at the cancer survivors bridge in greenville. 3 fox carolina's rebecca atkins was there tonight, she's live now along the bridge, and rebecca what is the significance of the location 3 well cody and diana, this lookout is a special place for lindsey and her family. they call it her 'leap of faith' and her father has been working on getting it dedicated to her. 3 earlier tonight, dozens of motley's family and friends traveled from cleveland street to the cancer survivors bridge off of the swamp rabbit trail. as they approached lindsey's lookout, they were each handed candles to place along the bridge. they also had the opportunity to write cards to lindsey's daughter lilla and place them inside this mailbox. lindsey's husband who was also at tonight's event will read them to her throughout her life. lindsey's friends say her memory and spirit will always live on. 3 3 3 "this community has fallen in love with her because she was welcoming to her story, to her

reporting live in spartanburg, rebecca atkins fox carolina news tonight. 3 as you decide 2016 3 republican presidential candidate ted cruz is celebrating today...after last night's victory in iowa.... with 28-percent of the vote in the caucus....putting him four points ahead of donald trump. 3 and the texas senator is showing no sign of slowing campaign stops... one of them here in the upstate tonight. tonight.you can see cruz speaking to a full house at the t-d convention center in greenville...south carolina congressman jeff duncan also threw his support behind cruz this afternoon.cruz said he will repeal every word of obamacare if he becomes president, and pass a simple flat tax.he encouraged the crowd to pray for the country.. and cruz told them how important south carolina's vote will be on february 20th. 3 3 south carolina role historically , has been choosing presidents, and south carolina this yearis goig to insure that the nest republican nominee and the nest president of the united states is a true and proven conserertive." conservative."meantime hillary clinton won the vote over

completed.fox carolina's rebecca atkins is live for us along woodruff road where some of that work has been done, so rebecca what is going on out there? 3 well cody and diana, along the entrance ramp to the interstate behind me, there has been construction done to clear out trees. they are making way for temporary ramps that engineers with dot tell me will be going in soon. 3 it's the second largest road construction project in dot history and it's going to take resident construction engineer on the project says they will be expanding lanes along 85 and go all the way under roper mountain road. he says they will also be making intersection improvements to woodruff road. this is a video the dot released today showing some of the changes drivers will be experiencing. you can see where 385 and 85 intersect, there will be several new ramps put in. 3 3 3 "200 thousand cars per day travel this interchange as it is. in 2035 we're anticipating that that number is going to go to 350 thousand cars per day. so, there's a great increase in traffic that we're anticipating." anticipating."he says th

reporting live in greenville, rebecca atkins fox carolina news tonight. 3 as we continue to cover our counties 3 earlier this week charlotte passed a law-allowing transgender people to choose public bathrooms that relate to their gender identity...and now there's a push for the city of asheville to do the same samethe campaign for southern equality and equality north carolina are calling on asheville city council to pass an ordinance that will protect the l-g-b-t community from discrimination in public. tonight we spoke with an upstate member of this group who tells us more. 3 3 country in 17 states that already have very similar nondiscrimination ordinances on the books so it's not that we are pushing some radical idea forward or that were really being champions for inclusion and diversity it's just that were catching up." 3 and asheville's mayor is also weighing in, saying in part, quote:"asheville city council has taken bold steps to pass non-discrimination employment policies and tended benefits to domestic partners. asheville is an open and welcoming community, which provides a s

reporting live in spartanburg, rebecca atkins fox carolina the four o'clock news. 3 now time for weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- - 3 3 a clear and chilly weekend is in store, then it gets even colder next week. there will be a chance for snow and rain on monday.tonight expect clear skies and fast falling temperatures. saturday morning will bring a big chill with upper 20s for the upstate and low 20s in the mountains. under lots of sunshine, we'll see highs reach the low 50s during the afternoon in the upstate, while the mountains will stay in the 40s. 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 back to you guys: 3 new information at four---- 3 some students suffer in silence...and others may feel like it's their fault...even though that's not the case. now..it's state law.. to educate children about sexual abusein south carolina. carolina.fox carolina's jennifer phillips has more on what's beingdone to try and 3 it's called erin's law..and it passed back in 20-14

