this is sky4 big deal over greenville county -- this is sky4 great deal over greenville county. they safer to stay home, then stay home but call the school to tell them. officials say an absence today will be excused and missed work may be made up. the school says it did send a phone message to parents detailing all of the information you need to know today. we also have it on wyff4.com for you. aly myles wyff news 4 live in travelers rest. geoff: thank you, aly. the school district also wants you to know that bus transportation will not be available for the peop live in these school attendance areas. the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge schools. again, this is for students who live in these atte that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: taking a look at the road conditions greenville , public works and the sc-dot say there e e no reports of any stor

morning. 3 a smelly odor in uthern greenville county-- has the community concerned about there health.county leaders are expected to be at a meeting tonight to discuss the issues around a landfill that's causing all the problems. i'm live with a 3 mostly cloudy with scattered showers for the morning commute. best chance of rain will be in southern upstate. some freezing fog is possible in skies clear for with highs near 3 good morning.... it's thursday, january 28i'm ben hill hilland i'm lauren elise, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 there are some school delays to tell you about in the mountains: schools in henderson countymitchell county and yancey county as well as brevard academy will open two hours late. 3 transylvania county will be on a three hour delay.for updates, download our app and sign up for alerts.you can also check closings on 3 partly cloudy skies with highs reaching 50 in the upstate and 46 in the mountains. showers remain possible in far southern counties. tonight clears out, with a slight chance

in greenville county... 3 - coroner: 51-year-old barbara kern died at the hospital hospitalfire broke out at her home saturday evening on aberdare court in greenville countykern's father also lived in the home... he is now staying with relatives... 3 he's now one of several people displaced after fires broke out at this home in spartanburg county... and two wade hampton assistant fire chief... have an idea what *might* have caused blaze in greenville county 3 3 3 we found ashtray and cigarettes at the bed and we plugs at the bed. 3 red cross: - blow out candles. - put out fires before going to bedwith colder weather moving in, another reminder:- don't overload electrical outlets- space heaters: 3 foot radius, nothing touching them 3 - red cross currently helping 3 families displaced by the fires in anderson and spartanburg- right now all of them are under investigation... 3 3 covering our counties-- covering our 3 covering our counties--a buncombe county man accused of killing a couple and their unborn child

greenville county .. eye-85you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nicole papay, chris scott with pit crew traffic 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...usc upstate 3 3 we're learning new information about the jury trial against accused charleston church shooter dylann roof-- 3 a state court will draw from a pool of 600-potential jurors for roof's trial this summer. he faces nine counts of murder -- and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. roof also faces 33-federal offenses... including hate crime and firearms charges. roof confessed to killing nine people and wounding three others last june at emanuel a-m-e church in charleston. 3 more than a hundred new jobs county -- it's all thanks to the expansion of a major manufacturing plant. plant.trelleborg wheel systems held a ribbon cutting ceremony on we

county woman. 3 ashley minelli is live at the red cross in greenville county... and ashley- these fires are prompting the organization to send out some reminders to people as the colder weather moves in... 3 don't know the cause of the fires- but red cross: some this winter winter- don't leave food cooking on the stove. 3 - blow out candles- and put out fires before going to bed. and use space heaters with care. 3 cause of all fires under investigation... in greenville county- where that deadly fire happened, wade hampton fire chief: did everything they could to save her 3 they did an excellent job like i say, the first truck in attacked the fire. the second truck in which was right behind the first truck, did the search and rescue and they actually did do cpr on the victim and had a pulse and had a heart rate before they left the scene. 3 - coroner: 51 year old barbara kern died inside home on aberdare court- cause of fire still under investigation 3 - another fire happened in spartanburg over the weekend- on charlie mae *campbell lane- two other fires in anders

greenville county.. 3 3 covering our counties. in greenville county -- a man is **recovering this morning after being **shot.. twice in the leg. 3 deputies say they were called road tuesday. they say when they got there.. the man had an injury to his thigh. investigators say they interviewed a couple of witnesses --but we don't know if anyone was charged. 3 a disturbing story out of spartanburg county:a mother is charged with attempted murder.. after police say she tried to **poison her **kill her. her.police say they responded to a report of an overdose at the "heritage court apartments" last month. they say the woman's daughter is an adult and has down syndrome and can't talk. once they arrived to the scene-- officers say they noticed an orange drink with a powdery substance inside it. 3 investigators say her mother---- pamela contreras---- admitted to grinding up pills and feeding them to her daughter. they said she told them after the woman passed out-- she intended to stab her to death.police say co

