greenville county schools will no longer give students a goose-egg on assignments!we'll tell you more about the method behind what school officials are calling a motivational tactic! simpsonville where republican presidential candidate marco rubio is taking center stage! as the presidential race heats up...candidates are flocking to south carolina ahead of the primaries! primaries! 3 3 we're back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes----we're starting to get some school delays in for tomorrow.mitchell and madison counties will be on a 2-hour delayplus another bitter cold afternoon is in store...and we won't be seeing a warm-up anytime soon! soon!that's right...by monday, we could even be talking *snow! let's check in with chief meteorologist kendra kent... 3 mostly clear skies on the way for tonight with overnight lows down to 29 in the upstate and 21 in the mountains. clouds will build in friday morning, and snow will fall few flurries will be possible across the upstate friday morning, but anything outside the mountains would be brief and light.highs

we're live in greenville county with everything you need to know. know. 3 sunny skies and cool temps today.things get really cold tonight.. followed by warmer conditions for saturday. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26.i'm ben hill. hill.and i'm lauren elise .. here with nicole papay and chris scott.thanks for joining 3 ((weather 3 hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid- 50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 time for traffic with chris.3 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 we are following breaking news out of greenville county where firefighters are cleaning up after an apartment fire.the greenville fire chief tells us the fire started about 6:30 this morning at the tara apartments on lowndes hill road.we're told the fire started in one of the units and the person who lived there was woken up by neighbors. thank

investigating.but rewa says there's no threat to the public or the environment in greenville county. county.the dye was found in water collected at the mauldin road water resource recovery facility- they believe the source is likely a colorant manufacturer. we're told the dye is no longer showing up in of the river by sunday- 3 as you decide 2016 3 hillary clinton and bernie sanders facing off tonight in milwaukee.on the same stage tonight - for their first face-to-face meeting since tables turned in the democratic primary fight. 3 both are trying to gain momentum into the next big contests - nevada and south carolina.and with the momentum swinging in the vermont senator's favor - the former secretary of state is changing her strategy heading into these next battleground states. states.the sanders-clinton contest is now playing out to a far more diverse electorate. and the battle of endorsements playing a role in that today. clinton winning key support from the political arm of the congressional black caucus.in south carolina, 55 percent of democratic voters in 2008 were african-amer

greenville.today members of the greenville county sheriff's office and greenville police department the 2016 law enforcement appreciation day luncheon.we caught up with greenville county assistant sheriff to find out more about the annual award. 3 3 3 "it's an opportunity for the club to recognize local law enforcement officers for good acts and doing a job well done and they're very kind to acknowledge that for us." us.""we practice community oriented policing and this just a real good example of it." it." 3 the officers awarded today were greenville police officer nikki hyatt...greenville county sheriff's sergeant david weiner...and f-b-i special agent byron thompson. 3 on the fox carolina money watch this afternoon... 3 a new restaurant coming to greenville is working to fill 150 jobs! jobs!take a look at tucanos brazilian grill...it's still under construction but is expected to open its doors at magnolia park on woodruff road sometime soon.and that's why they're working to hire everything from servers to fair all week long.we caught up with the general manager today to find out more

here is a line around 8:00 with it a good thunderstorms and oconee county, pickens county and greenville between 8:00 and 9:00. a few scattered showers this afternoon but the real strong thunderstorms basically a going to be this morning. in western north are aligned, cold air coming in this evening and it changes over to snow along the tennessee order. that could impact schools tomorrow morning. should there be delays. temperatures today will go from upper 40's to 60's this afternoon. 50 in asheville will climb to low 60's for afternoon highs. that is what is going on. we will track the storm throughout the morning. geoff: thank you. the mayor in pickens county speaking out on a memorial causing controversy. what he says about taking it down. allyson: a live look at the roads. give yourself extra time the world a president has to grapple with. sometimes you can't even imagine. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive rection in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding be

over 450 without power in greenville county. michael: if you lose your power and your cell phone is charged, go to our mobile app. carol: you can find the forecast , closings and delays and radar. michael: other news to talk about, commitment 2016, it is the home stretch for republican candidates battling for votes. carol: tonight, donald trump held a rally for over 5000 supporters of the td convention center. >> wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with russia and other countries? wouldn't that be nice? i heard them saying this morning on television, how dare they want, donald trump wants to work with russia to get rid of isis. missiles are $1 million a pop. michael: south carolina voters head to the polls on saturday. supporters in monday's rally says trump has their back when it comes to god and guns. other voters said he will help the economy and defeat isis. carol: senator cruz did not hold back. he questioned trumps conservative credentials. he also talked more about the future of the supreme court on the campaign