reporting live in greenville, rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 kendra is in the weather center for a look ahead at the forecast. forecast. 3 kendra: coming up i'll have your forecast including more bitter cold coldonly on fox- a horrible gaffney teen.days after he and his friend were killed in a car crash... she's sharing her family's story. story.plus - a third dog found shot in anderson county -no one knows who did it or why... the latest on the investigation...and annie's road to recovery.plus cam newton responds to the critics calling him a sore loser...turns out he agrees! we'll hear from number one for the first time since walking out of the super bowl post game press conference. 3 donald trump 3 and bernie sanders delcared winners in new hampshire's primary- the split seems to be among established politicians and outsiders---tonight's results weren't surprising but many say nevada and south carolina, which are the next two primaries could set the tone of country-tonight we're hearing from the runners - up - including ohio governor john and here's what hillary clin

at roper mountain road and chrome, as well as woodruff road and 385. 3 fox carolina's rebecca atkins is live for us there tonight - with more on the project's progress. and rebecca what's going on out there? 3 well cody and diana you can see behind me there are cones lining 3 the entrance ramp onto 385, there as well, and to the left of me there is a large dirt engineers tells me they cleared a lot of trees. but he big issue and set back for the 3 3 3 3 cars on rainy roadit's no surprise that roads like woodruff and roper mountain congestion. 3 3 "the traffic here on woodruff often at a stand still... still... (honking)and some 3 "it's hard to get into work, and it's hard to get out, it's so backed up."and to eleviate some of the major issues like traffic, a group of engineers have been working on the 85 385 gateway project. they released this video today... today... 3 music it shows the changes that drivers will experience as the project progresses. you can see where 385 and 85 intersect, there will be several new ramps put in. 3 3 "eliminating the tight loop ramps that are currentl

reporting live in moore, rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 in god we trust - it's the national motto of the united states... and it appears on our money.now you can find it on patrol cars in western north carolina. 3 tonight why the rutherford county sheriff made the change - and how people in the community are reacting! reacting!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 continuing to cover our counties 3 henderson county detectives suspicious death of a father - and are now looking for his son. son.just before 9:30 this morning - deputies were called to this home on oawkwood road near mountain home.when they arrived the found the body of 66-year-old terry butler. butler.as deputies investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.butler's family says he was a generous person - 3 my brother was a very loving man...he would let ybody stay at his home and not charge him a dime, he would feed them, give them a place to sleep. sleep.3 butler lived at the home with his

reporting live in spartanburg, rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 continuing to cover our counties 3 clemson university police have arrested an anderson woman accused of stealing monday and electronics from two university buildings. buildings.shawanna wright faces three counts of financial transaction card theft, six larceny counts as well as trespassing. trespassing.police said debit and credit cards, cash, an iphone, an ipad mini and external computer hard drive were taken from strode tower and rhodes hall back on december 10th.wright is not a clemson student or employee. employee.her bond has been set at nearly 30-thousand dollars, she now remains in anderson 3 an update out of haywood county - where the sheriff's office says a 17 month old - died from blunt force trauma 3 preliminary autopsy findings were released today - after deputies were dispatched to underwood road near canton early sunday morning. attempts by responders to revive the child were unsuccessful, and the toddler was pronounced dead at the scene. word yet if charges will be filed - the investigatio

reporting live in pickens rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 kendra is in the weather center 3 3 3 3 the coldest air of the season is moving in, and that will lead to mountains snow and bitter cold air for the upstate later this week. tonight expect scattered snow showers in the mountains and blustery conditions. the upstate could see a few snowflakes north of i85, but it will stay windy overnight with overnight lows dropping to 28 for the upstate and 22 in the mountains.tuesday will be cold and windy, as highs only warm to 38 in the upstate with a mix of clouds and sun 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 and make sure to download our new fox carolina weather app. you can get the latest weather info on the go, as well as get alerts on watches and warnings for your area.just text carolina weather to 23765 to download! 3 back to you. you. 3 3 cam newton may have won the nfl mvp award - but that's not why he's getting national attention today - 3 it's his behavior after a tough super bowl loss that has some critics s