.. 3 greenville county residents- who are customers of greater greenville sanitation-will see some changes taking place over the next few months--and they are set to take full effect on july first. first. 3 to tell you more...fox carolina's brookley cromer has the story... 3 if you recycle outside the city limits--chances are you've seen a brochure just like this-that outlines the changes to come-and while it has some riled up-others are simply saying it's no big deal... deal... 3 3 3 "we're asking residents, to pay, ones that want to recycle, to pay a one-time fee of twenty five dollars, and that goes toward covering part of the cost for the larger roll carts which we're also transition to in this process." among the changes--collection days will be reduced to once every two weeks-and greater greenville sanitation will no longer pickup glass for their curbside routes..."it's been a mixed bag, as an avid recycler and someone who also recycles glass it is a disappointment." but its something that chuck lagrange says was necessary-- "some customers understand that given the market conditions

reports show 4 different homes were burglarized in greenville county. on mechalhaney road in taylors, 9 electronics were stolen from a home as well as a handgun. and on bromsgrove drive in the state park road area...over 15 hunderd dollars in jewelery were e stolen from another home--deputies believe this is the man responsible. 5:01:16"a lot of times they know these folks they're able to identify these folks and get tips and leads back to the investigators on actually who they are."reports also show that at north main street and e stone avenue, deputies tried to approach tuck in a car on the first, they say he fled from the scene.galloway says without these images...4:35:01 "you relly on forensics, fingegerints things of that nature and you really don't know who commited the crime, who these individuals are."he says a homeowner can give those to investigators right on the spot. and he says watching out for your neighbors is a great way to keep the whole neighborhood a little more safe.2:15:11"it and to be watchful and to be mindful of things, we live i

now. 3 one year after a greenville county teen was gunned down..

we've been driving around the northern part of greenville county all afternoon... it's been a mix of freezing rain and snow.. we've seen several tree limbs down along the side of poinsett highway...power crews trying to fix fallen power lines ... intersections with stop lights haven't been working for a few hours...many businesses around here had to close early because of the power outage.... russell watson, fire chief, duncan chapel: "we've seen a lot of trees down power lines down people without power.some stranded motorists, but for the most papeople seem b staying fe road,a helped o a." brett "it's awesome i love it. it's kind nice to have the day off from wori'm usually ov off is pryc looking forward ... we might see an additional 2-3 inches of snow overnight...if you have to drive tonight... lookout for black ice... and be safe out there. live in travelers rest, tony cedrone... 7news what a mess in greenville county... this winter blast... knocked over trees, brought down limbs and blocked roads all over the area. these were just some of the images our camera

in greenville county... and ashley -- the red cross is sending out some reminders as colder weather moves in... 3 don't know the cause of the fires- but red cross: some ways to help keep you safe this winter winter 3 - don't leave food cooking on the stove. 3 - blow out candles- and put out fires before going to bed. bed.- do not overload outlets- and use space heaters with care. 3 cause of all fires under investigation... in greenville county- where that deadly fire happened, wade hampton fire chief: did everything they could to save her 3 3 3 they did an excellent job like i say, the first truck in attacked the fire. the second ttck in which was right behind the first truck, did the search and rescue and they actually did do cpr on the victim and had a pulse and had the scene. 3 - coroner: 51 year old barbara kern died inside home on aberdare court- cause of fire still under investigation 3 3 - another fire happened in spartanburg over the weekend- on charlie mae *campbell lane- two other fires in anderson

--today marks one year since the shooting death of a greenville county teen. teen.16 year old cobey smith was killed on the sliding creek greenway.. just behind the heritage apartments.no one has been arrested, and no suspects have been named. named.the group-- "put down the guns young people" has been working to get the word out on this case.today, they're planning to release balloons in cobey's memory.if you know anything about what happened.. you're asked to call 1-888-crime-sc. 3 a child in anderson county is recovering after a drive by shooting over the weekend. weekend.the sheriff's office says they were called out to "crooked creek court" around 11:00 saturday night.deputies say a nine year old boy was shot in the leg, but should be okay.right now, there's no word on any suspects or arrests in the case. 3 investigators say an icy road is likely to blame for a man's death in greenville county. county.the coroner says "andrew vanevera" was hit and killed while jogging along highway 14 saturday afternoon. trying to go around, when he hit an icy patch and s

in greenville county... and ashley -- the red cross is sending out some reminders as colder weather moves in... 3 don't know the cause of the fires- but red cross: some ways to help keep you safe this winter winter 3 - don't leave food cooking on the stove. 3 - blow out candles- and put out fires before going to bed. bed.- do not overload outlets- and use space heaters with care. 3 cause of all fires under investigation... in greenville county- where that deadly fire happened, wade hampton fire chief: did everything they could to save her 3 3 3 they did an excellent job like i say, the first truck in attacked the fire. the second truck in which was right behind the first truck, did the search and rescue and they actually did do cpr on the victim and had a pulse and had a heart rate before they left the scene. 3 - coroner: 51 year old barbara kern died inside home on aberdare court- cause of fire still under investigation 3 3 3 3 - another fire happened in spartanburg over the weekend- on charlie mae *campbel

up. 3 people in part of greenville county say a landfill is making life miserable.. and they want it fixed.we'll tell you what's happening later today.