greenville county schools will be on a two hour delay...that's the only upstate announcement so far. the delays and closings for other parts of our area are scrolling at the bottom of your screen right now. now.we want to check with chief meteorologist kendra kent... to see if roads are expected to improve overnight...or get even worse. kendra it is dangerous out there tonight...but we understand the ice will not be in our area long, right? 3 freezing rain and fog will continue for the upstate along through midnight. heavy rain will push in late night, bringing with is warmer temperatures. it should be above freezing in most areas by late tonight, leading to a soggy morning commute. roads will be wet but not icy to start tuesday. rain will become heavy into monday night. expect around an inch of rain overnight, with locally higher amounts. we might even hear some thunder south of i85. any ice issues should be washed away by heavy rainfall.tuesday will bring clearing skies, but the mountains will see some wrap around snow near the tennessee border through late tuesday. by wednesday th

greenville county- had -4- officer involved shootings, spartanburg county 4- oconee county one.. and anderson county one. 3 spartanburg police follow what's called a response to resistencepolicy. depending on the situation...investigators are expected to go through a seriesof commands which include warnings, persuasion hand control or pepper spray before using deadly force.cody 3 this morning- diners at tommy's ham house got a surprise visitor during breakfast. breakfast.g-o-p presidential candidate and front-runner donald trump munched on bacon and eggs... and tommy's famous home-made sausage.he paused for pictures, shook hands, and signed autographs with many of his supporters- a lot of whom were surprised to see the candidate at tommy's! trump says he enjoyed his visit to the iconic eatery... and had this to say about his experience. 3 3 3 "these are just great people- also great food. this is serious food. had a great relationship for a long time with the people from south carolina and it's uh- i love being here. going to be here for a long time." 3 tommy- the owner of the fa

greenville county 3 eight years after a greenville county teacher had an idea for a children's book, it's finally going to hit shelves. shelves.pamela bowers has been teaching more than three decades.she says her idea for the book came from the beaches of charleston.the book's main character is "al b tross" - a seabird who learns an important life lesson - that there is no place like home. bowers says the process also taught *her an important lesson. 3 3 ) ("i just think if you really love to write, you need to follow through on it, because like i said everyone is a writer if you really think you'd like to do this i think you should - i think everyone should follow your dream because anything is possible if you try" 3 we're told the illustrations were done by a student at was in 8th grade at the time - and is now a junior in high school.the book officially comes out tomorrow. 3 an 11 year old is giving pop super star "adele" a run for her money with her latest hit "hello". "hello".'hello from the outside, at least i can say that tried, to tell you i'm sorry for breaking your heart.'

we have one or two spots in south carolina in pickens county and greenville county. but this is basically going to be a north carolina event. some of the higher mountaintops could see 1-3 inches, making for slippery driving. in the upstate, there will just be an isolated flurry or two this morning. 33 in greenville and 32 in spartanburg. what he nine in asheville and -- 29 in asheville and 25 in boone. brevard, 31. temperatures are cold enough for some of that snowd to stick. -- for some of that snow to stick. tomorrow we could see 15-30 45 is the high and 30 is the high sunday. the upstate will just have 34 for the high. then, we have a 70%-80% chance of a wintry mix on monday. that will be during the early hours. that will change over to rain later in the day. the mountains could see someone going snow monday morning. tuesday morning we could see a little bit of a wintry mix early on. by the middle of next week, we have above normal temperatures. we will be pushing 60 degrees by thursday. geoff: a groundbreaking on a new memorial in spartanburg county. if you're do

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

greenville county moving it's games till tomorrow due to issues with all the winter weather... we'll stay on top of who's playing when and where at fox-carolina-dot-com... dot-com...college hoops action now... mike young and the terriers meanwhile on the road at north carolina greensboro... - wofford on from long range again early on... fletcher magee... we know he can shoot the rock... then jaylen allen... the wing... how about the other wing? trey's true... -late first... alley oop to high-flying justin gordon... terriers up eight at the break...-but unc-greensboro with a hot 2nd-half start.. 11-2 out the gate and they never looked back backoutscoring wofford by 12 in the 2nd frame... terriers can't make enough of a run late... they fall by four... 65-61... 3 the gamecocks meanwhile hope to rebound from their blowout loss to kentucky over the weekend... snapped a 13-game colonial life arena... now frank martin and company head to mizzou tommorow night... a team they beat by nine last month.. this go-round becomes a bigger s-e-c showdown for s-c as they creep closer to tourney

here in powdersville in anderson county at the intersection of highways 81 and 153.the greenville county sheriff's office says deputies tried to serve warrants on dexter reeves- we're told he sped off--and they pursued him. deputies say reeves then crashed and killed another driver. driver.that driver - stephen burnett of easley - was on his neighbor nearby who was sad an innocent life was taken. 3 3 anytime i hear about a wreck here...unfortuneately we live in this kind of society today..i wish we could motivate people to be better citizens" citizens"burnett's death is being ruled a homicide...we learned - dexter reeves has outstanding warrants ranging from domestic violence to unlawful neglect of a child.he is now in jail in greenville county. 3 3 covering our counties. in spartanburg county- we are expected to learn more information today about a man who died after falling at the b-m-w plant in greer. greer.the coroner says-- ronnie hall was a contractor from north carolina. the coroner says hall was hurt in the fall earlier this week and died at the hospital on thursday.the cause and

