an update to the quote crash dispute in pickens county. -- an update now to the coal ash dispute in pickens county. an upstate judge has ruled against the north carolina company. mrr is suing pickens county for $25 million, saying the county can not prevent it from using the landfill for coal ash. in the meantime, the company filed a motion to stop pickens from delaying its plans. yesterday, and ruled mrr could not dump any coal ash while the case goes forward. county officials say the landfill is for construction debris only. mrr says it has the proper permission from d-hec to dump coal ash. five minutes after six as returned to commitment 2016 now, and new numbers show an increase this year in ballots cast in saturday's gop primary compared to four years ago. allyson: 25% of all registered voters in south carolina voted for one of the six gop contenders. compare that to 2012 when 22% cast ballots for nine republican candidates. and look at voter turnout in these upstate counties on saturday compared to 2012. record numbers of voters in union, cherokee, pickens, laurens and anderson counti

you good downpours in pickens county, anderson and hart county. also, northeastern georgia has a line of thunderstorms from atlanta to greenville. a lot of this is impacting areas south of the i-20 quarter -- corridor. let's go to meteorologist chris justus. these are flash flood watches and wind advisories and warnings out for the area. let's find out how the storm will impact the southeast. chris: we have the latest computer model and it shows the heavy rainfall over us and will continue to push east. another round moves in between 7:00 and 9:00. it could have heavy rain and gusty wind with it. as it pushes eastbound through the afternoon, it energizes east of charlotte and that area from greensboro, they it phil, raleigh, down to myrtle beach, they could see severe weather. to myrtle beach, they could see severe weather. there is the low-pressure system and we continue to get rain through 7:00 this evening and gusty wind. taken a look at live super doppler 4 hd, nothing severe right now across the area. this linebacker the west we are watching

parents and teachers in pickens county schools are runningallyson: parents and teachers in pickens county schools are running out of time. they're trying to derail plans to close three schools. a crowd of 300 students, parents, and teachers met with school officials at ambler elementary yesterday to speak against the proposal. the school district of pickens county is considering closing three under enrolled schools . ambler, a.r. lews and holly springs elementary schools. the district says it will save almost $12 million over five years. parents believe closing the school could have a negative >> we want our children to stay at our small school where they are thriving academically. our test scores prove that a small environment and the student-teacher ratio works well for us. allyson: a vote on the proposal by the board of trustees is scheduled for monday night. geoff: a judge will not decide whether any laws were broken in -- a judge will now decide whether any laws were broken in the decision to close another upstate school. parents of students at tamassee-salem middle and high school s

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 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 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

now.. 3 an investigation is underway after woman's body was found at a boat ramp in pickens county. i'm live with a report. 3 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. 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 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 3 this morning we're following breaking news in greenville county.firefighters are on the scene at chaplain ministries-- recording studio on pine knoll drive. we're told the fire was called in around 4:00 this morning.fire crews say the fire started in the atticthe cause of the fire is unknown. we're told waddell 3 3 you decide 2016 --it's **now the democrats turn to foc

now. 3 pickens county deputies are working to solve a murder.. after a woman was found dead at saluda lake.we're live at the sheriff's office with what we know about the case. case.after a lot of 3 focus on the republican race for president.. south carolina's democrats are just days away from getting their chance to vote. vote. 3 and a wet week ahead.i'll tell you when the bulk of the rain is expected to move in. 3 good morning.... it's monday, 3 february 22.i'm lauren elise.... 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.

pickens, laurens, and anderson counties, also casting more ballots. same story in these five counties. abbeville, spartanburg, greenwood, oconee, and increases in voter turnout compared to the 2012 primary. pickens and oconee counties had the largest percentages of voter turnout in the state this past saturday. a 36% turnout in pickens county, and a 33% turnout in oconee county, compared to the statewide average of 25%. south carolina will hold its democratic primary this coming saturday. but as of now, the turnout we saw for the gop primary two days ago was even greater than the record-setting turnout by democrats in 2008, who were eager to see president obama elected. nigel? nigel: thanks, tim. elections officials across the upstate say there are some things to learn from problems voters had during the gop primary. wyff news 4's myra ruiz has more on the advice they are offering. myra: we spoke to the spartanburg county voter registration and elections director, who says if you meet the qualifications to vote early because you can't be at the polls

