we are here north of the 26-85 interchange in spartanburg county. allyson: we have video that shows crews working before the last storm. the south carolina department of transportation was at it again this weekend pre-treating all roads in greenville, spartanburg, and other counties north of i-85. crews will work in 12 hour shifts to monitor conditions. in counties like laurens, anderson, and areas south of i-85, crews were working on treating interstates, bridges, and known trouble spots and have been watching conditions there overnight. again, we have lost aly's checking on the roads outside and what is going on, 85 and highway 129, your morning commute should be smooth. heading home, could be a different story. in seneca, a serious accident.injuries are reported . this one is blocking the roadways. several other smaller accident in spartanburg. no injuries here. one close by on church lane. all smooth on interstate around woodruff road. don't forget, we have all the latest alerts and closings right at your fingertips on the wyff 4 mobile app. it's

allyson powell in the traffic center, myra ruiz in northern greenville county, mike mccormick in spartanburg county. is live in greenville county in bitter windy conditions. aly: chains on, trucks prepped. >> other than that, just kind of hoping for the best. aly: now, we wait. >> if we need to call in extra people, we'll call in some extra to see what it'll do. aly: when bad weather is predicted, scdot crews pre-treat the roads, stocking up on salt and brine. fire crews make sure they're ready, too. both know there are certain spots to pay more attention to. >> with the air getting underneath and over the top of a bridge, it cools down first and is the first one to freeze. aly: for duncan fire department, a big trouble spot for them, i-85 from mile marker 63 to the 101. that's basically anywhere near the tyger river area. always bad for us. we've had a fire apparatus hit there probably four years ago, five years ago. aly: as always, the main tip when dealing with winter weather, if you can stay home, do stay home. >> try to stay off the roads if it gets bad, if possible. stay indoors, but if you h

tomorrow.along with-madison county schools mcdowell county schoolsmitchell county schools spartanburg county schools - all districts. districts.yancey county schools will be closed too. too.and highland schools are opening on a two hour delay. 3 fox carolina has team 3 winter weather is expected to hit the upstate. and it could impact your morning commute. 3 fox carolina's shale remien is live outside of the d-o-t with the latest on what to expect. 3 derek and sarah trucks like the ones behind me are prepped and ready to go ay any point - if extreme weather hits .i went all over the upstate today - talking to emergency maintainence crews and fire departments on what to prepare for ...and what to expect. 3 they say one of the issues they see every year. are power outages.they say if you see a downed wire, do try to move it or clear it out of the way. also, crews continue to monitor the weather tonight and firefighters are in their stations tonight checking on equipment and generators to make sure they are ready for tomorrow. 3 3 3 we start looking at known trouble spots, have hills in them, s

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county. john: northwestern spartanburg and northeastern greenville counties, all the way through the foothills, they could see an chris: at that one of the mountains, there is a possibility, that sliver may never transition over. because you are shoulder from the warm air moving up and over, some areas could get a lot of ice. john: up to a half inch of ice is possible. we will watch that closely. now back to you, carol. carol: people in northern greenville county are bracing for bad road conditions, and possible power outages. perhaps some of you are trying to decide if you'll brave the cold to head to donald trump's rally, or the diana ross concert downtown. wyff news 4's myra ruiz is live and local in travelers rest. myra? myra: we are a long white horse road, where the duncan chapel fire department told us about an accident involving a cap -- a pickup truck, and an suv. earlier today come are round 4:30, both of the two overturned vehicles were traveling on white rabbit trail, near the road. they skidded off the road, overturned, and welled up in this parking lot. fortunately, no one was in

greenville county schools are on a two hour delay...as well as all spartanburg county schools. schools.in the mountains...madison and mcdowell county schools will also be starting two hours late mitchell and yancey county schools will be on a three hour delay.remember for the latest updates - just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 3 this winter storm proved just how dangerous it can be when ice hits the roads. roads.sadly -- two people were killed in crashes on monday. monday. the first happened on 385 near villa road around 7:30.we're told an officer arrived to a crash on the interstate when another vehicle struck the cruiser and two people who were outside of their vehicle from the originial accident.troopers say a 28 year old man from greenville was killed.the other man who was hit was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries.the name of the man killed wasnt released. 3 the coroner was also called to a head-on crash on verdae boulevard.were told a woman collided with a tow truck near sulphur springs monday night. hospital where she later died. the tow truck driver was a

mike: emergency management officials in spartanburg county are keeping a close eye on the i-26 appears to be ok, but because of the concern, many businesses in the spartanburg area closed early today, as did public libraries, because there is that concern of ice forming. you have to be careful. we will have another live look at 5:30. mike mccormick, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg county. nigel: thanks, mike. staying a step ahead of bad weather. that was the goal for many across northern greenville county. our team coverage continues with wyff news 4's myra ruiz, who is live and local in travelers rest. myra: we're in travelers rest. we are along highway 20 -- 276, where there is a chilly mist in the air. traffic appears to be moving smoothly, but we hear from people about slick spots on highway 25, where it goes over the swamp rabbit trail. several vehicles leaving the roadway not too long ago. we were out in northern greenville county. this is a very pretty shot of the cliffs at mountain park. before we got to that, we saw a number of accidents, or heard about accidents like this on