board of county at the at...greenville live look at...greenville county at the board of elections... live with more.. 3 a nine year old boy in georgia has a new pair of sneakers thanks to a group o osheriff's deputies. deputies.according to local media, "adam flowers" was bullied for his old sneakers that were falling apart.his grandmother says she called the police when a teen attacked her grandson.when the deputies came out, they warned the teen and saw the sneakers. a few hours later they came back to flowers apartment with a brand new pair of nike's. 3 american idol is down to just seven-contestants.and they are getting some help from stars from previous seasons. seasons. 3 3 'get it all yea, well i'm going home to the place where i belong ' 3 carolinas own- "lee jean" and season five contestant chris daughtry teamed up last night. they rocked out to "home" that daughtry helped make famous.. the judges were impressed and 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s.

we're live in greenville county with everything you need to know. know.sparks fly in the lone star state...things got very heated during last night's gop debate in texas.coming up, hear how the candidates took aim at donald trump.. and how he fired back.. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26.i'm lauren elise.... 3 and i'm ben hill.. here with nicole papay and chris scott. thanks for joining us on the morning news. 3 friday will be sunny and cool sunny 3 friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate and mid-40s in the mountains. temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid- 50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris with traffic. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3

let your eyes decide. 3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...greenville county.. white horse road.. mm 44 it's raning. flas flood warning.. wind advisory in effect.. 3 a private rocket company is planning a launch in florida later today. today.space-x reps say their rocket is scheduled to launch just before 7:00 from cape canaveral air force station. the falcon 9 rocket is carrying the heaviest satelite it's ever attempted to carry. spacex is working to recover from a failed launch last summer.today's launch will use an upgraded rocket.the rocket is set to land on an ocean platform about 400 miles off the florida coast. taking credit for a buzzer beater from about 80 feet out. out. 3 3 3 : "i drew that up at the time-out. i said 'hey listen, when we get the rebound make a three from about 85-feet and we'll be good'". good'".3 that's the head coach of the vanderbilt's mens basketball team.he's talking about a shot that his player "josh henderson" sank as time expired in the first half. henderson didn't even jump to nail the shot on tuesday.the commodores used that

now.fox carolina's sharon johnson joins us live in greenville county...where you storm..sharon - how are people coping with no power? 3 trying to stay in a home without power is difficult.not only are they in the dark at night - but that's also when its the coldest.so - people went searching for kerosene heaters and motels to stay warm.3 3 3 3 fierce and powerful winds caused a large limb to break off this tree.its branches crashed straight through this laurens county home. home.(55227) 9:54:23 "landed on top of my house. we had a big limb that went through the house and made two big holes- probably one six by ten, one six by six."the branch knocked out power and shorted the arcing, smoking and melting.a tarp covers the damage.but - his home is unlivable.((sot jerry))(21004) 10:08:35 "there are a couple of joices and beams that are broke, just like this one right here its broke and that one right here is broke and i got holes all in my roof."in greenville - neighbors on this street didn't have too much wind damage. but some have been without power since wednesday morning. morning.7:2

--a greenville county home invasion is under investigation this morning. morning.deputies say a man and woman broke into a home on nash mill road around 10:30 sunday night.they say the suspects robbed the homeowners at gun point then took off in their car.thankfully no one was hurt but so far no arrests have been made.if you know anything about the robbery, call the sheriff's office. three people and leading authorities on a chase is due back in court this morning. morning.pierre griffin faces three counts of murder, along with other charges. charges.back in october.. asheville police say griffin killed alexandra king and tatianna diz.. then dumped their bodies in the french broad river. river.the same night.. police say he went to the pisgah view apartments, where he shot and killed uhon johnson. johnson.investigators say he took off in johnson's car.. leading them on a chase into polk county.griffin was injured in a shootout on i-26. he is due in court at 9:00 this morning.we'll be there and let you know what happens. 3 a man accused in a double shooting

greenville county 3 but first let's take a look at last night's winning lottery numbers. numbers. 3 3 good morning, i'm cody alcorn. and i'm diana watson.tonight ten...a fox carolina investigation.an upstate sheriff has declared war on meth...and is giving fox carolina an exclusive inside county.see how they're trying to clean the streets, cut down on crime and reach out to kids about the dangers of drugs we'll see you tonight at ten and first at four with weather 3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...pelham road 3 a rare group is celebrating their birthday today and businesses are doing their part to help out. out.if you have a birthday today, you can get a few freebies.olive garden is offering free mini-desserts. pizza hut is giving you a free one-topping personal pan pizza. great american cookie is giving away a cookie cake. you'll have to show your i-d to redeem any of the free offers.krispy kreme is offering a deal for everybody to get a dozen donuts for just 2-29. 3 hollywood is still all abuzz after the academy awards and one of the biggest stories of the n