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. slump, is one tajous. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with joy, with life. >> joe: like i start using extra hair gel after working with you, it rubs off on me. >> steve: you're the orchestrator, the quarterback. i stay in my lane, i know i'm working with one of the be

mrr pickens has sued the county permit was suspended last month. the county says it learned the company would dump coal ash on its site near highway 93 and cartee road. however, mrr pickens has now sued the county for $25 million and given county council at least 14 days to negotiate a plan to buy back the land. concerned citizens are holding a town hall with state lawmaker from 6:00 to 8:00 tonight at the liberty civic auditorium. allyson: an update now after a hearing in federal court in greenville in the zach hammond case. the attorneys representing hammond's family asked that the city of seneca provide a more detailed documentation about its communication with other parties and an explanation why it has redacted certain information. to spartanburg now, where officials hope you can help identify suspects in an armed robbery. in this surveillance video you them dressed in black with bandanas walking into the convenience store. deputies say the smaller suspect is armed with an assault riffle. it happened in january at the scotchman convenience sto

michael: right now, pickens county officials are facing a 25 million dollar lawsuit. they are fighting a company that wants to dump toxic coal ash in the county. corey davis is live and local at the proposed site, which is at hwy 93 and cartee wrote in liberty. corey: this afternoon, state lawmakers got a step closer to passing a bill that would block coal ash from being dumped on site similar to this one, but we are told it matt not be enough to stop the company from dumping this is all around pickens county. >> if the county has made a mistake, they have to fix it, because we cannot fight a big company. corey: so far, at least 4000 people have signed a petition to stop a north carolina company called mrr pickens from dumping coal ash in the county. >> we do not need it in our towns or our county, but especially, we do not need it in the state either. corey: county officials suspended the company land permit last month after learning coal ash would be dumped on the site. officials say that was never part of the deal, and they have been given at least 14 days to negot

now. 3 pickens county deputies are working to solve a murder.. after a woman was found dead at saluda lake.we're live at the sheriff's office with what we know about the case. case.with the south 3 carolina primary behind them the republicans are looking to nevada--we've got a final look at saturday's numbers coming up. up. 3 you're going to want to keep your umbrella close by this rain will finally move out. 3 good morning.... it's monday, february 22.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.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 time for traffic 3 with chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the 3 presidential 3 candidate donald trump is heading in to the nevada caucus tomorrow with a big win under his belt. belt.he gets 50 delegates after comin

geoff: an update now to the coal ash dispute in pickens county. an upstate judge has ruled against the north carolina company. mrr is suing pickens county for $25 million, saying the county can not prevent it from using the landfill for coal ash. in the meantime the company filed a motion to stop pickens from delaying its plans. a judge denied the motion yesterday and ruled mrr could not dump any coal ash while the case goes forward. county officials say the landfill is for construction debris only. permission from d-hec to dump coal ash. allyson: two development projects are one step closer to coming to downtown spartanburg. last night spartanburg city council approved the first reading of a plan that would sell two pieces of city-owned land to developers for a dollar each. the plan has to undergo one more reading. one developer is proposing retail space and 30 apartments at the corner of daniel morgan and west main. another developer is proposing 50,000 square feet of office space in the area behind the george dean johnson school of business. ex

allyson: in pickens county a , dispute over dumping coal ash continues. geoff: people in liberty are going on the offensive over the proposed coal ash landfill near their town. more than 150 met with lawmakers last night to hear about the project. some said this should be a state-wide issue because of the round about way the company went about getting approval for the landfill. a greenville county judge will decide february 18 whether to grant the company mrr pickens permission to move forward with construction. been arrested -- fourth teen has been arrested in a deadly armed robbery last month outside of a bojangles. a 16-year-old girl is now also accused of murder. police say the girl had an active role in planning the attempted armed robbery in january. investigators say 19-year-old savon allen was shot and killed in the drug-related incident. officers have already charged trevonte watts william newton, and a 15-year-old girl with murder. allyson: a judge has again delayed the federal trial against dylann roof. roof stands accused of gunning down nine

