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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

in pickens county. casey clayton waldrop is facing charges including murder. greenville county charged him he's being held in greenville tonight. that is where news reporter addie hampton is joining us now. he waived his bond hearing, right? >> reporter: exactly amy. casey was out on a charge when investigators say he shot and killed a woman, taking her car and leaving her for dead. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

says street superintendent ed pickens pickens hopes to begin the removal of wind rows in downtown starting friday. he also recommends that drivers have a winter survival kit in their vehicle in case they become stuck. fred: jenna: tim: snow coming? fred: (fred) sioux city's official snow total was 12.5". we had more downtown and on the north side. 12.4" of that fell yesterday, which broke the record for groundhog day of 3.0" from 1976. it's also the 7th greatest single day snow ever in sioux city! all of this pushes our snow this winter to 41.7", about double the normal that we would have by now.unofortunately , while road conditions have improved slightly, they are still not great. the port neal welding company skycam hd shows sunshine on the port neal welding company skycam hd in sioux city. 27 was the high today and 19 the low. in storm lake, we have sunshine. 23 is our sioux city temperature. local temperatures are in the teens and 20s. wind chills are in the single digits and teens. winds are northwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. the satellite and radar shows yesterday's system moving

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

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

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:

anyone with information- should call the pickens county sheriff's office. 3 tonight the pickens county sheriff has released a statement. 3 sheriff rick clark says in part quote-"we continue to encourage our citizens to avoid placing outgoing mail in a residential mailbox due to the risks associated with identity theft and the ability to forge checks. these thieves get up every morning and go to except their job is riding around and looking for the checks that you have written to pay your bills." 3 the greenville county- sheriff's office says they're prepared and ready for any conceivable type threat. 3 sheriff steve loftis posted this picture to the county's facebook page today. loftis said under the photo- the county's swat team has achieved a 'tier one' ranking. which means- they're able to deploy and defend against any threat, including terrorist threats involving weapons of mass destruction. right now- there are only a few other swat teams in the state that have the same ranking. 3 construction on eye-85 in spartanburg county- could cause delays- if you're headed out this weekend.

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

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

this comes after a 36- hour non-stop investigation in pickens county leading to his capture. kacey clayton waldrop faces multiple charges .. including murder .. grand larceny . pickens county sheriff rick clark say they haven't nailed down a motive but he say that waldrop and khan knew each other. investigators they believe khan was driven in her black dodge chargerto the boat ramp off buckskin road.where they say waldrop shot her once in the head. sometime between then and last night.they say spray-painting itand parking it at a greenville apartment off white horse road. investigators were tipped off about the car and when they were out inspecting the car waldrop showed up. they chased him for a momentbefore arresting himand detaining the people he was with. in their car was the .45 callibur gun they belive waldrop used to kill khantoday.clark.called waldrop's actionsevil ms. khan was the mother of 4 children. that's what makes this so tragic.it's hard to believe that a life can be taken be some of the stuff and the evil that we see today in our society brss greatly by that.

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

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

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

developing story---- 3 we are learning more today about a woman found dead on a public boat ramp in pickens county.deputies say 35 year old farah kahn was found by fisherman sunday morningoff of saluda lake near buck-skin road. 3 kahn's death has been ruled a homicide--but so far no arrests have been made in the case. case.according to incident reportsa&there were no efforts to try and hide the victim's bodya&she was found right in the open right on the ramp at saluda lake.fox carolina's adrian acosta has more. 3 3 3 the two fisherman told deputies they showed up at this ramp off of bucksin road just before 9 sunday morning to put their boat in and they told investigators that's when they saw the body of farah kahna&the fisherman said they then went to check on the womana&but called police when they saw blood and got no response from her"changed her her one timea&stuff like that" ryan riner was kahn's next door neighbor neighbor 3 "i was just like wow, i cant believe that happeneda&it was kind of crazy"riner says kahn spoke to him often but usually kept to himselfa&.he says the woman was wo

a tornado touched down in pickens county, alabama just a few hours ago. we have video from a tornado chaser in the area. so far no injuries. pickens county is located 100 miles west of birmingham. can you see the funnel in that picture? >> george: in that view i don't see it. >> danner: i don't either. >> george: it was a large tornado which was on the and i was just checking, danner, reports in fayette county which west of picket counties. we're going to see some rain of our own copping up -- coming up. it's a 100 percent chance for rain. so all of us are going to get the rain. heavy rain will start in the morning and persist in the afternoon. we'll see the rain ending by wednesday night. and you may be hearing some thunder as thunderstorms and listening may be possible. the temperature has stayed about the same all day. we've had cloudy skies, and generally dry weather. we have seen drizzles across the mountains as well. 46 in lynchburg. 45 roanoke, 50s in the southside. if you have something outside that i don't want to get wet and rained on, bring it