look at...greenville county.. pelham rd.you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning (vo) shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood... all with worry-free ownership. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...usc upstate two virginia tech students -- are now **locked up** and charged with the death of a 13-year-old girl.. who disappeared from her home last week. 3 18-year old "david eisenhauer" is being held on one count of first degree murder.19-year old "natalie keepers" is the fact. abducted 13-year-old nicole lovell--and then killed her. investigators say keepers then dumped the teen's body.search crews later found lovell's body along the north carolina-virginia border. the victim did know each other. but they didn't not go into details. 3 have you ever wanted to go behind the scenes of a police department and see what it i

governor nikki haley will be there. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county... windy still this morning.... you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... 3 welcome back to the morning news on fox carolina--we're taking a live look at...clemson 3 after years of just "liking" posts, pictures, and comments -- facebook users can now better express how they feel about their friend's posts. zukerberg announced the launch of a new option called "reactions" on wednesday.the feature is an expansion of the "like" button.users can now choose between five new emoticons expressing anger, , love, laughter and other emotions.to activate the new feature -- hold down the like button and the new options should appear. 3 now to weather with nicole 3 expect sunny, breezy thursday with highs in the mid-40s to low 50s. light tennessee border snow lingers. tonight stays clear and cold with lows

support.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live at greenville county square with more details on the race-ashley? 3 nationally: clinton sanders race a lot closer than it looks here in sc...where avg. polls show clinton with a 21 point lead lead- most recent clemson university palmetto poll- 64% of likely voters: clinton- 14% for sanders- 22% undecided 3 - while absentee voters cast ballot, candidates stumping around state*both* hillary clinton and bernie sanders make stops in:- orangeburg and columbia- the two are attending *get out the vote* rallys in both cities- dr. events in charleston today- all the info for these events on fox carolina dot com can't vote if you voted last week- absentee voting today: 8 to 5pm 5pm 3 the candidates have been reaching out to voters in south carolina all week in anticipation of saturday's primary.hillary clinton's husband and former president bill clinton was in both greenville and spartanburg supporting hillary.he said there are many issues in the state hillary would fix if she's elected.clinton touched on the deadly shootings in charleston from last summer.

according to charlie boseman with the anderson county coroner's office, the greenville county sheriff's office was chasing a car, when it hit a pickup. the driver of this white truck was pronounced dead at the scene. boseman said the driver was a man from easley, and was hit by this car as it was trying to turn onto highway 81. reeves was taken to greenville memorial hospital. no word yet on the extent of his injuries. >> we were told that it might be a chase, but we cannot confirm that. we have the greenville internal affairs officer here now, doing an investigation. we also have a team coming in to do a reconstruction here. one victim is deceased, one went to the hospital. allyson: boseman says the greenville county deputy refused to talk to the coroner or highway patrol until the affairs officials arrived. allyson powell, wyff news 4, in powdersville. gabrielle: right now, people in powdersville say they are shaken up and want to know more details about the chase. corey davis is live and local at the scene on highway 81 and highway 153. corey? corey: right now, greenville county depu

this morning in greenville county. a boy scout's back home safe after spending nearly a day alone in frigid temperatures covered up in leaves to stay warm. geoff: what really here -- relief here. wyff news 4's aly myles joins us from jones gap state park with more. aly: luckily a positive outcome in this story. we barely have any cell signal, making it tough to call for help if necessary. so imagine getting separated from a group and dealing with rough terrain. that's what happened to 12-year-old john quay here saturday afternoon. officials say he was alone for roughly 18 hours. he was found sunday on old camp creek road hungry, cold, and in wet clothes. we're told john crossed creeks and went through some rough terrain in below freezing temperatures. >> the crew that found him said he just come up and gave them a big hug like thank you. it was pretty overwhelming. aly: john is part of boy scout troop 210 out of powdersville. troop leaders say they teach the boys survival skills at a young age, including using the budd

greenville county deputies are searching for john quay. investigators say he was hiking with a group of boy scouts in the park. the group discovered he was missing during a head count yesterday afternoon. crews have spent the night ground and by helicopter. >> as everybody else is right now, we are all concerned about safety and our main focus is to try and find him as quickly as possible. myra: crews are also concerned about the cold overnight as they search for quay. if you see quay or can help authorities find him, you are asked to call the greenville county sheriff's office. we will continue to follow this story and bring you updates on air, online, and on the wyff 4 mobile app. turning to commitment 2016 this morning, the votes are in for south carolina and hillary clinton is the winner of the state's democratic primary. here's a look at the south carolina democratic primary results. hillary clinton took 74% of the votes. bernie sanders only got 26%. hillary clinton has now won south carolina, nevada, and iowa, while bernie sanders to