there are one or two spots in northern greenville county and pickens county. this will change over to rain as the day goes on. then, they could change back to snow tonight. we have windy and cold we could see a couple inches of snow and that could make for slippery driving. watch out in north carolina. these cold blasts will impact us again this weekend. we have 30 cold temperatures saturday and sunday and a chance for wintry mix is on monday. -- a chance for wintry mixes on monday. for the trip to school and work it will be cold this morning. we have 5-10 mile-per-hour winds out of the northeast. it will be very windy in the mountains this afternoon into tonight. highs will be in the mid 40's for the upstate. the mountains will struggle to reach 40-43 this afternoon. geoff: thank you, dale. here is a look at some video of bristol, tennessee from resortcams.com. you can see there is already snow on the ground there. you can continue to moniter

and update now to the coal ash dispute in pickens county. an upstate judge has ruled against the north carolina company. mrr is suing pickens county for $25 million, saying the county can not prevent it from using the landfill for coal ash. in the meantime, the company filed a motion to stop pickens from delaying its plans. a judge denied the motion yesterday and ruled mrr could not dump any coal ash while the case goes forward. county officials say the landfill is for construction debris only. permission from d-hec to dump coal ash. allyson: two development projects are one step closer to coming to downtown spartanburg. last night, spartanburg city council approved the first reading of a plan that would sell two pieces of city-owned land to developers for a dollar each. the plan has to undergo one more reading. one developer is proposing retail space and 30 apartments at the corner of daniel morgan and west main. another developer is proposing 50,000 square feet of office space in the area behind the george dean johnson school of business.

cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 first at four---- 3 pickens county deputies say they've arrested the man responsible for the gruesome murder of an upstate mother deputies say two fisherman found 35 year old farah khan's body on a boat ramp near the saluda lake early sunday morning morningand today we've learned investigators believe 22 year old kasey waldrop is the man there 3 deputies arrested waldrop yesterday in greenville county. county.fox carolina's adrian acosta joins us now live from libertya&adrian is there any connection between the victim and the suspect? waldrop was supposed to have a bond hearing at the courthouse behind me but waived thata&but deputies say sooner or later he will face a judge for the killing of farah was friends with 3 3 ""she had an incredible bond with her kids..i don't know why anyone would mess with hera&she doesn't talk to anyone, just went to work, came home, spent time with her ds"that's how farah kahn's next door neighbor described the single mother of four children--who pickens county sheriff rick clarks say was shot in the head and left on this bo

we're live in pickens with more on how parents are pushing back. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, february 11.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining 3 teens and 20s start 3 the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: watching: s.c.d.o.t. cam on--3 3 3 3 we're following some breaking news out of greenville county. this is a live look along emily lane, where crews are responding to a house fire. emergency workers tell us the fire was reported just before six oclock and both firefighters and deputies were called to the scene.we're told the road is shut down near laurel trace circle. 3 also in anderson county. broadway station and whitefiled firefighters are on the scene of a house fire near blue ridge circle.they say fire started around 5 o'clock this morning. luckily no injuries were reported

parents and teachers in pickens county schools are running out of time. they are trying to derail plans to close three schools. a crowd of 300 students, parents, and teachers met with school officials at ambler elementary yesterday to speak against the proposal. the school district of pickens county is considering closing three under unrolled schools. those are amber, ar lews, and holly springs elementary schools. the district says it will save almost $12 million over five years. parents believe closing the school could have a negative effect on the children. >> we want our children to stay at our small school where they are thriving academically. our test scores prove that the small environment and the student teacher ratio works well for us. geoff: a vote is a scheduled for monday night. allyson: a judge will decide whether any laws were broken in the decision to close another upstate school. school say the oconee county school district had a hand in declining attendance rates. the attorney for the district says nothing unlawful has been done. parents s

a vote on closing three pickens county schools comes monday as parents try to save them. parents, and teachers met about the proposal last night with school officials at ambler elementary. the school district of pickens county is considering closing three under enrolled schools ambler, a.r. lewis and holly , springs elementary. the district says it will save the district almost $12 million over five years, but some parents don't think it's best for their children. >> we want our children to stay at our small school, where they are thriving academically. our test scores prove that the small environment and the stududt teacher ratio works well for us. geoff: school officials say they are still open to alternatives to the plan. in oconee county, a judge will now decide whether any laws were broken in the decision to close another upstate school. parents of students at tamassee-salem middle and high school say the oconee county school district had a hand in declining attendance rates. the attorney for the district says nothing unlawful has been done. district officials say cl