reporting live in greenville, rebecca atkins fox carolina 3 kendra is in the weather center for a look ahead at the forecast. forecast. 3 kendra: coming up i'll have your forecast including some heavy rain in our future future 3 and these women tell me they all worked at a upstate mental health agency...until the place shut down!the state fraud investigation... and their push to get their final paychecks! paychecks!plus...we've heard about the dangerous water in flint, michigan.what about the water here?how the problems there... are having a ripple effect on water safety nationwide!it's a fox carolina investigation.this guy's got his hoodie on...but police say he's not at the gym to work out!where he's accused of 3 3 some people in clemson are under a boil water advisory or without service after a water line break on berkley drive and berkley court.city officials say people living in that area - on the streets mapped out for you - should boil their water for at least one full minute before drinking or cooking.we will of course update you on air and online when that advisosoy has been l

atkins was there tonight as they lit up the cancer survivors bridge and rebecca what was that like? 3 cody and diana, it was a beautiful walk here tonight to the bridge. there was a mailbox out here earlier among the candles and it said dear lilla on the side for linsey's daughter. family and friends wrote messages to her for her father to read to her throughout her life. 3 3 3 3 river high about the river, now sits rows of candles. they have all been placed here for lindsey motley. the 29 year old passed away just a few days ago after a long battle with cancer. 3 3 "we all begin our journey without the physical presence of lindsey, while feeling her light shine throughout this world."dozens of lindsey's family and friends walked from cleveland street... survivors bridge. they gathered at this lookout where her father is working to get the spot dedicated to lindsey, they call it, her 'leap of faith'. faith'. 3 "it's really special that we're here and we wanted to just be together and kind of grieve as a family and a community and show our love for lindsey."as they approached the loo

reporting live in inman, rebecca atkins fox carolina the 10 o'clock news. 3 in a developing story... 3 more details tonight - after a pickens county mother was ramp off of saluda lake.the sheriff's office says farah kahn was shot in the head---- her body was found by fisherman on sunday- tonight, her killer-fox carolina's adrian acosta has reaction from kahn's next door neighbor- 3 diana and cody according to incident reportsa&there were no efforts to try and hid the victim's bodya&she was found right in the open right on the ramp where i am standingthe two fisherman told deputies they showed up at this ramp off of bucksin road just before 9 sunday morning to put their boat in and they told investigators that's when they saw the body of farah kahna&the fisherman said they then went to check on the womana&but called police when they saw blood and got no response from her"changed her brakesa&changed her oil for her one timea&stuff like that" ryan riner was kahn's next door neighbor"i was just like wow, i cant believe that happeneda&it was kind of crazy"riner says kahn spoke to him ofte

him.fox carolina's rebecca atkins spoke with police today and they tell her they are taking the report very seriously, she's live outside the lec. rebecca what did cops have to tell you? 3 they say although they have been actively patrolling the area they have not seen the older model honda odessey described to them or the man in question since the report was made. 3 police say the call came in last week that a suspicious man was in the north main community, when they responded to the call they were told he was driving a honda odessey van. they say the suspicious activity they were told was that the man was taking pictures of a child. they did not locate the man described to them. but with schools like stone academy near by as well as parks for kids, parents who live in the area are concerned and are reminding their kids what to do if a stranger 3 3 "we want to remind all the communities in greenville to stay vigilant, when they see someone that's suspicious or they just don't fit the area person in the community to give us a call, that way we can try to track this person down. 3 3 "i

atkins for an update on these conditions. 3 the greenville county coroner's office was called to a fatal crash on monday evening.the coroner said he was called to a crash on villa road near the fairway club apartments just after 7:30 p.m. on 2-15-16 a gpd officer responded to an accident on north pleasantburg and villa road. while the officer was working the accident investigation another vehicle struck the police cruiser and two people involved in the original accident. one person by ems and the other transported to the hospital with serious injuries. our gpd officer was also transported by ems for the 3 injuries sustained. 3 3 3 3 "everyone is in a hurry and they don't realize it. this is unfortunately what happens. it victim of somebody who couldn't wait an extra minute." 3 we'll continue to work to get updates here and throughout the county stick with us on air and online for the latest reporting live in greenville, ra, fc, ttocn 3 diana and cody back to you. 3 ice is everywhere tonight - we've had more than 200 wrecks since rush hour in greenville and spartanburg counties - includin