involved.a total of four teens old men and another 15 year old girl. 3 in spartanburg county--a driver is being treated after crashing into a house thursday night.greer police say it happened around 9:30 on anita street.we are told the driver suffered some kind of medical issue just before the crash. one person was in the house, but was not hurt. 3 water workers in greenville county are hopeful a yellow dye found in the reedy river will be completely gone by sunday. sunday.the renewable water resources say the dye was found in water collected at the mauldin road water resource recovery facility. we're told the dye likely came by from a nearby manufacturer and is no longer showing up in its systems-officials say public or the environment. 3 minutes. morning through lunchtime, then snow develops near tennessee in the mountains. otherwise, skies become partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s upstate, and upper 30s in the mountains. tonight stays dry and cold in the 20s. 3 now let's send it 3 over to the traffic center. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. 3 c

all westbound lanes of i 26 in spartanburg county are closed. an accident with injuries off the interstate highway 290 there are 26 in spartanburg county, so very busy on the roads. 26 and 40 showing the speed limit drive, 44 minutes for my 26 to north carolina and tennessee line. could be slower than normal conditions. woodruff road picking up. geoff: thank you. as we turn to sports looking to , rebound from its loss to top ranked u-conn, second ranked south carolina women's basketball did just that last night in a top 25 matchup in columbia against florida. the gamecocks built a double-digit lead and never looked back against number 16 florida. remaining perfect in conference the south carolina football hall inductees. that includes a pair of former clemson all american's, jeff davis, and michael dean perry joined by easley's stanley , morgan, and longtime college coach dal shealy are the four inductees. they'll be enshrined during a ceremony on april 21. clemson quarteback deshawn watson will be honored that same night as the south carolina c

how it happened is straight ahead. 3 we head to break with a live look at...spartanburg county.. east park avenue .. tree down.. part of yesterdays strong wind..you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road 3 in kentucky -- a man is recovering after suffering severe burns from an e- cigarette exploding in his pocket --and it was all caught on camera. camera.take a look--you can see the man walking up to the register to pay when--the e-cigarette battery suddenly explodes. he then runs out of the store struggling to get his burning pants off--those who were working the cash register say they couldn't believe what was happening.the man was driven to a hospital 3 now to weather with nicole 3 expect sunny, breezy 3 expect sunny, breezy conditions for most on thursday with highs in the mid-40s to low 50s. light tennessee border snow lingers. tonight stays clear and cold below. friday brings back sunshine and cool temperatures in the low 50s

geoff: spartanburg county now. where this woman, kenasha stewart is charged with filing a false police report. deputies say she told them a man with a gun robbed her in the inman area on saturday, broke her driver's side window, and took off. investigators say multiple officers and a k9 team searched for the robber. but detectives say stewart ultimately admitted to making up the story after a fight with the father of her child. allyson: greenville county deputies say they arrested a teenager who vandalized several churches. robert grigsby junior faces malicious injury to a place of worship investigators say grigsby damaged several church windows, walls and vehicles in simpsonville in december. deputies say the damage appeared to be caused by an air gun. a new smartphone app hopes to use sensors to map earthquakes occuring around you. how the so-called seismic dale: snow in the dale: good morning, just getting up? at 5:17, it is called still. 27 degrees in greenville, mostly cloudy skies. no precipitation yet, but i

or how the fire started. 3 3 covering our counties-- spartanburg county deputies are looking for a man accused of trying to run someone off the road, after a drug deal went bad. bad.deputies were called to the hot spot on north blackstock road tuesday. witnesses said a group of people were trying to buy drugs, and then tried to rob the dealer.they say christopher cox used his car to push theirs off the road. we're told one person had to be taken to the hospital. hospital.christopher cox is now wanted for attempted murder.call 1-888-crime-sc if you know where he is. 3 new this morning...anderson county sheriff john skipper is launching his re-election campaign today. today.the sheriff is set to speak at noon at tucker's skipper says he wants to keep working with schools, businesses and county leaders to make the county safer.he was first elected in 2008. 2008.but he is being challenged in his re-election bid.three other republican candidates are running against him.no democrats have announced plans to run.the primary is june 14. 3 3 tonight, the republican presidential candidates will d

rachelle spence is standing by live in spartanburg county with the latest there. rachelle. >>reporter: yeah, gordon, diane, we have seen so much damage, all across spartanburg county, if you take a look at the building behind me, you see the caution tape, this roof was ripped off all three businesses and unfortunately, that's not all. over in boiling springs, a power line came down, blocking the road. one [ bleep ] says the weather was -- woman says the weather was so bad she couldn't see the pole after it fell so she ran into it, smashing her windshield. >> i feel that the good lord is watching over me. really and truly. i've already prayed how lucky i was that i'm still alive. >>reporter: now, she is doing okay, she gave me a great big hug and says she's so happy back to her family, the same thing that these business owners said. he had to deal with the -- they had to deal with the roof being ripped off and a gas leak. there's this wire hanging down on main street, this is still a live wire. hours later, they're still waiting for duke energy crews to get out here, but tha