if you would like to help this family -- we have the link to the go fund me page on our website. 3 pickens county-- a man is out of jail on bond after clemson police say he had a gun on campus. 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 layoututf 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 expect a sunny, breezy day for most on thursday with highs in the mid-40s to low 50s. light tennessee border snow will linger. tonight stays clear and cold with lows at freezing or below. friday and saturday 3 will be sun

who represents pickens county... says there is on-going legislation that could also stop the process.we will keep you updated on developments in court... and at the statehouse. 3 as you decide 2016 3 republican presidential candidate ted cruz is in the market for a new national spokesman.cruz's former staffer has resigned - 24 hours after distributing a video falsely depicting marco rubio dismissing the bible. bible.the video in question - tweeted by the former cruz camp member - misquotes rubio as suggesting the bible does not have many answers in it. but rubio's spokesman says the the bible has "all" the answers. 3 3 you guys have to be seeing this now, it's every single, something comes out of the cruz campaign that's deceptive and untrue, and in this case goes after my faith. so i understand, i guess one of their spokespersons apologized and i'll accept his apology, but this is a pattern now and i think we're now at a point where we start asking about accountability," accountability,"this was a grave error of jud

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

. >> i'm really getting tired of liberty being looked at as the armpit of pickens county. john: over 150 people came to a town hall meeting to discuss to dump it, mrr. >> this company is trying to use a lined level 2 landfill to get around the rules in order to put in coal ash. john: people here signed petitions and gathered information, learned of legislation passed just today supporting them, and heard about a lawsuit already in the works. >> i'm going to file counterclaims, counterclaims based on fraud, misrepresentation, and unfair trade practices. john: folks here in liberty say it's not just their problem. it should be a county-wide, and even statewide concern. >> and the concentration of these metals, we might have a flint, michigan, in 25 years from now if we don't stop it. >> it's got a little o ring. john: and that's what's motivating lewis, longtime -- a longtime pickens county resident, and others, to join the fight. >> we'll do everything we can to make it go away. john: because for the lewises, backyard. john lyon, wyff news 4, liberty. michael: ok, bear with

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.

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

and jeremy pickens a former highway patrolman. are also running for anderson county sheriff as well. gabrielle: and in greenville county tonight, there will be a sheriff candidate forum at the mount pleasant community center. it will feature four out of the 5 candidates running for the position. the incumbent sheriff steve loftis will not be in attendance. bruce cannon, will lewis, hobart lewis, and sam manley are running for the position, and they will attend tonight's forum. the election will be in november. northwesterly flows. we are bringing in the rain showers and snow showers in high elevations in the mountains. this is through tennessee in knoxville. even back to around nashville. as it gets colder, the higher elevation of the mountains, it turns over to snow. you get a good look. this is moving to madison county. also, it looks around hendersonville some rain and snow showers are mixed on the way back into brevard. most of henderson, except for the extreme southern part. snow showers continue to move pretty quickly off to

to pickens county now, one person killed, three others injured in a head-on crash. a car and a pickup truck hit head-on. troopers say the driver of the car died at the scene, while the driver and two passengers of the truck, including an eight year old boy, are receiving treatment for injuries at greenville memorial. michael: anderson county deputies are investigating a shooting. highway 187. there were two people involved no one has been identified yet. they say there was a man who had a gunshot wound to the chest and underwent surgery. the sheriff's office says they are hopeful he will make a full recovery. if you know anything about this space in the surveillance video, call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. carol: ricardo continues our coverage of the run up to the daytona 500. ricardo: jeff gordon making the change from driver to broadcaster. a rising star. >> we had a conversation about this. and for him, it did not really set in that he was not going to run his first 500 until they i think at that moment, it will sink in more. it has a little bit, and for me,

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 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 know i'm wo

now to a school consolidation proposal in pickens county. allyson: the school district wants your input on closing three elementary schools at the end of this school year. the district's facilities committee approved the plan and sent it yesterday to the full board of trustees for consideration. the plan would close a.r. lewis, holly springs, and amble elementary school. that would send 600 students to dacusville elementary and middle schools, as well as hagood and pickens elementary schools. parents hearing the proposal weren't happy last night. >> 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 schools would save almost $12 million over five years. they want to know what you think at their public input meetings. they are at 4:30 wednesday and holly springs elementary schools. commitment 2016 now, the first ballots in new hampshire have been cast as a kick up the first in the nation primary. patrick: nikole killion join

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

coal ash in class-3 landfills on thursday.many people have voiced opposition to bringing coal ash into pickens county.the company "m-r-r" is suing the county for 25 million dollars.. because they want to dump coal ash at a landfill in liberty. if the bill is signed by the company's lawsuit. 3 spartanburg county deputies need your help finding a man they say used cloned credit cards. cards.this is a look at the suspect but they don't know his name.they say he is tied to a string of thefts including one at the walgreen's in spartanburg. according to investigators -- the man bought more than 500- dollars with the bad card. credit card at red lobster in spartanburg and at a walgreen's in greenville county two weeks ago. the charges totaled more than 500-dollars. if you have have information - you are asked to call crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc. 3 people in greenville county are being warned not to be fooled by a phone scam. scam.greenville police say they've been getting calls from victims saying the scam involves a person posing as an irs agent.payment is demanded for overdue taxes and victims

