it's tuesday, january 19i'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.we do have some schools delays this morning: mitchell, madison, yancey and avery county schools in the mountains are all on a 2-hour 3 sunny with highs in the 20s for the mountains and 30s in the upstate. a breeze will make it feel colder. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the teens and 20s. a chance for wintry mix and light snow comes wednesday, with highs in the 30s and low 40s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold******

it's thursday, january 21i'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 winter weather has everyone talking this morning leading into tomorrows storm. take a look at what parts of the carolinas got yesterday--this is western north carolina----

it's monday, january 11i'm ben hill hilland lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott. the day is finally here:for clemson plays in the national championship tonight.. and we have team coverage this morning. morning.meteorologist nicole papay isin arizona to start things off.and nicole a lot of people from the upstate are in arizona this morning. 3 it will be chilly to start the work week as temperatures climb into the mid-40s across the upstate and upper 30s in western north carolina. skies

it's tuesday, january 12i'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 expect sun and wind 3 today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the

thursday, january 28i'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 there are some school delays to tell you about in the mountains: schools in henderson countymitchell county and yancey county as well as brevard academy 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 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

it's friday, january 8i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott. scott.meteorologist nicole papay is she in phoenix ahead of the big national championship game--and nicole you're missing the rain! 3 mostly cloudy today with scattered showers sticking around throughout the morning. this afternoon rain will taper off as highs peak near 50 degrees area-wide. overnight lows will fall into the low 40s s d upper 30s under mostly weather will likely return on 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center. 3 you are looking live at: 3 this morning -- an anderson county man is recovering from dog bites --after deputies say they responded to a bomb threat. 3 the swat team was called out to hawthorne drive thursday night. deputies say the mother of ronnie cannon--- called authorities saying her son was on drugs and claimed to have a bomb inside the house. crisis negotiators worked for two and a half hours to get cannon out and then sent in a k-9 officer that safely brought cannon outwe spoke

it's tuesday, january 19i'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.we do have some schools delays this morning: mitchell, madison, yancey and avery county schools in the mountains are all on a 2-hour 3 sunny with highs in the 20s for the mountains and 30s in the upstate. a breeze will make it feel colder. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the teens and 20s. a chance for wintry mix and light snow comes wednesday, with highs in the 30s and low 40s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. 3 in an overnight development: greer firefighters say they were able to stop a fire from spreading to a home.a small building next to a mobile home caught fire on "reece avenue" late monday night.we're told a generator exploded and that started the fire.luckily no one was hurt. 3 3 in a developing story --it's news no family wants to hear. human remains were found in anderson county over the weekend and this morning -- we know wh

it's thursday, january 21i'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 winter weather has everyone talking this morning leading into tomorrows storm. take a look at what parts of the carolinas got yesterday--this is western north carolina---- 3 partly cloudy with 3 highs in the mid-40s. showers push in tonight, then change to freezing rain and sleet for the mountains and far northern upstate before friday morning. a winter storm watch is in mountain towns, with ice and snow likely from friday through early saturday for those north of i-85. trees down, power outages, and road concerns will linger through saturday night. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.watch for black ice: mountain roads mainly but upstate may see some areas. 3 some schools in the mountains are closed or delayed this morning due to wednesday's snow.jackson, swain, yancey, mitchell, macon, madison, graham and haywood are all closed today. today.

it's wednesday, january 13i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 sunny &; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((wrap up)) *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.no delays or accidents accidentsyou are looking live at: 3 president obama is encouraging all americans to be hopeful.. and embrace change-- after he gave his final state of the union address. 3 president obama spoke more directly to the american people rather than congress tuesday night.he tried to calm fears about national security and pushed for criminal justice reform.president obama also urged americans to not play into the fear that politicians send out during an election year. 3 3 3 ""i can promise that a year from now, when i no longer hold this office, i'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by tho