we begin with a developing story out of greenville county. rescue crews have spent the night searching for a missing 12-year-old boy in jones gap state park. deputies are searching for john quay, investigators say he was hiking with a group of boy scouts in the park, the group discovered he was missing during a headcount. that was yesterday afternoon. crews have spent the night searching for the boy on the ground and by helicopter. now we are all concerned about , safety and our main focus is , to try and find him as quickly as possible. myra: crews are also concerned about the cold overnight as they are searching. if you see quay, or can help authorities find him you are asked to call the greenville county sheriff's office. we will continue to follow this story and bring you updates on air, online and on the wyff 4 mobile app. turning to commitment 2016 this morning, the votes are in for south carolina. hillary clinton is the winner of the state's democratic primary. here's a look at the south results. hillary clinton took 74% of the vote. b

is hitting homes in greenville county. sometimes he strikes in broad daylight...kicking in -back- or even -front- doors...taking off with everything from electronics to jewelry...and he's still on the streets tonight. 3 we've heard from many people... saying they know someone who's been a victim. two of the burglaries have happened on phillips road and along batesville road.and several neighborhoods are on guard... including sugar creek, canebrake, thornblade, and boiling springs estates. estates.fox carolina's shale remien talked with neighbors and deputies... on this rash look out for! 3 cody and diana- very concering tonight that a burgular has been walking into vacant homes and stealing anything that seems to be of value. i spoke to a greer woman over the phone. she didn't want to speak on camera but told me she was robbed. she and her husband lost electronics, tvs...even her jewelry stolen. tonight - people on the eastside and in greer all looking out for one another. 3 3 3 a string of breakins in greenville county ..

the details, next. 3 we head to break with a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road you're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning 3 the morning news at 5:30 starts now.. now.. 3 a few flurries will be possible during morning, then skies will clear for the afternoon. mountains will see snow near tennessee most of the day. highs will reach the 40s. 40s. 3 the republican candidates will downtown greenville at the peace center ahead of the south carolina primary. i'm live with a report. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 12i'm lauren elise eliseand i'm ben hill, with traffic reporter chris scott and meteorologist nicole papay. morning news. 3 ((weather hit))flurries possible friday morning develops near tennessee in the mountains. otherwise, skies become partly cloudy with highs in the mid-40s upstate, and upper 30s in the mountains. tonight stays dry and cold in the 20s. 3 let's send it over to chris. 3*********hold****** *********hold******we're watching this in the pit crew traffic center: center: 3 you're looking li

the greenville county internal affairs officials arrived. we spoke with highway patrol and also reached out to the greenville county sheriff's office, both of them said they would release more later this afternoon. right now, as you can see, crews are still working to clean up the scene. we will continue to bring you more information on air and on our mobile app. allyson powell wyff news 4 in geoff: thank you. this afternoon, four people are facing murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a bowling ally. easley police say they found 17-year-old kejuan brown shot dead last night in the parking lot of tri-city lanes. the easley police chief says the suspects and the victim knew of each other and were having an argument on social media prior to the shooting. police believe the group met at the bowling alley to fight. after a short search, easley police said they arrested jamari fair, dennis gibbs, albert taylor, and a 15-year-oldwas -- 15-year-old was also were arrested and charged. in pickens county, one person is dead, three oth

is now behind bars in greenville county. 3 members of law enforcement.. fire departments and all first responders will be honored with a hockey game tonight.. tonight..the swamp rabbits are battling the south carolina stingrays..for heroes night.. night..fox carolina's joe gagnon is live from the well with more.. 3 3 3 swamp rabbits to recognize the accomplishments of greenville businesses large and small and recognize several of greenville's great leaders swamp rabbits will wear unique military and first responders specialty jerseysonline jersey auction following the game "touch-a-truck" event from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the corner of north st. and academy st.recognition of several local heroes for their courage in the line of duty greenville news family fun packs available 3 back to you.. 3 time for weather and traffic. traffic. 3 friday will be sunny with highs in the mid to upper 50s area-wide. tonight, lows drop into the 30s and low 40s. clouds increase this weekend, but highs return to the 60s on saturday and sunday. late sunday into monday, scatter

greenville county sheriff's shooting him. a deputy call at the home. jerry reynolds claims he was holding an unloaded rifle and wasn't given a chance to put it down before he was shot. the lawsuit claims negligence. >>> today's weather has been outstanding but rain is making a come back. >> oh, boy. let's get over to storm steam team 7 chief meteorologist christy henderson. >> fortunately this system is still far away. if you haven't had a chance to enjoy today's weather get out for a walk. we have 20 minutes of daylight left. our next system is getting organized tonight. we'll start to see more rain breaking out from kansas back into oklahoma during the course of the over night hours. then that whole system will march in our direction. in the meantime we're holding onto clear skies. that will allow the temperatures to drop. 71 in greenville, 68 greenwood, 62 in asheville. we topped out at 73 degrees at gsp. it felt like spring. clear morning before the clouds start to move on into the picture. we'll start our day in the lowe

myra: we now go to greenville county, where crews have spent the night looking for a boy. deputies are looking for john quay. crews have spent all night searching the ground, and also using a helicopter. >> our main focus is to fight him as soon as possible. myra: crews are out of course if you see quay, or can help authorities find him you are asked to call the greenville county sheriff's office. we will continue to follow this story and bring you updates on air, online and on the wyff 4 mobile app. turning to commitment 2016 this morning, the votes are in for south carolina, and hillary clinton is the winner of the democratic primary. here's a look at the south carolina democratic primary results. hillary clinton took in 74% of the vote. bernie sanders, 26%. willie wilson, less than 1%. hillary clinton has now won south carolina, nevada, and iowa. bernie sanders took new hampshire. >> we've now gone through four early states and i want to congratulate senator sanders on running a great race, and, tomorrow this campaign goes national. i congratulate secretary clinton -- b