geoff: just this week a greenville county couple died of -- actually, last week, a greenville county couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning. the coroner believes it e from a gas generator the couple was using in their garage. the parker fire department says carbon monoxide can come from any gas-fueled appliance in your home. the only way to detect carbon monoxide is through a detector. fire offic install more than one in your home. officials also say not to warm up your car in the garage. if you need to defrost your car, move it out of the garage first. allyson: some upstate neighbors say they're exploring their legal options as the smell from a nearby dump site gets stronger. people who live within miles of the twin chimneys landfill say the odor continues to get worse. they're c leaders and the landfill operators to do more to contain the smell. discuss the possible options. the meeting takes place tonight at 7:00 at the columbia baptist church on augusta road. geoff: an international tire maker celebrated the opening of its new home in spartanburg county. governor nikki haley at

a greenville county sch nigel: a greenville county schools administrator might be at the golden globes sunday. gabrielle: but first, he's got to win his spot on the "today" show. wyff news 4's aly myles talks to him about the odds. aly: if you've been to a greenville county school in the last four decades, chances are, you've seen don alewine. >> i'm just trying to stay calm and cool, and i trying to work. am aly: but this friday, you can see don on the "today" show. he got the call while hiking with his daughter, kristan. >> they said, is this a good time? and i said, well, i'm on the side of a mountain. and they said, we'll call back. and i said, no, no, no. this is good, this is good. aly: don will compete with two him. >> they told me i can wear whatever i want to, and i said, "one does not go to the golden globes in whatever." so i've got a nice tuxedo ready. aly: so how did don make it to the final three? a great picture, and a witty entry. >> i started out like, "make my day, matt and savannah. theres -- there's no business like show business. i'm a high kicker." and i said, "ho

greenville county.. pelham you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a lili look at...ab- tech 3 all good things must come to an end-- the farewell season of american idol kicks off tonight with a two night- special. 3 tonight and thursday night-- judges-- harry connick jr., jennifer lopez and keith urban, along with host ryan seacrest will start looking for the 15th and final american idol.this years season will also be shorter-- ending in april.there will and present, starting with winners and stars from earlier seasons - like ruben studdard, clay aiken, taylor hicks-- advising singers at early auditions.the original three judges - paula abdul, simon cowell and randy jackson - are also expected to make an appearance. it all starts tonight right here on fox carolina at 8 oclock. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 bitter cold for the morning with early temperatures in the help highs reach the low to mid 40s

greenville county animal care is waiving adoption fees for two days only!what you need to 3 we're taking you to the hardwood tonight--as the clemson tigers go up against duke at home homethe blue devils coming out strong taking a 28-16 lead midwayand ends the first half leading by by two points. points.but coming back in the second half the tigers rally-- tightening the scoreand in the final moments... moments...clemson pulls out the win 68-63--making it the *first time in 26-years that clemson has beat back to back ranked teams.and tigers fans were very excited about the win! 3 3 "it was absolutely awesome. probably the best game i could have ever come too." 3 the winning streak for the gamecocks ended tonight. undefeated gamecocks lost big to alabama.the crimson tide came out strong in the first half.and it never got any better for the gamecocks in the second half. half.they fell to alabama 73-50--making it the gamecocks first loss of the season.their record is 15-1.next game is saturday against missouri. 3 back to the grid iron--the clemson tigers say th

and in northern greenvile county in cleveland. you can see it starting to accumulate there on the ground. thanks to everyone for sending in photos and video.you can post your photos and clips to our facebook page...fox carolina news. 3 chief meteorologist kendra kent joins us now with a look at the forecast---- 3 light snow and sleet is falling for parts of the upstate, with some heavier snow in western north carolina. expect skies to no accumulations expected outside the mountains. slick roads could develop overnight with snow on the ground in the mountains. thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s for the upstate and low 40s in the mountains, thursday night rain will move in as our next big storm system approaches. it will begin as rain, then transition to freezing rain and sleet in western nc. some of that may drift south into the upstate for friday morning colder air therefore, a mix of rain, sleet and freezing rain is possible early friday, and that could make driving treacherous. there is time of things to ch