repairs.fox carolina's rebecca atkins was there tonight to check out the issues with the tonight with more on those conditions, rebecca? 3 well diana, as you know we saw significant rain today and it's times like this when the staff at phillis wheatley are working over time to keep the kids safe in a building that needs a lot of work. 3 3 3 3 : music and dancing it's a place where kids in the community come to dance... dance... 3 kid with basketballplay sports, and learn. but for the staff here, they say it's all about preparing the children for their future. 3 3 "we provide a home away from home, this is a safe haven, this is a shelter for a lot of these kids, not just to stay out of the streets, but we're building them."but as they work on building these kids into young adults... the building around them is falling apart."structurally the building is pretty solid, however we do have roof issues."and you don't have to look far to see it. these buckets are lined up right as you walk in. in. 3 musicand these are surrounding a room of upcoming event. 3 center of the basketball court has

atkins spoke with that doctor, a patient, as well as the growing trend, and rebecca what did you find out? 3 cody and diana, the patient i spoke with says she wanted to get botox at a young age to improve her skin as well as help prevent it from getting wrinkles in the future. the dermatologist i spoke with says he isn't surprised that young people are getting it, but he says most people that age don't need it. 3 3 3 at advanced cosmetic surgery in greenville, a growing trend with younger patients is catching on, and it's called preventative botox. botox. 3 "i got into this industry because i had really bad skin, really sensitive skin, really acne prone skin."leslie haas got her first botox treatment at just 25 years old, to help with acne and to decrease signs of aging."it's so much easier to keep damage from happening then to reverse it." she says in weeks, the wrinkles were gone. now at 30, she maintains injections in her forehead, middle brow, and the sides of her eyes only 2 times a year. "it's a little adictive but then it's also it's a great feeling, because what else can you d

atkins sat down with her tonight, she's live in the studio with this tragic story, rebecca? 3 cody and diana, it's hard to imagine what those four children are going through right now. the friend tells me they have a long road ahead of them, but she says they will always have their mother's memory and she hopes they find comfort in that. 3 3 3 3 water under dockhere on this boat ramp is where farah kahn lost her life, leaving behind a large family, among them... her four young children. children. 3 "she loved everything about life, everything about her children everything about anybody she can help in anyway... she was just a good person."barbara ashworth has known farah for a long time. she says at just 35, her life was tragically cut short and now there are a lot of broken hearts left behind. "she would happy, and know that she's watching over them and will always be there... you know, hereashworth says she is cherishing her memories of farah, she says this is the last picture taken of her. she remembers when her children would come over, play in her pool and ride around i

atkins met with that family tonight as well as the family that runs miracle paws and trains these very special companions. 3 cody and diana, they certainly are. i met five amazing dogs today that are both fully trained and in the process of training to go to future homes. the family i spoke with says their dog that was trained at miracle paws, even alerts them in the middle of the night when the boys are sleeping, and if he can't wake them up he goes straight to their mom to let her know something is wrong. 3 3 3 the bond between a human and their dog can be a special one...nats: "good boy max!"but the relationship between this teen and his standard poodle max, is exceptionally strong. strong. 3 "max, he tells when my blood sugars dropping or going up, so when he does, he normally paws me."cameron was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at just 18 months old, and while at his family's home today his blood sugar was high, that was max alerting him. him. 3 "let's check!"his mom told me, he isn't the only one in the family affected by this disease. 3 3 "the day that we decided to get max we fo