county school board to pickens county pleading with the parents are pleading with the pickens county school board to not close three schools.when a 3 a cold and breezy morning will bring wintry weather to the area...and its not going away any time soon. 3 good morning.... it's tuesday, february 9.i'm ben hill with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. 3 tuesday will be cold 3 and breezy, with partly cloudy skies and a chance for mountain snow and upstate flurries. highs reach 41 in the upstate and 30 in the mountains. tonight stays breezy and cold with lows in the teens and 20s. wind chills become dangerously cold overnight. 3 let's send it over 3 to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking live at: 3 whether it be the snow, the cold or the blustery wind--no matter where you live you will need to bundle up this morning. morning.fox carolina's andrew reeser joins us live from asheville with the latest on this cold blast that doesn't up anytime soon. 3 some light snow 3 in ashevill

dispute in pickens county. an upstate judge has ruled company. mrr is suing pickens county for $25 million, saying the county can not prevent it from using the landfill for coal ash. in the meantime the company filed a motion to stop pickens from delaying its plans. a judge denied the motion yesterday and ruled mrr could not dump any coal ash while the case goes forward. county officials say the landfill is for construction debris only. mrr says it has the proper permission from d-hec to dump coal ash. allyson: two development projects are one step closer to coming to downtown spartanburg. last night spartanburg city council approved the first reading of a plan that would sell two pieces of city-owned land to developers for a dollar each. the plan has to undergo one more reading. one developer is proposing retail space and 30 apartments at the corner of daniel morgan and west main. another developer is proposing 50,000 square feet of office space in the area behind the george dean johnson school of business. existing business owners say progress.

now.a pickens county teen is dead.. and now police have charged four people with murder.we'll have the latest on this case, next. next.48 hours before the polls open in south carolina... and the gop candidates for president are working for every last vote.more on where you can catch up with them today.. coming up. up. 3 sunny and seasonably cool today.i'll let you know what to expect ahead of the weekend, next. thursday, february 18.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining us on the morning news.we are following some breaking news in the traffic department. we'll start with chris scott for an update... 3 we're watching: watching: send it 3 over to nicole 3 for a look at weather. 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 3 3 all new this morning

myra ruiz is live and local in pickens county. myra: today, this aerosol is a little bit more about what investigators learned and how they found the suspect. he tells as investigators were at an apartment complex in greenville county last night when they found the vehicle that belonged to the victim. this is her dark-colored doge charger -- dodge charger when the man who is accused of killing her showed up. is 22 years old and from greenville. is charged with murder, grand larceny in connection with the during a violent crime. at least two other individuals investigators are still trying to figure out of those individuals or anyone else may have had a role in what happened to the victim. witnesses say the victim was in the car. they are still trying to determine exactly how he is connected although they do know i they had contac -- they do know they had contact prior to the death. >> hard to believe a lie can be in today's society. it bothers us greatly. our prayers and our thoughts and our hopes for her children are family. myra

we want to go you a live look about the consolidation proposal happening in pickens county. live pictures for you of a the pickens county school district is looking for public input on the plan to close three elementary schools in the district, and you can see a huge turnout. there are plans to close a.r. lewis, holly springs, and ambler. nigel: mandy gaither has more from salem about taking a fight against closing an upstate school to court. mandy: looking to close the middle and high school, it is now up to a judge to decide whether the oconee county school district follow the law when willing totolose the tamassee salem middle school and high during a court hearing, parents allege the district had a hand in the drop in school attendance by busing students across attendance lines to walhalla for school. >> they ultimately could close our school by attrition, by interventions they had put in place. that is what i feel. mandy: an attorney for the district says a bus has run from the tamassee dar school to walhalla for years but recently officials allowed 12 students to catch

pickens county deputies are looking for clues f a body was found on a saluda lake boat dock. christine brown has been following this story. she's live tonight and christine, not a lot for deputies to go on right now. >>reporter: no, gordon, not right now, but we did just hear from the sheriff's office and they say that they have been able to determine after getting information from the coroner that she died from a single gunshot wound to the head. and they don't have a whole lot of information, they're trying to retrace her steps, so they need to know what happened, where she was, and who she was with just hours before her death. flowers are scattered on this saluda lake boat dock in memory of this mother of four, her body was found there by 2 fisherman >> so sorry for the children. >>reporter: pickens county deputies say she had severe trauma to her head with a gunshot wound. they tried to find answers. >> wanted to know if we heard any gunshots or any strange things going on and all. >>reporter: you couldn't help? >> no. >>reporter: the dock stays busy and day or night, the

