sheriff's office teamed up with the national guard and state guard on sunday.they worked on ground search exercises in iva for about six hours. 3 a pickens county church is using black history month to raise money for a new community center. center.community leaders met at griffin ebenezer baptist church this weekend for the "steppin' it up" coalition.the group honored civil rights leaders -and the late senator *clementa pinckney.they also raised money to buy what was once an all black school during segregation.the group plans to turn the building into a community center. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday. 3 ((weather hit))
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3 this year's nascar season is underway--the daytona 500 did not disappoint -- it ended in **historic fashion thanks to a photo-finish . .the first race of the season got started with the all-american chorus from fort bragg singing the national anthem.pole sitter chase elliot had tons of hype after the 20 year old took over the iconic 24 car.unfortunately he crashed on lap 19 and was done for the day.denny hamlin was the main story, leading the 500 for 95 laps.he made a last lap push to beat out martin truex junior by a nose.kyle busch was third, kevin harvick was fourth, and carl edwards was fifth.nascar heads to atlanta this sunday.you can watch it right here on fox. 3 before the sprint cup drivers hit the track at daytona, nascar's truck series rode into daytona.one of the most popular drivers is 4 foot 4 inch "rico abreu" .the 24 year old fan favorite is a popular dirt track driver who's making his debut in nascar this year.
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fit his height.he started the nascar race 16th but crashed and ended the day in 29th place. 3 3 it's ______.a fox sports reporter is taking a hotel chain to court today.why she's asking for 75-million dollars. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenille county.. pelham road. you'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...breaking news greenville county-firefighters are working a fire at a business on pine knoll drive.- around 4:00 this morning.- building is the home to chaplain ministries.- started in the attic -under control. - pine knoll at waddell is blocked. 3 georgia investigators say they're looking for two
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**injured during a two-county chase. chase.around 9:00 sunday morning -- deputies were investigating a robbery.they say they chased a suspicious car for about 4 miles before two people jumped out of the car and ran off.the car ran into a deputy forcing officers to fire at the car.the driver took off for another ten miles before a patrol car ran the suspects off the road. investigators say the deputy is alright. 3 american leaders say they were working on peace talks with north korea before an illegal nuclear test. test.negotiators say north korean leaders approached them with a peace talk proposal in january.american negotiators required north korea's atomic weapons program to be part of the peace talks.sources say that's when north korea walked away from the deal.white house aids say their long term goal with north korea is cutting down their nuclear program. 3 tech leaders say they're **supporting apple's ceo tim cook's fight against federal investigators. investigators.a magistrate judge ordered apple to help investigate the san bernardino shootings.the tech company was ordered to create software to
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iphones.cook vowed to fight the order.now the leaders of many social media platforms, google, and yahoo are backing cook.they say that kind of software would undermine the security of users.apple has until next friday to comply with the federal order. 3 fox sports reporter "erin andrews" is taking a marriott hotel in nashville to court today. today.andrews says she's seeking 75-million dollars in the suit.she booked a room at the hotel back in 2008 to cover a football game.the reporter claims the hotel let "david barrett" book rooms next to her.andrews also claims barrett was allowed to install peep holes and record video of her changing clothes. court documents state he later posted those videos online. barrett is also being named in the suit. 3 time for traffic and weather
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3 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday, with colder temperatures reaching the mid to upper 40s. rain and
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wednesday with highs in the 50s, followed by sunny and cooler conditions for thursday, friday, and the weekend. monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday, with colder
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3 now to pit crew traffic.3 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we are watching: 3 structure fire 215 pine knoll dr/blockedstructure fire215 pine knoll drclosed@waddell rd openblocked blocked 3 3 you are taking a 3 live look at:pit crew traffic sponsored by 3 kevin whitaker chevrolet cadillac 3 3 news you need to know... islamic state militants are claiming responsibility for half a dozen blasts in syria. 140 people total were killed on sunday.state media reports the terror attacks were aimed at islamic civilians who are
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3 the pickens county school board is meeting tonight at 6:00.members are expected to talk about closing a-r lewis, holly springs, and ambler elementary schools.district leaders say it will save the county millions of dollars. 3 bill cosby's wife, camille, will have to give her deposition today in a defamation lawsuit against her husband.her legal team filed an emergency motion late saturday requesting it be delayed.7 women are suing the comedian for sexual assault 3 an m-m-a fighter is expected out of the hospital soon.. after being carried out of the octagon on a stretcher. stretcher.the 38 year old fighter known as "dada 5-thousand" collapsed friday during a fight against "kimbo slice". doctors say it was from exhaustion he was taken to the hospital in critical condition with a small bone break near his eye.his family says the fighter hasn't been in a professional fight since 20-11.they think it was due to him losing 40 pounds before the fight. 3 3 it's ______.one lucky kid got to spend the day with not one,
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3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at... greenville county.. pelham road. 3 a bankruptcy judge wants to know where rapper '50 cent is getting stacks of cash.. cash..the rapper posted pictures of himself next to a ton of money back in october. the judge told fifty's lawyer that the pictures are raising questions about his true financial situation.last summer, he filed for bankruptcy.court records show he owes millions of dollars. 3 most kids only dream of going to an n-fl game, but one kid actually got to hang out with two players. players."marcel reed" got to spend the day at school with panther's quarterback "cam newton" and giants cornerback
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last week.reed is the son of tennessee state coach "rod reed".the older reed posted pictures of both stars on his social media page.after school, cam decided to stay and watch marcel's basketball game.this was at oak hill academy in virginia. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 monday brings mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in the mid-60s upstate and upper 50s in the
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3 let's send it over 3 to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: structure fire 215 pine knoll dr/blocked structure fire215pine knoll dr closed@waddell rd openblocked blocked 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.coming up, pickens county deputies say they're looking for a murder suspect- after a woman's body on saluda lake. ashley minelli, is live for us this morning with the details. 3 be sure to stay with fox
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3 and in just days -- it's the democrats' turn in south carolina.coming up -- when and candidates. 3 today will be cloudy with rain by the afternoon. thunder high 63. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 22i'm ben hill traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 monday brings mostly 3 cloudy skies with scattered rain and possible a thunderstorm. highs peak in
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50s in the mountains. tonight, scattered rain continues with lows in the 40s. heavier rain arrives tuesday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.3 you are looking live at: 3 3 this morning we're following breaking news in greenville county.firefighters are on scene of a fire at chaplain ministries on pine knoll drive. we're told the fire was called in around 4:00 this morning.fire crews say the
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