it's thursday, january 7i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the 3 partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 50s area-wide. clouds increase tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. light, spotty showers arrive on friday and will remain on &; off all day, highs in the low 50s. friday night dries out, with more rain by saturday afternoon. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.no accidents or delays 3 later today a man accused of seriously injuring a newborn baby is expected to go before a judge in oconee county. county.that baby is now fighting for her life. life.seneca police say they arrested 19-year-old leroy morris after they were called to g-h-s on tuesday. we're told the baby -- who was just 48 days old -- had several injuries --including a broken collarbone... and fractured eye socket.the mother told police that morris was taking care of the child the night before. seneca police say morris admitted that he became frustrated

it's tuesday, january 26i'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 we want to get right to some school closings and delays this morning.many districts are still dealing with icy roads.greenville county schools - will be on a two hour delay.but bus transportation will **not be provided for students in the northern part of the county. that means blue ridge middle, elementary, heritage elementary, mountain view elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slater-marietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and travelers rest high. high.3 these schools will also be on a two hour delay: pickens county, spartanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon and swain counties countiesand these districts remain closed ....spartanburg district. 1, buncombe, asheville city, haywood, henderson, jackson, mcdowell, mitchell, polk, rutherford, transylvania, yancey and madison counties won't have school today. 3 clouds increase today with showers by late afternoon. and 48 in the mounta

it's wednesday, january 20i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. morning news. 3 we're keeping an eye on the winter weather this morning. this is a live look as our crew heads up into the mountains to try and catch some snow.we'll be checking in with them a little later.we do have some school closings:they of your screen. 3 and we want to mention that there will be no school for students in greenwood district 52 this morning. its after a water main break in the town of ninety six tuesday.the problem has since be fixed but the school district says the results from water tests wont be back until later this afternoon. afternoon. 3 light snow will move into the mountains today, then become heavier by the afternoon. upstate towns could see a snow shower or rain/snow mix. light accumulation limited to to upper 30s. tonight dries out with lows just below freezing. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.deer accident wells hwy @ us hwy 123 greenwood district 52

it's thursday january 14i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 sunny skies will dominate today with highs in the 50s. tonight, clouds increase with lows in the 30s. rain moves in late morning on friday, with highs in the upper 40s. skies should clear for saturday, with highs back in the mid-50s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching crew traffic center.22/hwy you are looking 3 it looks like 3 it looks like everyone in our area will be going to work this m mning.. after last night's historic powerball drawing. drawing.there are at least three winners of that one and a half billion dollar jackpot. winning tickets were sold in california, tennessee and florida according to lottery officials.this is video inside the store in chino hills, california where one of those winning tickets was sold.as you see a lot of very excited people.we've also learned the ticket in tennessee was sold in munford which is north of memphis.none of of the people who won have been identified. identified.we'll sh

it's wednesday, january 6i'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 another cold morning to start things off.take a look-- the upstate .you'll definitely need that coat or want to heat up your car. car. 3 bitter cold for the morning with early temperatures in the teens and 20s. sunny skies help highs reach the low to mid 40s this afternoon. partly cloudy skies build overnight with lows back in the 20s and 30s. rain arrives by thursday night. 3 ((wrap up)) *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.waterline repairs thru todayone lane closed: s. pine st @ palmetto st styou are looking live at: 3 3 how would you like to be 450 million dollars richer? richer?and if you play the powerball today--- you've got the chance to be that rich. 3 fox carolina ashley minelli is live for us in greenville to talk about the big drawing 3 clock is ticking to get your ticketsmust be bought by 9:59 3 - drawing is only on fox tonight- right before the late news at 10:59 -

it's friday, january 22i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on for our special winter storm coverage. 3 and its been snowing on and off in travelers rest the last few hours.joe gagnon is there and says the roads are 3 we're talking a live look at

it's monday, january 18i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 -- snow over the weekend --video from henderson county sunday morning.-- town of tuxedo

it's monday, january 25i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 we have dozens of schools closings and delays in both the upstate and western north carolina this morning.parts of the northern upstate and the mountains are still covered in ice this morning.greenville county and a majority of the spartanburg county districts are closed this morning.we'll run through more in just a bit--and they are also all screen.