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

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 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

chris scott with pit crew traffic. 3 welcome back to the morning looking live over greenville. 3 3 pickens county neighbors may not have to worry about coal ash being dumped in some landfills any more. more.state lawmakers approved a bill that will prevent the dumping of coal ash in class-3 landfills on thursday.many people have voiced opposition to bringing coal ash into pickens county.the company "m-r-r" is suing the county for 25 million dollars.. because they want to dump coal ash at a landfill in liberty. if the bill is signed by the governor, it will stop the company's lawsuit. 3 spartanburg county deputies need your help finding a man they say used cloned credit cards. cards.this is a look at the suspect but they don't know his name.they say he is tied to a string of thefts including one at the walgreen's in spartanburg. according to investigators -- the man bought more than 500- dollars with the bad card. card.he also used a fake credit card at red lobster in spartanburg and at a county two weeks ago. the charges totaled more than 500-dollars. if you have have information - you are

this is off pickens highway in lake keowee.we're told firefighters arrived to the clubhouse engulfed in flames around 2:15 this morning.crews tried to put out the flames but the building collapsed.no one was hurt.the cause is under investigation. 3 3 this morning.. investigators say four people were likely killed in the upstate.. becae of monday's winter storm. storm.and only on fox-- the family of a 17-year old girl 3 this is lauryn agnew. she was a senior at southside high school. 3 investigators say agnew was driving down verdae boulevard in greenville monday night-- when her car hit an icy patch. they say she lost control and hit a tow truck driver head on. she passed away a short time later at the hospital. we spoke to family members and they say even though the world gained an angel--- it was a young life taken too soon. 3 3 3 "i love her dearly and going to miss her a whole lot." lot." 3 "there was never a moment that she was just not smiling...she loved her family and her friends." friends."counselors are on hand at southside high school. the tow truck driver involved in the

spartanburg at 36, let's check in with pickens county. 38 in salem, pickens right above freezing at 33. william stint at 32. called beginning to the day. temperatures feel colder with that 15 to 25 plus mile-per-hour wind. hendersonville feels like 15 while laurens feels like 28 with a light breeze. normally, we get up to 59 but not today. more like 53. the mountains typically average temperatures in the low 50 range, but today, upper 30's in the 40's may be the best received. by sunday, it warms up nicely. we will talk about what to expect in a few minutes. allyson: taking a look at the roads, a reminder. with the post office this way and the greenville bodybuilding here. still closed. it is very dangerous in the area. he will want to avoid west washington street until it is fixed. in taylors, accident off of wade hampton boulevard. moving slowly. no word on the injury situation. multiple reports of an animal in the road in spartanburg at suburban lake road and highway 52. authorities working on that. if you are headed to downtown greenville this weekend. saturday morning, several roa

i spoke today to senator larry martin of pickens. he said it's possible we may not see a road funding bill this year if disagreement in the senate continues for much longer. michael: thanks, tim. we're four days away from the south carolina democratic primary, and recent polls show hillary clinton with a strong lead over bernie sanders across the palmetto state. according to real clear politics, in an average of the eight most recent polls, clinton leads sanders, 57% to 33%. carol: clinton and sanders are meeting tonight in a forum at the university of south but first, clinton is meeting with the mothers of victims of gun violence. wyff news 4's patrick hussion is live in columbia, with more. patrick? patrick: michael, carol, we arrived at central baptist church a little after or :00. there was already a long line of people waiting to get in. this is not a large church. i believe we are at full capacity now. tonight, on this stage, five mothers will be meeting with hillary clinton, and former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. they ar

greenville, spartanburg, oconee, pickens, cherokee, york county all involved. get above 40 in the mountains of north carolina and it becomes a winter storm warning. this is the area that will be impacted the most from yancey, mcdowell, continuing to the east of their boone and hickory area. we could see the worst of this storm. edward produce snow, sleet, freezing rain as potential problems in the mountains of north carolina. the upstate will see sleet changing to rain starting late tonight into tomorrow. temperatures across the region let's check on a few other communities where it is 18 and waynesville, 16 in marshall. marshal at 15. provide a 21. temperatures today in the mountains will maybe get up to 30. it will be a cold day today. our winds aren't real strong. 5-13. even 5-6, eight mile per hour breeze makes it feel like it is in the teens in the upstate and feels like minus one in boone. they will be a cold day today, setting the stage for the storm coming in. i will run the future plus for you and you will be a look to see when it will impact the area.

around.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in pickens county... how's it feeling out there? 3 - ad lib about the weather right now, talk about the 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 mama it feel 20 degress... 3 - frost bite: 3 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 3 - bottom line: bundle up up 3 3 covering our 3 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 right outside of the hospital. 3 fire crews say the emergency 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 locked up in anderson county --