northern greenville county and pickens county could also see a flurry of snow. it will then clear for the upstate. there will be some rain showers in the afternoon in the mountains. we have 20's and 30's across the region with northeast breezes 5-10 miles per hour. dress warmly as you head out to work and school. it is a cold and blustery weekend on the way. the high tomorrow is just 25 and 30 on sunday. that is for western north carolina. the upstate remains in the 30's for highs saturday and sunday. monday morning might be a little exciting across the area. some of that could linger into early tuesday morning too. it will then change over to rain and then warm up. on wednesday, we have normal temperatures and a little bit above normal temperatures on thursday. >> we want them to go as far as they probably can. geoff: this week's apple awar (ugh.) does your carpet ever feel rough and dirty? our formula with a special conditioning ingredient, softens your carpet with every use. it's resolve, so you know it cleans and freshens. but it also softens. resolve. a car

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. we talk about shooting woes or slump, is one tajous. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with joy, with life. >> joe: like i start using extra it rubs off on me. >> steve: you're the orchestrator, the quarterback. i stay in my lane, i know i'm working with one of the best. >> joe: verhoeven fou

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in theecond half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. ttom line has been ucla has crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoototwo. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. we talk about shooting woes or slump, is one tajo. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with >> joe: like i start using extra hair gel after working with you, it rubs off on me. >> steve: you're the orchestror, the quarterback. i stay in my lane, i know i'm working with one of the best. >> joe:

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john lyon, wyff news 4, pickens county. carol: tonight, we're learning more about two teens from cherokee county who died in a crash. that crash happened friday on south carolina highway 11, in york county. 17-year-old dominick galosi and 18-year-old shemar byers died. troopers say the teens were passengers in an suv that left the road, and hit a fence and a tree. the driver and another passenger ended up in the hospital. dominick and shemar went to gaffney high. the school's flags are at half-staff, and this morning, silence in their memory. >> not only the community of gaffney, but our upstate community as well, just pray for gaffney high school, and especially those families who are in dire need of their support and prayers at this time. carol: to help students and teachers, extra counselors and ministers from the community were at gaffney high today. michael: investigators say a fire that scorched a greenville county apartment building started outside, and spread indoors. firefighters fought flames at the huntington dow

one man faces a murder charge, and pickens county deputies continue to question two other people, in the death of a woman found on a boat ramp. latest in the investigation. myra: pickens county sheriff rick clark says investigators had found the victim's car at a greenville apartment complex. it was this dark-colored dodge charger. and while they were looking at the vehicle, the suspect showed up at the scene. >> i don't know exactly at which point they saw each other, but after a short foot pursuit, he was arrested. myra: 22-year-old kasey clayton waldrop is charged with murder, grand larceny, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. he's accused of fatally shooting 35-year-old reza farah kahn of townville in the head, on a boat ramp at saldua lake early sunday morning. >> miss kahn was the mother of four children. that's whahamakes this so tragic. myra: sheriff clark says it appears the victim and suspect were friends or acquaintances, but investigators are still working on a motive for the crime. they recovered what is believed to be the weapon. >> we're very proud of wh

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. we talk about shooting woes or slump, is one tajous. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with joy, with life. >> joe: like i start using extra hair gel after working with you, it rubs off on me. orchestrator, the quarterback. i stay in my lane, i know i'm working with one

bottom of the net, pickens the hot hand. largest of the game for the cardinal. hamilton a floater to quiet the >> steve: he is maneuvering out percentage plays time and time again. >> joe: stanford has made 9 of the last 11 shots. to extend this lead. >> steve: they're going to wind don't force. >> joe: on three. spins underneath, ducks in, banks it in. 24 for humphrey. >> steve: again, johnny dawkins playing with his hot hand, humphrey and pickens. >> joe: hamilton. >> steve: let the big dog eat. when you find a matchup you like, when you have a hot hand, milk it. off the glass. humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. we talk about shooting woes or slump, is one tajous. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with joy, with life. >> joe: like i start using extra hair gel after working with you, it rubs off on me. >> steve: you're the orchestrator, the quarterback. i stay in my la