anyone with information is asked to call the police. 3 in spartanburg county-- police say they need your help identifying this woman.they say she stole from the walmart ub dorman center drive on february second.we're told the woman used a receipt she found--went in and found the items listed--then made a false return for cash.anyone with formation is asked to call the spartanburg police department at the number you see on your screen. 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. clouds increase this weekend, but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: greenville fatal accident investigationsaluda dam rd @ oba rdconstruction work dowtown greenville falls park dr @ s. main st closed thru today 5:00pmroads closed downtown greenville todayrhett st from river st to o'neal st styou're taking a live look at 3 it's ______.what's going on joe? joe?good morning you guys.

spartanburg.. down tree.. east park avenue 3 3 covering our counties. in pickens county-- a man is out of jail on bond after clemson police say he had a gun on 3 charles brown is charged with possession of a firearm on school property.police say brown had the gun in an apartment in calhoun courts. they tell us brown was a guest at the apartment and is not a student or an employee at the university. 3 in greenville county.it looks like a convention center wont be built in downtown greenville any time soon. soon.the city was looking for information on the possible location, size and layout of the hypothetical convention center -- and after a year long study -- a 250 page report revealed it doesn't look to be feasible right now. researchers say its because of sizing limitations based on the current historic and botanical areas in the city. 3 3 this saturday..kids in spartanburg will be able to meet some of the legendary figures of childhood.. childhood..it's the storybook breakfast being put on by the spartanburg junior league.. league.. fox carolina's joe

live in spartanburg county tonight. rachelle. seen so much damage across spartanburg county, it felt like every time we got to one place that was hit hard, we heard about another. take a look at this building behind me, you can see the yellow caution tape. this roof was ripped off, all three businesses here and the owners say they were inside when the metal came crashing down. willie pierson was working in his barbershop when he heard the wind pick up. the roof had lifted slightly in the corner, he told his wife he would climb up tro ek it out as soon as he finished his last cut. >> he gave me his money, and when i dusted him off, the whole roof blew off the building. >>reporter: you could have been up there. >> i thank god. >> all of this noise, the crackling sound, i thought a plane had fell on the building. even when i seen the sunshining through i looked around to see if i saw my husband. >>reporter: a tree destroyed this spartanburg home, the family trying to find comfort in inside. salvaging what they could. the storm took

or how the fire started. 3 3 covering our counties-- spartanburg county deputies are looking for a man accused of trying to run someone off the road, after a drug deal went bad. bad.deputies were called to the hot spot on north blackstock road tuesday. witnesses said a group of people were trying to buy drugs, and then tried to rob the dealer.they say christopher cox used his car to push theirs off the road. we're told one person had to be taken to the hospital. hospital.christopher cox is now wanted for attempted murder.call 1-888-crime-sc if you know where he is. 3 new this morning...anderson county sheriff john skipper is campaign today. today.the sheriff is set to speak at noon at tucker's restaurant in anderson.sheriff skipper says he wants to keep businesses and county leaders to make the county safer.he was first elected in 2008. 2008.but he is being challenged in his re-election bid.three other republican candidates are running against him.no democrats have announced plans to run.the primary is june 14. 3 3 tonight, the republican presidential candidates will debate again.. fiv

an error in spartanburg county...led to nearly -200- people... receiving *multiple* absentee ballots... to vote in the upcoming primaries. they received -2- ballots in the mail...within a week. now... the voter registration office is asking people... to return the one they fill out... and destroy the duplicate. spartanburg county "director of voter registration" henry laye says... an outside mailing service contractor...is to blame. he says... any duplicates... will be "challenged and rejected": - ---- "so i assure the folks of spartanburg county that we do have measures in place to make sure nobody votes twice." ----- laye says... the same mistake also happened... in charleston county. before you head to the polls... make sure you know... your polling place. in spartanburg county... some polling places have been combined... for this election. and... you can only either vote this saturday... for a republican candidate... or next saturday... for a democratic candidate. and remember to bring a current picture i-d... or voter registration card. you

rutherfordton, spartanburg county right in the 30's. asheville and hendersonville above freezing. 10-12 plus mile-per-hour wind will make it feel colder. it feels like 20's across parts of the upstate and mountains this morning. bundle up. by the afternoon, we will see it reach upper 40's in the mountains and upper 50's in the upstate are that will help get rid of a lot of the ice. we will talk more about what the rest of the week will be like in a few minutes. allyson: north carolina also felt the affects of the winter ststm. roads there were covered in ice and snow. north carolina had a lot of wrecks. many others decided to just pull off the road for safety. geoff: north carolina state highway patrol says more than 300-wrecks happened in the area of raleigh, durham and chapel hill. they say the wrecks started happening just after midnight monday morning. geoff: and this note for people in mcdowell county. there is a phone outage right now in the hankins community. officials ask that you call or text 911 for possible emergencies. allys