, and the suspect is in custody in greenville county. he took off, leaving officers on a chase into greenville county. wedeputies say he faces multiple charges including attempted murder. and a new federal court ruling is putting strict limits on when police officers can reach for their tasers, and many in law enforcement are worried this puts officers at risk. wyff news 4's tim waller is here. tim: in very simple terms, if the suspect is not reading at immediate safety risk, officers are not abo use tasers. -- if the suspect is not posing an immediate safety risk, officers are not able to use tasers. a person with mental health issues died after police shocked him five times with a tasegreenville police come you might remember, came underd a taser on a anderson, who try to run away on foot. now, chief ken miller says officers will have to wrestle subjects to the ground.>> rather than hands on. hands on actually results in more injuries to officers. tim: he says because of the ruling, they have revised the policy, and once the suspect is

county schools that some and secondary roads in north greenville county are still icy. they enacted this new delayed opening process for today. essentially all schools operate , on a two-hour delay. and school buildings will not open until two hours later than usual. but officials say individual road conditions vary. this is sky 4 video over greenville county of the type of roads that the school district is worried about. they say you have to decide if it's safe to take your child to school. and if you believe it's safer to stay home, then stay home but call the school to tell them. officials say an absence today will be excused and missed work may be made up. the school says ititid send a message to all greenville county parents detailing the information you need to know. we also lebanon our website, www.wyff4.com. we are live here in travelers rest. the school district also wants you to know that bus transportation will not be available for the people who live in these school a areas. the elementary schools i. gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta

we'll of course continue to followthese stories. 3 greenville county schools are back on regular schedule this morning---but, buses won't be riding down icey roads. the school district says they've notified parents in those particular areas and if they chose to keep their kids home they will be given an excused absence for today. 3 as of now, if one part of greenville county is too icey...nobody in the district goes to school--but because the district is so large how the weather affects the roads is often very different. different.that's why some parents are suggesting dividing up the areas into weather zones. but district leaders says it's not that easy.a district spokesperson told fox carolina there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to dividing up the schoolsfor one: 15 percent of students cross county lines 3 "where is the break line, because we don't have clear feeder patterns, our elementary schools don't feed into a specific middle and then a specific high school. so when you start looking at how do you make that breaka&it becomes very problematic. who should and who sh

in greenville county, 7718 outages reported. 919 in spartanburg county. nigel: in pickens county, 900 22 outages reported as well. blue ridge electric. anderson and greenville with almost 1500 in greenville. in pickens county, over 6600. if you do have an outage, there is the number to call. if you are part of blue ridge, 888-blue ridge to reported outage. gabby: we will show you video taken earlier today from one of our executive producers at the statiothis is state park road in greenville county. this wreck happened a short time ago, a scary video. at this hour, we do not know if the driver or anyone else was injured in this rack, but we do know that state troopers have worked dozens of racks since this note -- wrecks since the snow and ice. please be careful out there. nigel: from what we have seen so far, it has been mostly snow falling in the mountains. gabby: that is where we find corey davis in buncombe county. he has been there since early the ?corey: it is definitely snow, but now there is a mixture of sleet. it is bouncing off of our jackets. we

greenville county... powerball.. 3 many of us are crossing our fingers -- hoping -- just maybe -- that we will win tonight's powerball jackpot -- at least part of it.the big questions is always: where will all that money be spent. spent.and it really depends on the type of person who wins. wins.experts say depending on your personality type -- people will have different the money. they say if someone with a wild streak were to win -- that money could be wasted away somewhere like vegas..or if you like to travel, that money could be spread across the world.philanthropists are obviously most likely to donate to charity.and if you're responsible-- you're more likely to save and pay off student loans and other debt. 3 sunny &; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the traffic center. 3

up. 3 a greenville county deputy still has a long road to the job.but he's taking a big

greenville county snow days! some parents suggest dividing up towns into weather zones.. to decide when kids should head back to school!tonight - 3 and chief meteorologist kendra kent is putting together your seven day forecastshe'll tell you what you can expect..in the week to come. come. 3 3 it's back to school in greenville county- but, buses won't be heading down icey roads-if your kids route is effected then you've been notified-once again, the school district says it's up to parents decide if they're sending their kids to school 3 tonight fox carolina investigates 3 many greenville county parents are divided as to when the district should send kids back to school after snow and icy weather hit.some parents suggests dividing up towns into weather zones. 3 but the district says it's not as easy as people think. talked with district officials and a few parents-shale- 3 cody and diana -i heard from many parents tonight who say they are grateful the district is thinking about their children's safety. but when weher patterns hit the upstate differntly, some schools are im

the greenville county animal care is giving away free kit tens and cats. they're waiving the adoption fee. all of them spayed and neutered. >>> tomorrow rain is on the way and over the week answered few we've learned deputies in greenville county are hunting for a possible armed robbery suspect around belvue road and highway 25 in travelers rest. >>> we've learned deputy recess hunting for a possible armed robbery suspect. they got a call a little while ago about a suspicious vehicle in the area. they found an abandoned car and it turns out she was stolen last night. >>> we are live at 5 with some sports news. spartanburg is losing its loan entry. the team owner says the move puts the team close tore its part percent and suppliers. the team finished 38th out of 51 in owner points last season. >>> the ncaa also announced a change that may impact the college landscape. >>> i think this is a huge story that's going to continue to unfold. be the story that keeps giving. yesterday at the convention they got rid of a rule that had been in place in football you h