- two of the new hires would patrol southern greenville county. diana? this inevestigation - what are deputies looking for? for?fingerprints and eye witnesses may help deputies find whoever isbreaking into these homes.they're also on the look out to see where the stolen items turn up. 3 covering our counties at ten 3 the spartanburg county sheriff's office is asking for your help to locate a missing endangered adult. jimmy bunn was last seen leaving his house on goldmine road around 9:30 this morning. morning.his family said bunn was headed to the chesnee flee market - but never returned. bunn was also recently diagnosed with alzheimer's - -he was driving a teal green 1994 ford f250 pickup - with tag number fm59405.if you see him or have any information, you're asked to call 911 - or 3 the greenville county sheriff's office is investigating shooting at a night club. club.around 2 this morning - witnesses say two men were arguing with a security guard outside club la roka on south pleasantburg drive.emergency responders found one person had been sh

: greenville county investigators say a man suspected of taking pictures of children--is not a threat to the public. public.greenville police got a call from a mother who said she thought the man was taking her child's picture near downtown.police say they tracked the man down and discovered he works for a newspaper business and was just taking pictures of papers after they were delivered. authorities say-they verified 3 anderson county deputies are asking for your help finding a shooting suspect. suspect.this is a look at "demarcus oliver" who is wanted for a shooting on mcduffie street back in october. october.this is video of the scene you'll see only on fox. deputies say he got in a fight with someone he knew and tried to shoot him multiple times. times.when we first posted this story on our facebook page -- oliver himself actually commented - saying "i'm outta here".we have since forwarded that information to authorities.contact the sheriff's office - or crime stoppers at 1-888-crime-sc if you know anything. 3 organizers of a greenville county community center a asking for your h

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

: in greenville county -- deputies say they're looking two suspects involved in a home invasion. 3 deputies say a man and a woman broke into the home on "nash mill road" sunday night. they say the suspects **robbed the home at gun point before leaving ina car. nobody was hurt. 3 also in greenville county:a boy scout is safe at home this morning after he went missing on a hiking trip,12 year old "john quay" spent the entire night alone in jones gap state park after he went missing while with his troop on saturday. saturday.deputies say his boy scout group did a head count around 430 and thats when they realized he was missing. quay wasnt found until sunday afternoon when a family that lives in the area spotted him 3 the committee chairman of the boy scout troop says it was the survival skills they teach the scouts that might have helped quay survive all night in the cold weather. 3 3 3 "we teach each other, if you happen to get separated. stay where you are, especially when the sun goes down. we teach them how to make shelter, we teach him how to start a fire." fire."john quay's troop is bas

a greenville county school bus was involved in a crash this morning. school officals say there were nine students from fork shoals elementary school on the bus when it got rear-ended on higway 25 near clark road. no students were injured in the crash, but the bus driver was transported by ems to be checked out, andndhe driver of the car was injured and airlifted to the hospital. their injuries are unkown at this time. cathy williams lives on highway second accident there this week. she says this one was serious. >> i called a neighbor of ours and she told me they were getting ready to airlift the victim, and all i could think about, dear lord, please just let this person be ok, and i did watch them put them in the helicopter so i did get to see that. and i'm just praying they will be ok. geoff: williams says the car had gone underneath the back of the bus. she said she believes the car was going too fast. turning now to commitment 2016, it's the last-minute scramble in south carolina for candidates to get your vote. the gop presidential candidates alto

greenville county leading the state with 10 deaths. spartanburg county 8. anderson county has 7 traffic fatalities so far this year. >>> two people are in the hospital after a car crashed down an embankment this morning in powdersville. it happened around 9:00 on highway 153. troopers say one of them injured so badly they had to be air lifted to the hospital. >>> it's amazing this crash didn't kill anybody. it's on the right of your screen. did you see that with the speeding truck that just pushes it into a concrete barrier. four people had to be taken to the hospital. their injuries are problem. the driver said he doesn't know how he lost control. >>> a north carolina couple is dead after a truck slammed into their home last night. the vehicle hit a propane tank and there was an explosion. the husband and wife were rushed to the hospital but both died there early this morning. there was no charges against the driver. >>> a 5-year-old girl is being treated for severe injuries. fire destroyed part of her family's home last night. here's a live look at that h