"police officer james r....spartanburg county sheriff's office'------------ ten spartanburg county the line of duty. tonight.. the sheriff's office is trying to >>> spartanburg county sheriff's office. >> ten spartanburg officers have been killed in the line of duty. >> rachelle spence is joining us right now, to show us what they're building to honor these officers. >>reporter: yeah, amy, tom, they're building a memorial and you have to imagine it for now, but it's really going to change the outside of this sheriff's office. right from where i'm standing, there's going to by a large wall with the ten names after the fallen officers. a big seating area. this will take a couple of months to complete. so today, they started symbolically by digging these shovels into the ground. now, the memorial will honor the memory of all ten officers killed in the line of duty in spartanburg county, the most recent of them, is kevin who was killed in 2007. deputies say he was shot when he chased someone who ran off donated their time and money to this memorial project so taxpayers won't be seeing the

all spartanburg county school district, and the cherokee county school district, will be closed tomorrow. in western north carolina, burke, graham, macon, madison, mcdowell, mitchell, and yancey county schools are closed, and so is highlands school. we do have this note. greenville county schools were already set to be closed tomorrow, because of the president's day holiday. remember, you can turn to our website for all the latest weather information. there, you can find live radar, and winter weather closings and delays. just look for the "weather" section on wyff4.com, and the wyff 4 mobile app. in our committment 2016 coverage, we go to pickens county, where republican presidential candidate marco rubio was greeted by his largest south carolina crowd yet. his staff says there was a spike in interest after the big debate last night. wyff news 4's corey davis shows senator's stop in easley. >> senator marco rubio. [applause] corey: more than 2,000 people attended marco rubio's town hall meeting at easley high school. >> there is now way i could've ever gotten 2,000 people in an auditori

school.so in spartanburg county district four the superindent gets behind the wheel himself.... himself....to check out the road conditions. conditions.20:24:42 this starts early early in teh morning and we have a network of ppl out from our resource officers from our sheriff's office to our facilities and dr. liston says the crews go out across the entire 20 square mile district - to make sure they have a complete look at what the conditions are like.20:26:30 we know there are certain places that will freeze first on our bridges and overpasses and we know where those critical areas are so we try to monitior those first and the superintedennts across all seven districts in the county keep in constant contact.20:31:51 i think one of the greates assets we have is our ability to communicate we are in separate districts but at the same time we have a great relationship - we dont mind calling each other, texting each other 20:32:04he says he's been doing this for more than 20 years ...but the decision is never an easy one to make.**20:26:53 this job in this particular case if it come

jeter is being held at the spartanburg county detention center. also in spartanburg county, deputies say this woman made up a story about being robbed at gunpoint. kenasha stewart is charged with filing a false police report, deputies say she told them a man with a gun robbed her in the inman area on saturday, broke her driver's side window, and took off. investigators say multiple officers and a k-9 team searched for the robber, but detectives say stewart ultimately admitted to making up the story, after a fight with the father of her child. today, to celebrate valentine's day, several upstate couples either got married, or renewed their vows. skylight chapel in taylors is one of the places where they did it. the team there told us they had multiple ceremonies happen today. you can see, they are decorated for the occasion. a lot of couples also got engaged today. chris: taking a look at the lake hartwell skycam, clouds in the distance. you will have a low impact from we will show you >> now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. john: i

are working to make sure the roads and highways are safe if you need to go out.we're live in spartanburg county with more. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 15.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 we have some school closings today.. because of the winter weather.several districts in the mountains are closed.in the upstate.. cherokee, union, and all spartanburg districts are closed.you can see the full list at the bottom of your screen.. and on fox carolina dot com. 3 we should mention several districts are already out because of president's day. throughout the 3 morning, leading to slippery areas on roads. winter storm, freezing rain, and winter weather alerts are widespread across the region through late day. rain will develop in the afternoon, so conditions should improve slowly through the day. rain becomes heavy monday night. 3 let's send it over 3 to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 depending on where you live.. you could see s

mcdowell, mitchell, rutherford and yancey county schools in the mountains.in the upstate all spartanburg county district schools-and cherokee county schoolsare closed.the bottom of your screen. screen.we should mention several districts are already 3 wintry mix will move in 3 throughout the morning, leading to slippery areas on roads. winter storm, freezing rain, and winter weather alerts are widespread across the region through late day. rain will develop in the afternoon, so conditions should improve slowly through the day. rain becomes heavy monday night. 3 ((wrap up)) 3*********hold******

pickens county outages have dropped, as you can see there, and there are 4500 outages in spartanburg county. gabrielle: 1300 in buncombe county, almost 1400 in henderson county, and 3200 in rutherford county. dozens of people were injured, at least three killed after severe weather blew across the south, with multiple tornadoes. chris has more from raleigh. chris: a powerful storm system sweeping across the southeast spotting tornadoes from louisiana to south florida. -- spawning tornadoes from the >> this is probably the worst area that it could have hit. chris: one popular area took a severe hit. >> we barely made it to the bottom, the bottom floor, and then we started hearing things ripping apart. we are fortunate to be alive. chris: more than a dozen tornadoes were reported across the region, destroying homes, overturned nine -- overturning semi trucks, and ripping apart brick buildings. >> it was scary. it was unreal. you did not know what was going to happen. chris: the indiscriminate nature predict, their destructive nature hard to comprehend, even seen it all before. >> tornadoes ha