call 23-crime. 3 3 covering our counties this morning--greenville county deputies say they've tracked down a killer. killer.marqual griffin is now behind bars on a murder charge. he's accused in the shooting death of nathan crouch. crouch.crouch was shot and killed at his home on perry road december 27th.deputies say the two men were fighting. griffin is being held on no bond. leaders at a-b tech community college say an asheville man is in trouble with the law after exposing himself on campus. campus.we're told michael murphy was arrested on the a-b tech campus tuesday morning. they say he was found without his pants on.according to reports -- this is not the first time murphy has faced these kind of charges.school officials sent us articles that say murphy did the same thing in 20-13 at the children's activity center monkey joe's in raleigh. 3 a greenville county thief is on the run this morning after he was caught on camera smashing into a gas station. station.this is video released by simpsonville police of the spinx station on west georgia road late last month.reports show he thi

we'll of course continue to followthese stories. 3 greenville county schools are back on regular schedule this morning---but, buses won't be riding down icey roads. the school district says they've notified parents in those particular areas and if they chose to keep their kids home they will be given an excused absence for today. 3 as of now, if one part of greenville county is too icey...nobody in the district goes to school--but because the district is so large how the weather affects the roads is often very different. different.that's why some parents are suggesting dividing up the areas into weather zones. but district leaders says it's not that easy.a district spokesperson told fox carolina there are a lot of factors to consider when it comes to dividing up the schoolsfor one: 15 percent of students cross county lines to get to their school. 3 3 "where is the break line, because we don't have clear feeder patterns, our elementary schools don't feed then a specific high school. so when you start looking at how do you make that breaka&it becomes very problematic. who should and who sho

3 3 covering our counties--the greenville county coroner says an elderly couple died while trying to stay warm during this weekend's winter storm. storm.we're told the bodies of robert and ruby bell were found in their home on mountain brook trail on saturday.the coroner says their power had gone out on friday.. and they were using a generator in their garage. investigators say the couple died of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.we're told the bells had been married over 67 years. 3 we are working to learn more information about a standoff in anderson county. county.it happened in n e northlake community yesterday around four oclock.all we were told is that there was someone barricaded inside the home and that person was eventually taken into custody.no other information was released. 3 over the cardinals has them as favorites in the super bowl. before the nfc title e me ended sunday, bookies in vegas were setting the super bowl odds.several betting sites have the panthers as a 4 and a half point favorite over denver.the panthers have only been to one super bowl in their teams hi

greenville county.. quick trip location... powerball... 1- point-five billion dollars and could grow before tonight's drawing 3 the nfl is headed back to los angeles after more than two decades away. away.but its not good news for fans in st. louis. louis.nfl owners voted 30 to 2 tuesday night to approve the rams moving from saint louis to inglewood which is just outside l-a.the deal also gges the san diego chargers a new stadium set to be complete in 20-19.if the chargers opt out--the same proposal will be made to the raiders.the rams played in l-a from 1946 to 1994 making the playoffs 21 times and winning one championship in 1951.the move will be made for the 20- 16 season.the team will play at the l-a colisuem until 3 now to weather with nicole 3 sunny &; cold today, with highs reaching 48 in the upstate and 39 in the mountains. a light breeze will stick around. tonight stays clear and cold with lows in the 20s. thursday brings another round of sunshine, before rain returns on friday. 3 ((weather hit)) 3 chris is in the tra

call 23-crime. 3 3 covering our counties this morning--greenville county deputies say they've tracked down a killer. killer.marqual griffin is now behind bars on a murder charge. he's accused in the shooting death of nathan crouch. crouch.crouch was shot and killed at his home on perry road december 27th.deppies say the two men were fighting. griffin is being held on no bond. 3 in buncombe county-school leaders at a-b tech community college say an asheville man is in trouble with the law after exposing himself on campus. murphy was arrested on the a-b tech campus tuesday morning. they say he was found without his pants on.according to reports -- this is not the first time murphy has faced these kind of charges.school officials sent us articles that say murphy did the same thing in 20-13 at the children's activity center monkey joe's in raleigh. 3 a greenville county thief is on the run this morning after he was caught on camera smashing into a gas station. station.this is video released by simpsonville police of the spinx station on west georgia road late last month.reports show the t