let's check on pickens. it is currently 25 in pickens. it is always a little bit colder in pickens county. by the end of the day, we will see temperatures in the mid 50's for the upstate and the low 50's for the mountains. that is what we normally see for this time of the year. it can fluctuate, but today will be a typical day. that jet stream has been channeling the cold air down south. the good news is it will we will see temperatures in the 60's on saturday and sunday. still, it is pretty chilly up and down the eastern seaboard today. tomorrow and this weekend look good, however. if you are going to the mountains or the beach, it is a good weekend to be outdoors. on saturday, it will be 66 degrees at myrtle beach and 68 degrees sunday. we could see rain as early as 4:00 sunday afternoon in western north carolina. today, mid-20's will climb to the mid-50's for the afternoon. look at this saturday and sunday forecast. tomorrow will be a couple degrees above today. saturday and sunday will be a nice bump up to 60 degrees in the mountains

we're live in pickens with more on how parents are pushing back. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, february 11.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining 3 teens and 20s start the day, but sunny skies bring highs to 47 in the upstate and 35 in the mountains. gusty conditions are expected through noon for high elevations. tonight, lows drop into the 20s with a light breeze. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: s.batesville rd @ dry pocket rd3 vehicles rd@ milestone way way 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 parents in pickens county are pretty concerned this morning- after they say the district *sprung* a proposal on them to shut down some of the mountain schools. schools.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at the district office.. and ashley- parents are saying-- this is all happening *too* fast. 3 - just notified about this on monday... the plan is to close these three schools schools- a.r. lewis- holly springs- ambler elementary elementary- at meetings last night.

marcus allen, pickens. >> joe: 9-0 stanford run to take 191-point lead. >> steve: -- 11-point run. >> steve: this is ideally how you want your team to perform holding the lead. the dribble penetration, draws defenders. and deliver it. bottom of the net, pickens the hot hand. >> joe: this lead matches the largest of the game for the cardinal. crowd. >> steve: he is maneuvering out of pace where he makes high percentage plays time and time again. >> joe: stanford has made 9 of the last 11 shots. to extend this lead. >> steve: they're going to wind it down, again. don't force. >> joe: on three. spins underneath, ducks in, banks it in. 24 for humphrey. >> steve: again, johnny dawkins playing with his hot hand, humphrey and pickens. >> joe: hamilton. >> steve: let the big dog eat. when you find a matchup you like, when you have a hot hand, milk it. off the glass. humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a career high. bottom line has been ucla has not been able to ge

four people are behind bars in pickens county.. after a shooting left a 17 year old dead.we'll tell you what we learned overnight. overnight.the focus on south carolina continues for the republican presidential candidates.coming up, we'll recap last night's town hall in greenville.. and tell you where the gop hopefuls will be today. 3 3 we're following breaking news out of anderson county. where a deadly crash investigation is underway on anderson road at highway-153.it happened around 4:30 this morning. 81 is blocked. we're told greenville county deputies are involved in the investigation and a reconstruction team is on scene.investigators say they are expecting to be out there for hours.as soon we learn more we'll bring you the latest on-air and online. 3 dood morning.... it's thursday, february 18.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 3

there are also some other things you need to be aware of-- of--fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in pickens county... how's it feeling out 3 - ad lib about the weather right now, talk about the current temperature 3 - we've seen a lot of people bundling up over the past few days... - that will continue through weekend- this morning... wind chill can make it feel 20 degress... 3 - frost bite: cover nose, toes, fingers, face... etc- hypothermia: body temperature dips below 95 degrees... babies and elderly people most at risk- shoveling snow: take breaks, drink water, keep back straight, use your legs up3 3 3 covering our counties. things are back to normal this morning after a fire broke out-- just outside a spartanburg hospital. 3 take a look at this pictures. firefighters say they were called on to "mary black hospital" on skylyn drive around six last nightthey say the fire started in a dumpster 3 fire crews say the emergency room was evacuated--- luckily no injuries were reported. several fire and police departments were all on scene. no word on exactly what started the fire. 3 a teen is l