spartanburg county... eye-85.. mile marker 63 3 temperatures 3 are getting better this morning but we're still seeing the effects of the freezing rain. rain.this is the fountain in front of the poinsett hotel on main street in greenville on monday.you can see the icicles hanging down on the entire fountain.those icicles should 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 overnight ice melts quickly, with morning temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s. expect partly cloudy skies throughout the day with highs reaching 57 in the upstate and 48 in the mountains. an isolated shower is possible, with light tn border snow. tonight, skies clear with lows in the 30s. 3 let's send it over 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. *********hold******we're keeping an eye on: garrison road at us 25/augusta rdbryson injuries/blocked 3 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 it's ______.3 it's ______.we are seeing warming temperatures and with that comes improving road conditions..but you are still going to want to be careful out ther

for a spartanburg county >>> another day, another run in with the law for a spartanburg county veteran. he's accused of now he's in bigger trouble after he pointed a gun at someone. >> his name is thomas standly. we first told you about him at 6:00 yesterday but did not name him to protect the efforts to get him some help. now he's been arrested again on more serious charges. brianna smith was at the bond hearing this >> that's right. we were in here for a bond hearing for thomas standly. deputies explained what happened last night. ten of them arrived on scene at his home off of gold mine road in spartanburg county. when they got there he was howling, he had a keyboard and a motorcycle out that he was reving and playing a loom of a video clip where he was interviewed a couple of years they said this is typical behavior they have been seeing out of him in this area. >> he was harassing neighbors again, which is what he was arrested for. he was arrested for pointing and presenting a firearm at someone else. a judge issued him a bond for $9,500. they plan to give him a gps nrc to v durin

3 new at 11 3 a new portrait- is now gracing the halls- of the spartanburg county court house. it's of the first president of the united states-george washington. 3 earlier today--fox carolina's joe gagnon visited the court house--to see why one group is working to get his portrait up in *every court house across the nation. 3 3 3 3 3 hey guys it was a huge day at the spartanburg court because they put upa portrait of the states george washington inside this is part of the masons they want to be presidential portraits of washington in every courthouse and school as well. it is important for kids to learn about 3 actually in 1932 there was an order issued that a portrait of washington inevery school or class..but for whatever reason they are gone..if you want to contact about the portrait where you are or school or where you work...go to foxcarolina.com for more information...back to you.. 3 plenty still to get to in sports-- the top-5's set for the daytona 500 on sunday right here on fox carolina... we'll show you who's starting where.. 3 while college baseball season's set for

traffic is moving again on i-26 in spartanburg county. multiple vehicles -- including an 18-wheeler crashed around 5:30 near exit 24.at least one person was taken to the hospital by a medical helicopter. 3 mauldin police have charged a 16 year old girl with murder. she's suspected in connection to a shooting that happened january 30th outside the bojangles on east butler road. investigators say 19 year old savon allen was killed.four teens are now charged with murder. 3 the next republican debate is tomorrow night at the peace center.based on the criteria from cbs news.. we know donald trump, ted cruz and marco rubio will be there.jeb bush is also expected to make the cut.the debate is scheduled to start at 9:00. 3 flurries possible friday morning through lunchtime, tennessee in the mountains. otherwise, skies become partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s upstate, and upper 30s in the mountains. tonight stays dry and cold in the 20s. >> gordon: coming up... >> here he comes. >> gordon: a scary surprise. >> oh, gosh, there are problems. >

closed up 4000 in greenville county and a little more than 4000 and spartanburg county. macon county that close to 3300. couple of others with the numbers, henderson county close to 4000, buncombe county little more than 1100. we continue to update you throughout the afternoon and much more on these stories beginning at 5:00. it has been quite the morning. dale: incredible wind continues. 45 to fit five mile-per-hour cash to 55 miles per hour wind. the charlotte douglas airport under high wind warning. thatill cause aviation issues this afternoon until 2:15. both of the airports being impacted. all the counties highlighted in gold from spartanburg to greenwood, oconee county and western north carolina, high wind warnings. mile per hour that is what triggers the warnings. they have already topple trees. it will continue to be very windy into the evening hours. the very careful, especially if you drive a high profile vehicle and watch out for lawn furniture or anything on the patio that could be blown over. geoff: when should we be in the clear? dale: late tonight but it ge

not just from spartanburg county, but the city and municipalities as well. they're our brothers and sisters.we hope and pray we never have to add another name." ---- sheriff wright says... the memorial will be finished... by may -1st-... and a formal dedication will be held... may -13th-...on "law enforcement memorial day." you may have dealt with some traffic troubles... because of this overturned... 18-wheeler. air-7 was over the scene... here on i-26 eastbound... at the exit 21-a "off ramp"... near "w-o ezell boulevard"...around 11 this morning ... the off ramp was shut down for a couple of hours... as crews cleaned up... a minor diesel fuel spill. the ramp was cleared... around 1-30 this dozens of prisoners were killed in a prison riot in mexico... what some say sparked this deadly riot.... and... ladies... "valentine's day"...is just 3-days away. and while ladies ... enjoy the day...so do men. we'll have ideas ... on what men may be looking for... this "valentine's day." the g-o-p is the talk of the town.. but later this month.. the democrats will battl