according to duke energy, in greenville county, about 1997 outages. blue ridge electric is reporting 617 outages. most of those in the pickens county area. duke energy says greenville county is one of the hardest hit areas inthe company has doubled manpower efforts, pulling crews from to help repair the lines. as crews work to restore the power, others are trying to keep the roads clear. sky4 video over greenville county shows what the crews had to deal with. a lot of ice on the road, which then turned to flslush. crews were out yesterday trying to preatreat roads to prevent black ice, but there are some slick spots there. d.o.t. says greenville county interstates are clear, but be ready, because some areas w some re-freezing overnight. in travelers rest on mcgowan , road, the ice and snow brought down an entire carport, heavily damaging the two c underneath. diane hagan says it happened around 1:00 on saturday, and the white camaro is a total loss, through my family to my son. i bought it from him. it has been my getaway car. i loved that car. myra:

outages are in greenville county, with more than 900 people. there is about 100 people without power in buncombe county, more than 600 outages with blue ridge, and most of those are in pickens county. duke power says greenville county has some of the hardest hit areas in all of south carolina, and the company has doubled its manpower efforts by pulling crews from different parts of the nation. as crews work to restore the power, others are tryi the roads clear. this is sky 4 video from over greenville county saturday before the thaw started, before all of that ice on the roads turned to slush on many of the major highways. as it stands now, dot says greenville county interstates are clear, but be ready, because some areas saw some re-freezing overnight. so, the sand and salt trucks were sent out yesterday to pre-treating the roads to prevent black ice. the dot says there areas they treated were in mountainous regions. roads are 75% clear at this time. and getting around parts of western north carolina wasn't easy, depending on where drivers wer

--in greenville county--police say footprints in the snow led to a man's arrest. arrest.leo brannon is in jail this morning charged with breaking into a car. car.they say a homeowner called 9-1-1 after she saw brannon trying to break into her car along parkins mill road.officers say his foot printsled them to four other driveways--and eventually to him...at the bojangles on laurens road. 3 pickens county school district leaders are working to figure out how to save money but make necessary upgrades needed at a local elementary school. elementary parent-teacher- organization and others urged the school board not to close the small school at monday's meeting.some board members believe consolidating some schools may be the best option... when it comes to the district's bottom line.hagood students could potentially go to three other elementary schools in the county.right now... many families say they will keep pushing... for what's best for their kids. 3 we have a lot of work ahead of us but we do not have much time. the administrative staff, they have got to know, th

in greenville county, look at there. it's eroding a ay. 27 , pleasantburg, just north of greenville. we've got rain, but now changing to freezing rain. this is going to be a significant ice storm back up a major snow to remember for the north carolina mountains, and we're still seeing snow and ice back toward the pickens and akoni county area. i'll continue to keep you posted. allyson: just in right now, i-40 eastbound, near newtown road, a disabled tractor-trailer blocking the road. eastbound lanes are closed there in hayes county. geoff: and let's get to asheville, where corey davis is bringing us the latest conditions from there. corey? corey: definitely, we have been trying to battle this winter storm, and we haven't really been winning this battle. the weather has been fairly unfor giving at the moment. it closed up a little bit. the wind isn't as strong as it was even a few minutes ago, 10 minutes ago, starting to pick up actually right now. i want to show you some of the conditions out here. it's pretty beat in so

stephanie trotter has the story from greenville county. stephanie: dozens of scenes that have come down on power and homes. greenville county has the hardest-hit areas and they range from the top of the counun to the bottom. duke energy has doubled its manpower efforts by pulling in crews like this from florida. the linemen say some jobs are quick, others take all day. >> broken poles take longer than pulling off wires. we brian griese in crews to get the work done as quickly as we can. >> after 24 hours without power, this woman has resorted to reading by candlelight and gas logs to stay warm. >> i've had enough. i've never seen anything like it. i t understand what they're doing. stephanie: inspectors say it's not as easy as it looks. before crews can touch any a safety briefing and then work on lines. folks are learning to adapt. >> if it gets to be a couple days you worry about how am i going to recharge my phone and things like that. >> duke energy officials say this should not drag out as long as last year's storm. they think they wi

greenville county is close to 540. pickens county just over 1900. bit bigger, particular in greenville county. right around 850 in swain county right now. we have coverage here this morning as we continue to take you out the upstate and western north carolina. allyson: corey davis is in asheville. mike mccormick is in spartanburg. geoff: let's get the latest on the conditions outside with pamela: good morning. we are so lucky that the power numbers are as low as they hathe weather having a lot to do with that. we cold -- we cooled down fast enough that there was not an extended. of ice. snowing and slippery on the dock. our skycam show you what is going on. we have some news coming from that this morning finally, the snow is wrapping up. this is the last big batch coming through. and pickens county, and many other areas have received several inches. more snow and easily this morning. we been hearing from you on facebook as well about that.we will have these new totals throughout the day today at the numbers continue to come in. we watch a batch of s