wednesday, january 27i'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 mostly cloudy skies 3 morning news. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit watching we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center. accidentw. avondale rd @ n. main ststalled vehicle blocked hwy 14 @ gsp drive drive 3 you are looking live at: 3 3 we're following some overnight developments out of seattle. police say two people were killed and three others were hurt in a shooting at a homeless camp. investigators say they're looking for at least one person connected to the incident tuesday night. no other details have been released. 3 another story that's developing, right now --the leader of that armed group that took over a federal wildlife refuge

it's friday, january 29i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. saturday warms up to the low 60s with sunshine. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******3 we're watching this in the pit center.3 you are looking live at: 3 while temperatures in the upstate are looking more mild -- there's still some winter weather cleanup in the mountains.and because of that --mitchell, transylvania and yancey county schools will all be on a two hour delay today. remember for the latest updates on delays and closings. head to fox- carolina-dot-com. 3 3 we are just days away from the iowa caucuses and many of the republican candidates for president used thursday's debate to try and win over voters-- voters--these seven candidates took the stage for the prime time debate in des moines. moines.and although donald he still dominated the night. ted c

it's tuesday, january 12i'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 expect sun and wind 3 today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the expect sun and wind 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** watching this in the pit crew traffic center.accident free freeyou are looking live at: 3 3 what a season it was for clemson.after going unbeaten for 14 games -- the tigers fall to alabama in the national championship game.the epic match up wrapped up just after midnight.the tigers and crimson tide stayed neck and neck the entire game --but alabama goes on to win: 45-40. 3 we're still in arizona this morning as the team gets ready to head back home-- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--aaron--it

it's tuesday, january 5i'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 winter has definitely arrived for the new year.take a look--- landed in the mountains on monday at mars hill -- the weather even caused schools to close early in some districts..we do have some delays this morning. they are at the bottom of your screen. 3 teens and 20s start the

it's tuesday, january 12i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. morning news. 3 expect sun and wind today, with highs at 50 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. wind gusts could be up to 30 mph at times. a slight chance for snow lingers along the tennessee border through dinnertime, but skies clear for all tonight with lows back in the teens and 20s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're traffic center.early accident standing springs rd@i-385sbsimpsonville simpsonvilleyou are looking 3 3 what a season it was for clemson.after going unbeaten for 14 games -- the tigers fall to alabama in the national championship game.the epic match up wrapped up just after midnight.the tigers and crimson tide stayed neck and neck the entire game --but alabama goes on to win: 45-40. 3 and our team is still in arizona this morning.. as the tigers get ready to head back home -- 3 sports director aaron cheslock is live in glendale--and aaron--it was so close--but some missed opportunities and bold play calls by alaba

it's wednesday, january 27i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 mostly cloudy skies with morning showers will move out late in the day, leading to some afternoon sunshine. highs will reach 51 in the upstate and 45 in the mountains. tonight stays partly cloudy with lows in the 20s to mid- 30s. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** watching this in the pit crew traffic center. center.3 you are looking live at: 3 3 we're following some overnight developments out of seattle. police say two people were killed and three others were hurt in a shooting at a homeless camp. investigators say they're looking for at least one person connected to the incident tuesday night. no other details have been released. 3 another story that's developing, right now --the leader of that armed group that took over a federal wildlife refuge in oregon is behind bars.one of his followers is dead..law enforcement officers say they tried pulling over two vehicles on a highway tuesday-- and shots were fired.its still unclear who fired first but "lavoy

it's friday, january 29i'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 sunshine dominates with highs reaching the mid-50s in the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. a strong mountain wind could gust to 25 mph. tonight stays clear and cold near freezing and below. 60s with sunshine. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center.fatal accident sc/nc linei-26 east @ exit 59 holbert cove rd rdyou are looking live at: upstate are looking more mild weather cleanup in the mountains.and because of that --mitchell, transylvania and yancey county schools will all remember for the latest updates on delays and closings. head to fox- carolina-dot-com. 3 3 we are just days away from the iowa caucuses and many of the republican candidates for president used thursday's debate to try and win over voters-- voters--these seven candidates took the stage for the prime time debate in des moines. moines.and although donald trump wasn't there -- many say he st

it's monday, january 4i'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 sunny, cold, and blustery today, with highs only reaching the 30s and 40s, and highs only reaching blustery today, with sunny, cold, and 3 sunny, cold, and blustery today, with highs only reaching the 30s and 40s, and wind gusts up to 25 mph.