3 and a freezing rain advisory in spartanburg county... and much of the upstate.depending on where you live...you saw snow... ice or rain...plus we're all braving very cold temperatures! 3 and check out just how cold it is!this is the fountain in front of the poinsett hotel on main street in greenville!you can see the icicles hanging down from all three levels of the fountain...expect a big change as those melt off... when warmer weather moves in this week! 3 let's check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent... kent... 3 freezing drizzle, fog and sleet continues to be scattered across the upstate, mountains and northeast georgia. a glaze of ice will develop on raised surfaces, including bridges and overpasses. the peak of frozen precipitation will happen between 4-6 p.m. then we will see rain take over into the overnight.even though amounts of ice will be light in most areas, it will be enough to cause some slippery areas on the roads, so drive cautiously if you have to be out.a freezing rain advisory will continue for much of the upstat

aly myles, wyff news 4, live in spartanburg county. allyson: don't forget. when bad weather hits, you can turn to the wyff 4 mobile app. you can keep an eye on the weather, track the storm, and get the latest on school closings and alerts. commitment 2016 this morning. dr. ben carson will hold an event in the upstate. he's set to be at the spartanburg marriott at 7:00 tonight following his visit to lancaster in the afternoon. covering also our commitment 2016 news, gop presidential candidate donald trump is expected to be in the upstate this evening. he will be holding a rally at the t.d. convention center. doors open at 5:00, ananthe event starts at 7:00. senator marco rubio will also be in the palmetto state today. allyson: the republican presidential hopeful started his week with the largest crowd yet to attend a rubio event in south carolina. more than 2,000 people attended his town hall meeting sunday at easley high school. rubio's staff says there was a spike in interest after saturday night's debate in greenville. he told the audience that he he doesn

right to rise usa 3 spartanburg county deputies are looking for this woman - autumn hunt was last seen leaving her home on wednesday. the sheriff's office says she lives on the east side of spartanburg - and drives a black 20-03 jeep liberty with platel-z-a-3-1-9.if you see her or have any information - call crime stoppers at 1-888- crime-sc. 3 and anderson county deputies say a georgia man came to the upstate looking for work - and hasn't been seen for several days.lewis hogan - also known as terico - was last seen at 2 a.m. on wednesday - walking down hall street in anderson. no foul play is suspected - but his friends are concerned since they haven't heard from him.if you see him or have any information - contact the sheriff's office. 3 in a fox carolina investigation 3 it's a story you won't want to miss.we're talking to a greenville man...recovering e-cigarette.he was in a restaurant... eating lunch... and says it just blew up in his pocket!it left him badly burned on his leg... and his hand.how could this happen? he's telling us about those scary moments... 3 18 02 37"there was a

3 several schools are closing because of the winter weather on your screen -- including all spartanburg county and cherokee county schools in the upstate.you can see the entire list on fox carolina-dot-com. com. leading to slippery areas on roads. winter storm, freezing rain, and winter weather alerts are widespread across the region through late day. rain will develop in the afternoon, so conditions should improve slowly through monday night. 3 3 heavy monday night.the day. through conditions should day. rain will develop the region through late winter weather alerts roads. winter storm, slippery areas on morning, wintry mix will move in 3 wintry mix will move in throughout the morning, leading to slippery areas on roads. winter storm, freezing rain, and winter weather alerts are widespread across the region through late day. rain will develop in the afternoon, so conditions should improve slowly through the day. rain becomes heavy monday night. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 you may not see a l

a little over 3000 in greenville and spartanburg counties. across south carolina, about 9000 to 10,000 not end in north carolina, about 37,000. we have really knocked these outages down significantly. at the peak of the storm, it was overnight, we got about 50,000 outages back on so we will be hitting the ground running to get folks back on. allyson: reducing the wind yesterday was the major cause? tom: i think it is a combination of the wind in the wet ground. tremendous trees have been blown down in many neighborhoods, so those things typically take a while to clean it up and they do significant damage and they often take down a series of poles and it takes a while to get back up. also, a lot of backyards outages that may affect one of two different homes. those will be kind of focused on toward the end of the storm, so as a knock down the numbers, we will focus on the smaller outages that duke typically takes longer to fix. good news is we will have more folks out there doing the work. allyson: we want to remind everyone not to approach a