hundreds of greenville county nigel: hundreds of greenville county students got the chance to meet and watch some of their local role models today. gabrielle: wyff news 4's aly education day. aly: it's not every day t to hang out in timmons arena with furman's elite athletes. >> i wonder how they get all the talent here, and abilities. aly: nor do 830 kids usually ask for your autograph. >> just to know that we're role models, and they look up to us, that, like, makes us happy, and we're happy to make their day. aly: but this education day isn't just about the posters, the photos, the autographs. this is about teaching kids to work hard. >> any time you can show young ladies and young men college, and pursuing dreams, and athletics, and also show they'll have careers and meet a lot of people and career goals, anytime we can display that at furman, or anywhere, it's great for the younger generation. aly: it's the chance to give advice these players wanted to know when they were that age. >> work hard on and off the field, in the classroom, and just really be dedicated to whataly: and th

he took off leading officers on a chase into greenville county. greenville county deputies took over, and arrested the man on pendleton road funeral home. at one point a patrol car was struck but the deputy driving is o.k. geoff: preparations for super bowl 50 are underway for the carolina panthers. quarterback cam newton is even more in the spotlight this morning after what he said yesterday in charlotte. he was asked at a press conference why he thinks h lightning rod for criticism despite his success. >> they talk about maturity with me, they talk about skill set with this team, nobody has changed. this is the same team that was nothing has changed. the only thing that's changed is we're winning and i've said it since day one, i am an african-american quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven't seen nothing that they can to. geoff: newton not one to shy away from how he feels having fun on the football field. he has a chance to submit his legacy in nfl history in super bowl 50 in 10 days. allyson: after all that snow and ice

myra: sommerset golf course in greenville county. geoff: how did that happen? here is the revealing shot right here. announcer: you're watching live,

myra: wyff news 4's aly myles joins us live from greenville county. aly, what are you seeing out there? aly: not a whole lot of stuff left from our storm over the weekend, but enough where the schools do not want to take any chances getting students to and from sitems like this, the snow, the ice, the black ice, slick spots here. we are here on the swamp rabbit trail currently in downtown tr. this is not the only place you will see it. you will see it on roads in downtown greenville. cancel. take a look at this video from sky4 the other day. yesterday's warmer weather helped melt a lot of what we got friday and saturday, but there are still slick patches here in the upstate. if you did not happen to catch the closings and delays, you can take a look at our website and our app as well. aly myles, wyff news 4, live in downtown traveler's rest. myra: officials say icy roads are to blame for some crashes in this area over the weekend. a viewer sent us these photos on u local of a three-vehicle crash in spartanburg county. this crash happened sunday gatewa

southern greenville county, union county, and laurens county . in spartanburg, you can see snow on the ground. we have heavy snow in asheville at 29 degrees. skycam 2 is too dark to see. 36 degrees in the clemson and anderson area. received rainfall. model is right where it should be. and verifies what is happening on the radar here as we go into the rest of the day. the model shows that rain and icy mix, or that snow and icy mix, will creep south. it is continuing to push south and we will see that spread he heaviest of the frozen makes -- the heaviest of the frozen mix will occur around 1:00. it starts to slacken up after that. it will not and, but it will be later. you can see that as far south as anderson on this model. during the evening though, cold air rushes in. you can see heavy snowfall across much of the area by 8:00 tonight. that will continue into the overnight hours. we are expecting 1/4 - 1/2 inches of ice along the i-85. we are expecting 5-12 inches of snow in the mountains. >> anything to get them reading and they are always curi

myra: while flying over greenville county saturday sky 4 found some children out enjoying the snow. they were out sledding and trying to make the most of it some children will have today to enjoy what's left of the snow. for others its back to class. make sure you pay attention to the closings and delays at the bottom of the screen. geoff: looks like a lot of fun there. gas prices at a record low. but the price break could be short lived. what could cause prices to rise. dale: cold and icy in spots this morning. of the week will go in a f dale: it is 4:47. good morning as we look out from our shots a green ridgeview. thisjust find on the major roads. it is the secondary roads, especially as you get into the higher parts of oconee, pins, greenville, spartanburg were a lot of snow festill a good bit on the ground. those secondary roots of gotten crunchy no new precipitation expected today. let's look at some of those snow totals. they were all over the place south of i-85, none. north of i-85, pretty good. spartanburg, 70 -- 7.5 inches. asheville, 13.5. mount mitchell, 19 inches. it d

geoff: united way of greenville county held a big cele the td convention center. they are celebrating a big number. than $16.7 million. and, more than 1100 volunteers and supporters came to celebrate. the awards ceremony is to thank the greenville county companies and organizations that raised money for the united way in 2015. >> we are working hard this week to have a good week of practice. we have a tremendous challenge in front of us. geoff: when peyton manning runs onto the field, he will ultimately be trying to for touchdown passes to a player who was always looked up to brad fralick has that story. brad: josh norman was asked possible times about facing peyton manning in the super bowl. norman actually said it himself. he called peyton man "the sheriff" and said he was his idol growing up. colts. he got chill bumps just talking about playing against the sheriff in super bowl 50. >> all of those guys, the offense they had back in the day. i was playing the game. this is the guy we are facing, man. this is my first time in the super bowl and this is prod time.