witnesses told police the names of the suspects, and a short time later, pickens county deputies spotted a car matching the description of the one being sought, at a gas station on sc-183. moon says his great-grandson had been in trouble, but went to a boys' home, and seemed like he was in a different world when he got out a couple weeks ago. he says the family is still in shock. >> it's just unbelievable, that this happened so quick, at the age of 17. mandy: in addition to murder, the suspects are also facing a weapons charge, and assault and battery by a mob. police aren't releasing the name of the youngest suspect, because of his age. mandy gaither, wyff news 4, live in easley. nigel: greenville police this afternoon. it happened on butler street and pinckney street, just before 1:00 this afternoon. police say the shooting was -- shots were fired from two different vehicles. they say one person was injured by shattered glass. right now, no one has been charged. i was in the area of the time of the shooting. my car was a few cars in front of the victim. and it was scary. gabrielle: i'm

pickens county deputies are trying to find the person who shot and killed a mother of four. four.sunday morning, the body of "farah kahn" was found on a boat ramp at saluda lake. lake.investigators say she'd been shot in the head.. and her death is ruled a homicide. so far, no suspects have been named.anyone with information on this case is asked to call 1-888-crime-sc. crime-sc.kahn leaves behind four children.. and her family has set up a go fund me to pay for funeral costs.if you'd like to help, we have a link on our website, fox carolina dot com. 3 a shooting in greer that sent a man to the hospital- is weighing heavy on the community where he lives. lives.people we spoke with at the oakland place apartment complex say the area is getting too dangerous. dangerous.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in greer this morning-and ashley- even police say crime is a problem in this area. 3 greer police:- drug related activity, violence 3 3 - broad daylight: people livig here saw evidence of that yesterday afternoon - police say a shooting happened here, while inside his car, a

humphrey and pickens have taken 75% of the shots in the second half for stanford. and that's a wise offensive approach. >> joe: humphrey 12 for 14 from the field. two short of matching a caer bottom line has been ucla has not been able to get a stop in crunch time. >> steve: second and third shot hurt them when the game is still in doubt. >> joe: rosco allen, putting it on ice. extending the lead to the game's largest, 14 with a minute left. holiday fouled, will shoot two. wloo a flurry from stanford down the stretch. >> steve: they're shooting now at a bigger rim. the circumference of the rim grows as you see the ball splash to the net over the course of the game. the confidence, the belief, the conviction. it's contagious. we talk about shooting woes or slump, is one tajous. but the hot hand becomes contagious as well. pep in the step. the joy returns, and the stanford team is playing with joy, with life. >> joe: like i start using extra hair gel after working with you, it rubs off on me. >> steve: you're the orchestrator, the quarterback. i stay in my lane, i kn

now.a pickens county teen is dead.. and now police have charged four people with murder.we'll have the latest on this case, next. next.48 hours before the polls open in south carolina... and president are working for every last vote.more on where you can catch up with them today.. coming up. up. 3 sunny and seasonably cool today.i'll let you know what to expect ahead of the weekend, next. 3 good morning.... it's thursday, february 18.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining us on the morning news.we are following a deadly crash in anderson county, that has a busy road blocked off.we'll start with chris scott in pit crew traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the 3 thursday will be sunny and seasonably cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and near 50 in the mountains. tonight lows drop into the 20s and 30s. friday brings more sunshine with highs warming to near 60. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 3 3 all new this mo

but the plan is causing division within the school 3 alex saitta/ pickens co. school board"we just spent over the last few years nearly 10 million dollars on those three schools to totally renovate them add classrooms to them now to actually turn around and close them would be a complete waste of money." money."john eby/spokesman, pickens co schools"the board looked at all the ways they could cut costs they realized there was no way to cut costs of millions and millions of dollars over several years without looking at school consolidation." consolidation."we're told public meetings are planned tomorrow at the three schools that are slated to close.the school board will take a vote monday. 3 3 a new restaurant in town is really going to make it worth your while to be one of its first customers..free food for a year.. year..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from where it is happening at east coast wings on the parkway.. 3 today is a good day to head to work a big later than normal.. because the first customers here for its grand opening wings...join us to enjoy 5

that would mean 600 students would be sent to dacusville elementary and middle, and also haygood and pickens elementary schools. this morning at 8:10 a.m. there will be a student led prayer rally at ambler elementary allyson: what does all of this announcer: now, your live super doppler 4 hd weather forecast. dale: here is our laurens it is 27 degrees there. across the nation. here are some of the flurries that occurred overnight. most of it was in the north carolina mountains, but there were a few spots in northern greenville and pickens county got a flurry or two. the light blue represents windchill advisories. raven county and a couple spots in western north carolina got enough snow to make slippery driving conditions this morning. we will reach 40 degrees in the afternoon for the upstate. we have flurries in the mountains in a few spots. that will give way to clear skies. make sure everybody has the warm gear on. that is the big story today, the wind chill. you are good at taking pictures with your smart phone. this takes it to a new level. allyson: a whole new level. check out this swis