spartanburg county... howard street. ashley is there live for us this morning.as she mention tts area was an issue last fall with flash flooding... expected to see some rain. 3 search crews in nepal confirm 23 people, including two children have been killed in a small plane crash this morning. morning.airport workers say the brand new plane had a short flight time but they lost communication with the about 4:00 this morning, search crews say they found the plane's wreckage in the mountains of nepal.its too early to tell what caused the crash. 3 top leaders with a polygamous sect in salt lake city utah are facing federal charges. they were arrested tuesday on suspicion of food stamp fraud and money laundering.the group is associated with warren jeffs - a felon who used to lead a mormon church.federal prosecutors say the illegal food stamp operation has been going on for a year.an indictment states they were teaching others how to use the benefits system illegally. 3 whole foods is working to make life easier for their cus

same true in spartanburg county. i shot this video from my phone as my photographer and i were headed down 26 to columbia this morning. you can see the roads a little too much for some drivers. watch this on the left. there were some big back ups on 26 because of it. laura thomas found some people that were able to have some fun and enjoyoyhe winter weather. hey, laura. >> reporter: hey. there is a little bit of snow out here still. you u n see little patches along the sidewalks here in downtown spartanburg. here's left behind. when i say a little bit here. for a window of time this morning people did have a chance to get out and have some fun. >> this is my second time ever seeing snow. i left class it's snow. who doesn't want to come out and play. >> some couldn't wait to see the snow and take pictures. >> it's for my mom and family and enjoying ououelves. home it's 90 degrees. quite a day for a college visit. >> i think it's a sign i should come here because i always wanted to live somewhere where it snows. i've b

she's live in spartanburg county along interstate 85 for us tonight. 3 yea- this is a decision that school leaders don't take lightly.and for good reason ....take a look at i-85-you can see traffic moving along. but if you must go out take it slow.we have been on the roads tonight and some are going too fast for t t conditions.black ice can from fast with temperatures below freezing. this is a tough situation for 3 that's because when weather like this hits they have to decide whether to cancel classes.i stopped by spartanburg county district 4 today and talked to superintendent rallie liston . he tells me it's a huge decision each and every time because children's safety is at risk.so he goes out in his own and drives around his district himself to see what the roads are like before making the call.and he also relies on the 6 other spartanburg school districts. in fact - the superintendents at all the schoolsstay in touch about how the 3 roads are . 3 3 3 3 we talked about it - every district checked with their folks and we collaborate with each other we get out ride teh roads look at teh

after walking off his job site in spartanburg county this afternoon. afternoon.james buckner is currently serving time at livesay correctional - a state prison facility.he was convicted of grand larceny, burglary, and posession of a stolen vehicle - as well as other charges back in september.if you see him or have any information you can call the number on your screen - or local law enforcement. 3 in spartanburg county--a former teacher has filed a lawsuit against district one and the superintendent.... accusing the district of altering the grades of two students who were allegedly cheating.in a lawsuit-- filed by mike cash....a 13-year engineering instructor at swofford career center...he says he caught two students cheating on their final exam back in may...and gave both students a retest...but only one child showed up.that kid received a grade of 25 ... while the no-show was given a zero. zero.he claims that at a later date someone with school district one altered the student's scores...giving them a "b" letter grade...and tonight cash's lawyer expl

plus - only on fox - a spartanburg county mother risks her life to save one of her children from their burning home -days later - she's being released from the hospital - and this community is rallying around a family who lost nearly everything but each other.ande're mourning the loss of the co-founder of earth wind and fire -maurice white has passed away at his home at the age of 74.the band sold more than 90 million albums - and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2000.his impact on the industry will surely be missed - 3 3 3 we're back with breaking news - 3 it's out of greenville county- that's where a dive team is on scene of talley bridge road- where a car is submerged in the water. dispatchers say- crews haven't found anyone in the water...but they did find wet- footprints leading away from the area. so far a driver hasn't been located. 3 we're days away from super bowl 50 3 and there's much more to this event than just football - there's the halftime show of course - featuring beyonce and anticipated commercials from our favorite bands -and even closer to the act

spartanburg county sheriff's office, february 27th, 2007. >>reporter: the ten names of those killed were read. for these men and women, kevin's name is the most difficult to hear. many of them knew him personally, and saw him every day before he was killed in 2007. >> kevin was one of those peerjs he'd do anything for you -- people, he'd do anything for you. i miss him, i miss his smiling face and pray for his family, his kids are growing. >>reporter: this is the night, almost nine years a deputies say he was shot after chasing a driver who ran off during a traffic stop. one bullet was stopped by his vest, the other went through his sleeve, hitting him in the >> you can't give no more of a sacrifice than that. >>reporter: now, his name will join nine others, dating all the way back to 1904. >> now, this will have names, this will have a seat h%re. >>reporter: a project william renfroe says he's happy to donate his time and money to, taxpayers won't be seeing the bill. >> the way that the police officers had been disrespected lately and we ju