nigel: the savannah suites hotel in greenville county is back open. a manager there says it was only closed for 4 or 5 days. as you may remember, the building was condemned last december. today, a spokesperson with greenville county says the fire alarm and sprinkler system were inspected. he says the condemnation was lifted, and the building was able to operate as a business again. many rooms inside were found to be cleaned and repaired, passing inspection. to the weather now. take a live look outside it greenville through our hilton sky cam. yesterday at this time, traffic was at a standstill. cars are moving along. gabrielle: pleasant temperatures. john cessarich joins us. milder compared to earlier this week? john: absolutely. look at these temperatures. warmed up into the 60's, above average, above where i thought. i am not complaining. it is nice to get a quick warm-up with light winds. we got clouds coming in quickly from the west. the rain will follow, but not until after midnight. if you are headed out this evening, don't expect precipitation.

senator karl allen of greenville said the greenville county sheriff's office and the state help in the investigation. >> south carolina does not plan to stand for vandalism of god's house. aly: he says state officials will get involved if the vandalism continues. aly myles wyff news 4 live in simpsonville. allyson: thank you. a man charged in the death of two others has died while in police custody. albert bowen stood accused of shooting former pickens high school football coach bill isaacs and dickie stewart back in september. deputies say bowen was flown out of state for a psychological evaluation. he suffered a health issue on the way back to south carolina and died yesterday. a 21-year-old man says greenville police used excessive jaquan williams says he was slammed to the ground while in handcuffs. he was under arrest on a charge of possesion of marijuana. he was the passenger of a car pulled over because of an expired tag. according to the police report, williams refused orders to sit down and was cursing at the officer. the report says williams also pushed the officer. police sa

including attemped murder. 3 a greenville county road is back open this afternoon after a portion was shut down earlier due to a crash involving a cement truck. truck.the accident happened just before 10-30 this morning on blackwell road near highway 414 in the tigerville area.the trucking company's owner tells us the truck hit low-hanging power lines...pulling them down atop the truck along with a transformer.though the driver was briefly trapped inside until power crews hurt. the owner says the power line was hanging lower than regulations require. 3 in a fox carolina follow up- more people are speaking out in southern greenville county about a *horrendous* odor they say is plaguing there community. 3 d-hec says it's coming from the twin chimneys landfill in southern greenville county.and tonight- they're expected to attend a meeting in the area to address concerns about the issue.people living in the area describe the stench as *nauseating* ... a similar one to raw sewage and vomit.we spoke with one couple this morning who says... it constantly lingers in and around their home... a

greenville county says they have had seven or eight, including rocky cross. they had malicious damage and intent to glass windows. this is the damage to one of church. windows shot out. van windows shot out. two other churches also reported window damage outside of greenville county's jurisdiction but still within simpsonville. the churchmembers we spoke to say they are forgiving but want justice. the neighbors we spoke to here say they take this threat very seriously. >> i think police really need to take this seriously and do everything they can and use all means necessary to them to bring these people to justice before doing it. aly: reed says his truck will hopefully be fixed in the next couple of days. he says he's had it for about a year. greenville county sheriff's office asks anyone with any information to call 23-crime. they are working with sled. aly myles wyff news 4 in simpsonville. geoff: thank you. our sports team is on their way to arizona to bring you pull coverage of the national championship game. and don't forget, we'll have our night befor

this is sky4 video over greenville county. they say if you believe it's safer to stay home, theny home but call the school to tell them. will be excused and missed work the school says it did send a phone message to par all of the information you need we also have it on wyff4.com for you. aly myles wyff news 4 live in travelers rest. geoff: thank you, aly. the school district t so wants transportation will not be live in these school attendance areas. the elementary schools include gateway, heritage, mountain view, skyland, slater-marietta and tigerville. the middle school areas are blue ridge and northwest middle schools. travelers rest and blue ridge high schools are the two high schools. again, this is for students who live in these attendance areas. that includes students both assigned to these school and those attending other schools on choice. allyson: after a brutal winter weekend, they say there are no reports of major road damage. greenville used a salt solution or brine on the roads instead of sand for the first time