john: in pickens county, they are considering closing three schools, a.r. lewis, holly springs, and ambler, sending 600 students to dacusville elementary and middle school and also hagood and pickens elementaries. >> it makes a difference when you walk in that door. john: there are also scheduling public input at lewis and holly springs elementary schools. the school district says it will save money by closing under enrolled schools, and they say the board is still open to suggestion. >> we are saying if you have got a solution, then present it to us. we are willing to look at whatever is presented to us. john colin edwards told the crowd she would push the board of trustees to vote on the reconfiguration this coming monday night. michael: and we have learned a judge will decide whether or not any laws were broken. parents of students at the tamassee salem school are blaming them for having a hand in the declining enrollment by the parents say the whole thing has been an issue. >> the whole idea is to shine light into the darkness, because i feel there were

today pickens county sheriff clark said they don't after motive just yet but waldrop and con knew each other. they believe con was driven in her black dodge charger to the boat ramp when they say waldrop shot her once in the head. then they say he took off in her car leaving her for dead. sometime between then and last night when he was arrested they say tried to conceal that car by spray painting it silver and parking it at a greenville apartment complex. investigators were tipped off about the car. it, waldrop happened to show up. they chased him for a moment before arresting him and detained the people he was with. when they searched the car, they found that .45 caliber handgun they believe waldrop used to kill con. >> we believe there's no threat to the community, anywhere around pickens county. we believe we have arrested all the actors in this as far as the safety to others. we're still investigating. we're still pursuing some charges on a couple of other people. as far as a threat to the community we believe that we've taken care of that in this case. >> reporter: according to t

parents in pickens county concerned this morning after a proposal to close 3 elementary schools. allyson: the plan was sent to the board of trustees for consideration. it would close a.r. lewis, holly springs, and amble elementary schools. that would mean 600 students would be sent to dacusville haygood and pickens elementary schools. parents were not happy about the proposal. collects -- >> you know they've spent millions of dollars on the facilities and building the facilities and now we're going to close them. allyson: the school district says closing the 3 schools will save nearly $12 million over 5 years. they have scheduled public input meetings for 4:30 this afternoon at ambler, a.r. lewis and holly springs elementary schools. turning to commitment 2016 news. new hampshire voters in a handful of towns are the first to cast votes in this year's election season. patrick: you know i am excited. allyson: i know you are. patrick: dixville notch harts location, millsfield and a handful of other towns all hold midnight voting events in the first in the nation primary state. after

but the plan is causing division within the school board. 3 3 alex saitta/ pickens co. school board"we just spent over the last few years nearly 10 million dollars on those three schools to totally renovate them add classrooms to them now to actually turn around and close them would be a complete waste of money." money."john eby/spokesman, pickens co schools"the board looked at all the ways they could cut costs they realized there was no way to cut costs of millions and millions of dollars over several years without looking at school consolidation." consolidation."we're told public meetings are planned tomorrow at the three schools that are slated to close.the school board will take a vote monday. 3 3 a new restaurant in town is really going to make it worth your while to be one of its first customers..free food for a year.. year..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from where it is happening at east coast wings on the parkway.. 3 today is a good day to head to work a big later than normal.. because the first customers here for its grand opening wings...3 join us to enjoy

pickens, again, a hero of mine is wrong. i've been wrong before. i shall be wrong again but i've been very bearish with crude oil for a lock period of time and i still think new lows are coming. >> this is care. do you think it's possible that the venezuelas of the world, the weaker economies of the world, cannot afford to produce, that magical -- no? we're not near that price. >> karen, they have no choice. they need cash flow. that's all they care about at this point. their cost of production is so abundantly lower than where the market is each right now. >> what is it? >> they would like to have it higher. >> venezuela's is probably $17, $18, 9 saudis somewhere between $1 to $5, who knows where those prices, are but the point being that's not important. what's important is they need cash flow, and when you need cash flow you produce. you don't really care where the end price is. you need the cash flow. that's what's driving it and sooner or later somebody will give up. sooner or later somebody will drop out but that sooner is not now. that soone