numbers. 3 3 at four 3 welcome back--we're taking a live look at...greenville county... white horse seseng some wet road.. 3 beyonce is coming to north carolina in may and unlike some other cities -- she won't be facing a boycott from the raleigh police union. union.her formation world tour stops by raleigh on may third. the raleigh police union announced they will not boycott the singer in response to her super bowl half time act and new video.unions across the nation have called for officers to boycott her music and are urging them not to work security at her shows. many believe her act contains 3 denny hamlin is looking to follow up his big daytona win with a victory in atlanta on sunday but it won't be easy. easy.the last time a nascar driver won the daytona 500 then followed it with a win the next sunday was matt kenseth in 2009.drivers will also be dealing with differant style cars in atlanta than daytona.hamlin will face stiff competition from kevin harvick who's always done well there. you can catch that race right here on fox carolina at 1:00. 3 now to weather a

staying in greenville county-- a man remains in custody this afternoon following a deadly shooting at an apartment complex in taylors. taylors.the sheriff's office says they were called to the serenity apartments on edwards road...around 6:30 saturday night.that's where they found anquan gambrell in the breezeway of building 21 with a gunshot wound....and he later died at g-h-s.... g-h-s....investigators say he was shot by this man...tamajio leaks following a fight at the victim's mother's apartment. leaks was arrested yesterday afternoon--he is charged murder and being held with no bond. 3 and the greenville county sheriff's office is also investigating an early morning shooting...near this nightclub...."la roka" located on south pleasantburg drive. they say it happened around 2 this morning...a witness near the scene said two men were in person was found with a gunshot wound.but no word this afternoon on that person's condition or if any arrests have been made. 3 in spartanburg county...woodruf f police are trying to track a down a suspect...after a man was found gunned down over th

. >> this follows an hour's long manhunt in greenville county. three schools had to go on lock down and the alert in the area was high alert. greenville county sheriffs office is saying this began after a home burglary on oak hill drive in piidmont. that led them to woods off of white horse road six miles away which is where addie hampton is live now with more tonight. >> reporter: guys, ten minutes away you drive down the road and you will find the neighbor that actually -- [ technical difficulties ] >> we are sorry we lost addie but let us tell you more about this. the neighbor didn't want to said that the trucks across the driveway pulled in. he attempted to stop the suspects but they got away ditching a white bmw suv close to jacobs drive. greenville county deputies as well as k-9 teams looked on the ground while the chopper searched above. threeeeof the four suspects were captured. one went to the hospital because he had dog bites. there is a fourth suspect still out there somewhere tonight. deputies have not released the name of the suspect

3 as of tomorrow---- 3 greenville county solid waste will no longer accept glass in sites!"no glass" decals have now been placed on all greenville county recycling containers throughout the county.officials say a dramatic drop in the price for glass recycling has led to the change in policy.if you have glass bottles, officials with the recycling company say to put them in the trash or reuse them.greenville county will continue to accept plastics, metal, and aluminum...as well as paper and cardboard...in recycling containers. 3 new at four---- 3 "little caesar's love kitchen" is helping the hungry and homeless in our area--making a stop at the greer soup kitchen this morning...where they dropped off dozens of pizzas! pizzas!our cameras were rolling as "little caesar's love kitchen" distributed the free pizzas to those in need this afternoon.the pizza kitchen on wheels travels across the country distributing free food to the hungry and homeless...the soup kitchen says this was the second distribution it's made here in greer- 3 3 3 "it will give them something different than wh

greenville county law enforcement says - bradford williams cut an ankle monitor and took off. off.investigators say williams was involved in the deadly shootings at the bugatti grand nightclub on north pleasantburg drive on released to house arrest last month on the ankle monitoring program. 3 this is williams' second time on the run--investigators say - he fled in 2014 after those deadly shootings. shootings.deputies says williams is considered armed and dangerous. fox carolina's sharon johnson talked with the victims' families about williams being on the run. run. 3 3 the 2014 thanksgiving holiday was tough on the fuller and justice families.the greenville county sheriff's office says - that night a man gunned down both sylvester fuller and jamal justice outside the bugati grand nightclub in greenville. greenville.20:39:44 "oh, its like it was the day of, didn't want to beleive it when it happened and now its so refreshed."back on their minds because the man charged with killing his son - is out of jail and on the run.bradford williams is facing two murder charges.he had bee

greenville county.. pelham road.. 3 american idol's final season is getting closer to wrapping up and each contestant is fighting to make it to the top ten. ten. 3 3 'roses are red, roses are red, most of the time' 3 that was mackenzie bourg performing his orginal song "roses".so far four contestants have been saved by the judges- moving them into the next round. the rest of the field is fighting to win over your vote.the top ten finalists will be announced *tonight night right here on fox carolina starting at 8:00. 3 and former american idol caleb johnson stopped by our studio wednesday.he just released his new single, holding on, last tuesday. 3 3 "momma said stay away from the wild girls. you know i never listened fell into fatal kissing now that i'm under your spell the sky will break but i'm holding on..." 3 caleb says he wrote that song last year.it's now available on itunes and amazon-caleb's record will be coming out later this year.he's also been back on idol as a mentor for the final season and