geoff: a groundbreaking on a new memorial in spartanburg county. if you're doing everything right but find it harder and harder to get by, you're not alone. while our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultrarich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message because together, we can make a political revolution and create an economy and democracy that works for all allyson: people in liberty are fighting to keep a proposed coal ash landfill from coming to their town. more than 150 came out to civic auditorium to hear about the project. for kim and robert lewis it's an issue that hits close to home. they live less than a half mile from the possible dump site , having built their dream home there about three years ago. pond, our animals, our kids, our grandkids to come. i'm just worried about the future of what's going to happen. >> we're not laying down by far, we're

spartanburg county.. barbara bush at wade's restaurant this morning.. for her son jeb bush.. you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at... greenville county at the board of elections... primary tomorrow.. 3 many in ohio are looking twice at the final score of a girls high school basketball playoff game.the number one ranked gilmour academy dominated the northeast ohio college preparatory school. listen to the final score.108-to-one.it semi-final game.at the end of the first half gilmore academy was already up 72-to-1.they will now play in the state's sectional final this weekend. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. clouds increase this weekend, but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this: 3 3 3 it's ______.coming up, an anderson county mother is asking for change aft

including all districts in spartanburg county. county.district 4 superintendent "rallie liston" told us school leaders take the decision very seriously. liston says each decision is made with the safety of the children in mind.he says no decision is made without him driving around the district himself to see what the roads are like.doctor liston says all the districts talk about the decision before it's made. 3 3 we talked about it - every district checked with their folks and we collaborate with each other we get out ride the roads look at the latest technology and share with each other - and try to make the best for all involved 3 again all spartanburg county districts are on a two hour delay as well as greenville and cherokee county schools this morning. 3 time for weather with nicole. 3 overnight ice melts quickly, with morning temperatures in the upper 30s and 40s. expect partly cloudy skies throughout the day with highs reaching 57 mountains. an isolated shower is possible, with light tn border snow. tonight, skies clear wit

heavy rain in pickens and showers and thunderstorms in the northern part of spartanburg county, now over into western cherokee county. heavier showers around elbert county close to elberton. the front will finally push through, and as it does, the wind will shift to the northeast and that will get us into the stable layer. no more thunderstorms. we will see the rain, drizzle and fog tomorrow. there is a live shot from on top of paris mountain looking south. there is downtown greenville. cloudy skies with showers around the area, 58 degrees. 63 in anderson, 65 in abbeville, mid 50's in asheville and hendersonville.. 64 in columbia, 71 in charleston. a touch of spring south of the front. the system will pull in and it will get stronger texas. it will move our way through the next few days. fairly mild in the southern half of the country. getting us that transition to spring. showers and thunderstorms of the next hour or two, then steady rain and fog later. temperatures in the 40's. tomorrow, breezy and cool with a northeasterly wind in the upstate, rain, drizzle and fog. same in the mounta

if you drive on interstate-85 through spartanburg county... this weekend. crews are rebuilding and paving ... both directions...from highway- 14... to highway-129. the work will happen... mostly at night. crews tried to do the work... last year ... but the road...had deteriorated...too much. this time... the re-hab work will happen... before the road is re-paved. all lanes will be back open... by monday morning. some of you are still looking for help to pay your heating bills this winter.. but it's not the qualifications that have them steamed... see the problem that has them left out in the cold...and if there's a solution... and many are paying their final respects to late supreme court justice "antonin scalia"... see how some coming to washington still admire "scalia" .. even though they may not have agreed with his views... what do you need to know... before heading the ballots tomorrow? we talked to election officials.. about common problems .. we'll tell you what they said.. there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a

gabrielle: the spartanburg county sheriff's office broke ground on a memorial this afternoon. the area in front of the sheriff's office on howard street in spartanburg will be turned into a memorial to fallen law enforcement oliver spartanburg county. -- law enforcement officers in spartanburg county. sheriff chuck wright says he wants to pay respect not just to his men, but to all officers who give their lives in the line of duty. >> i see their family members at the sheriff's office, the look on their face after they have worked a child's death or a rape or something of that nature, or an accident. these men and women carry this stuff home with them. gabrielle: the mayor -- the memorial is paid for entirely with donations from the community, along with several construction compapaes and the organization carpenters for christ all donating time and supplies. the memorial will open ceremony in mid-may. nigel: bosch rexroth is expanding its facility in southern greenville county. the company says it's spending $5 million to expand its facility over the next few years. the fountai

all of the mountains, north of spartanburg county seeing that too. as temperatures try to warm up atmosphere that's no will change to sleet and freezing rain through midmorning hours. freezing rain will continue for maybe four hours before rain starts to take over for areas to the southwest to the northeast so some of greenville and spartanburg county will be the last to transition over depending on how long it takes for the transition to happen will depend on how much ice we will see. eventually we will see all rain for all of us before we see ice accumulations. myra: thank you. the republicans running for tonight right here in greenville. a number of the candidates spread out across the carolinas. one of the candidates, senator marco rubio spoke with patrick roche and while on the patrick: since tuesday's finish in the primary, senator rubio is taking no chances as he campuses the series of rallies to get his message to the voters. we were invited on board the rubio tour bus where we had a chance to talk about that message. >> our country is strugg