greenville county 3 kanye west has a new clothing line and music album this morning. morning.he invited 18-thousand fans to his listening party called "yeezy season 3" in madison square garden thursday. the new album is titled "the life of pablo".he also showcased a new collection of clothes and adidas shoes to compliment his album.after the show was over, he debuted a teaser for a video game he's designed called "only one".the of his new album has not been set. 3 the pressure is mounting for the remaining 12-american idol to work with american idol winners from years past. 3 3 3 'let the sky fall,' fall,'3 that was asheville's own- caleb johnson - the winner of season 13 of american idol. caleb performed 'let the sky fall' by adele with contestant soniko . both singers had to work out their different genre styles before finding the right sound.they were eventually able to rock it out and impress the judges. 3 now to weather and traffic every 10 minutes. 3 ((weather hit))flurries possible friday morning through lunchtime, then snow develops near tennessee in the mount

we're live in greenville county with everything you know. 3 sunny skies and cool temps today.things get really cold tonight.. followed by warmer conditions for saturday. 3 good morning.... it's friday, february 26.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 ((weather 3 ((weather hit))friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s for the upstate temperatures tonight drop back below freezing. saturday stays sunny and cool with highs in the mid-50s, but warms into the low 60s by sunday. 3 ((wrap up)) 3 let's send it over to chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 ))3 we are following breaking news out of greenville county where firefighters are working to put out an apartment fire.the greenville fire chief tells us the fire started about 6:30 this morning at the tara apartments on lowndes hill road.we are working on getting more information and we'll pass it along as we get it. 3 3 the family of an upstate man killed in an officer involved shooting has

corey: the first line of the greenville county chase policy says, "the sheriff's office recognizes the extreme hazards associated with a vehicle pursuit." it also mentions that the suspect must pose a risk to the community before the chase takes place. in this case, warrants revealed that dexter reeves was involved in a domestic violence situation with the mother of his child a couple hours before the chase started. so it is unclear whether deputies were taking that into take another look at where reeves crashed, right here on highway 81 and highway 153. we saw the crumpled pickup truck of the victim, stephen burnett. it was on the tow truck. the front end of the car driven by reeves was destroyed when deputies say he crashed into burnett. >> it's devastating. many lives are obviously wrecked forever. corey: we have requested all video and audio from dash cameras in the patrol cars involved in the chase. tonight, we are just hoping that the footage can provide more the chase. deputies say the footage will not be made available while the case is still going on. corey davis, wyff news 4,

gabrielle: greenville county officials call this announcement huge. we now know what's going into this old good will store on poinsett highway. nigel: plus, see the ways you can utilize the safety features during emergencies. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over two and a half million contributions, tackling climate change to create clean-energy jobs, fighting for living wages, equal pay, and tuition-free public colleges. people are sick and tired of establishment politics, and they want real change! [ cheers and applause ] bernie sanders -- husband, father, grandfather, an honest leader building a movement with you to give us a future to believe in. i'm bernie sanders, and

cam on--3 3 back to you guys: 3 continuing to cover our counties at four---- 3 first in greenville county where a driver and a homeowner are thankful this afternoon that a crash did not end up landing either of them in the hospital. hospital.this is a look at the home along the 68-hundred block of white horse road after a car drove into the house.the homeowner tells us as frightening as the crash end up worse. 3 3 3 " i told him, material things can be replaced, as long as he was ok and me and my dog were ok, that's all that really mattered..." mattered..." 3 we spoke to the driver who says he was headed home from work after a 12-hour shift and he dozed for a brief second--and looked up and it was too late to avoid the crash.firefighters say the home will have to be inspected for structural integrity. 3 in buncombe county-a man is charged with possessing a weapon of mass destruction after asheville police say officers found him with items used to make explosives. explosives.police say john tolley was arrested after they found precursor powders and other items that can be used to create an

mostly in the mountains of north carolina, but even in northern parts of greenville county and oconee county. a few of those queries continue along the tennessee border to about 8:00 this morning. they sure everybody is dressed warmly. clear, cold and breezy. 22 at the bus stop and maybe getting up to 40 for a high today. asheville, hendersonville with temperatures in the teens early and 25 may be the best receipt for the ride home. a windy and cold day. time for dale's school salute. a picture that comes from lakeview elementary in greenwood. it is missed diana pearson's fifth grade class. they celebrated mardi gras with king cake and beads. they are learning a little bit about the celebrations for mardi gras at lakeview elementary. patrick: good stuff. -- geoff: good stuff. we are used to seeing dogs as so meant utah, not so much dogs. allyson: meet charlie the red kangaroo. dale: a roo? allyson: the kangaroo. for about a year, charlie has served as a therapy animal at william e. christoffersen veterans home. [laughter] geoff: he has also taken trips to special education classes and