viral.fox carolina's rebecca atkins met the staff today and saw the empty space where the hives used to be.she's live tonight with more on that story. rebecca? 3 cody and diana, i'm standing outside julian thomas family and cosmetic denistry on east butler road.the doctor says he never intended on making a profit off of the honeybees, his staff just wanted to give gift, on their way out...and now they have to start from scrath. 3 3 3 3 walking through the grasson the side of this dentist office in mauldin sits a garden."normally we have squash and tomatoes and potatoes and onions, and all kinds of things out here."dr. julian thomas says just a few days ago there were also three bee hives, until they were stolen. 3 3 "i came in on saturday morning and sure enough the frames where the bees... beehives were standing.... were still here, but the bees were gone." this is a picture of what the hives looked like when they were on the property, each weighing 80 pounds and worth hundreds of dollars...this is what's there now. "i just can't imagine anybody doing this. it has to be somebody tha

atkins caught up with the band 3 well cody and diana, i got to hear three of their songs tonight and they are very talented. they play shows across the upstate and recorded their album in asheville. they tell me in an industry that sometimes seems like the odds are against them, they've used their music to push them to keep reaching for their dreams. 3 3 3 3 musicabbey elmore is just 16 years old. she's the lead singer of the abbey elmore band, which started in spartanburg. she says she's been writing songs and performing since she was just 12 years old. 3 3 "i can't get enough of music, honestly, as i write it just kind of flows out."nats: drums and it was music that brought abbey and her bandmates together, at a local music store in lyman. lyman. 3 "i was working in that store, when i met them just teaching lessons mostly."and now they have already written a whole nats: singingtwo of three 3 members of the band that i met with tonight say their life would be very different if music was not a part of it."it would be so crazy!" "stressfull, very stressfull." the group says they have

rebecca? 3 cody and diana i can't express enough how upset these families are. these flyers were passed out tonight. they children are being ripped out of a place where they feel safe and comfortable and thrown into a larger environment they don't know. and on top of all that....although the board is letting them express their concerns... they feel their minds are already made up. 3 3 3 3 "it's just a tight nit community, it's different." tears filled the eyes of shannon haskett, a parent and member of the ambler elemetary parent teacher association. as students sit by hoping their school will stay open, he stood up and questioned why this is happening... and why so quickly. quickly. 3 "i'm not asking you to vote no, cause i really feel like your minds made up.... i'm asking you to wait."and the fear of loosing the schools was written all over the children's faces. they held signs reading "keep our school open". open". 3 "i don't know where i'm going to end up, i don't know if i'm going to have the chance to continue to make sure that those kids who look to us s

atkins was at tonight's vigil and police department with more on what they had to share. rebecca? 3 cody and diana tonights protest was about stopping gun violence in the community. after this 17 year old was killed it struck a lot of people in a big way. and during a moment of prayer tonight several easley police officers joined in as they prayed to end gun violence. 3 3 3 (shot of officers.)four easley police officers joined hands with members of the community as they prayed outside the tri- city lanes.nats:"we all care."this large group is praying for an end to gun violence, between people in the community. and it was the death of 17 year old kejuan brown outside the tri-county lanes bowling alley wednesday that led to this gathering. police say one young adult and three teenagers killed brown, they have all been charged with murder.nats: traci "if out of that group of young people if anybody just for a split second said wait a minute we really about to kill somebody, cause death is final."some of kejuans family was there tonight and spoke on behalf of his mother. moth

changes.fox carolina's rebecca atkins is live for us tonight 3 cody and diana, the city is clearly expanding and growing in size. the businesses i spoke with today who have been here for the past few years tell me they were anticipating that spartanburg would boom. many of the new developments will be bringing more jobs to the area as well. 3 3 3 3 railroad just past the railroad tracks, sits the corner of daniel morgan avenue and west main street. it's the epicenter of two major developments underway in downtown spartanburg. 3 3 "it's been the most rapid sustained growth downtown that the city's ever had."will rothschild is the communications manager for the city of spartanburg. he says the most recent development to be approved by the city will be located where this parking lot now sits. "it's going to be a five story multi-use building with 30 residential units and 3 thousand square feet of retail space." space." 3 "rothschild says in the last 36 months they've had 59 businesses open and they're expecting even more to come to this area." area." 3 "you see little businesses popping up, eat

beyond excited and proud of the panthers. 3 fox carolina's rebecca atkins spoke with fans today - she's live for us tonight, with more on where you can find blue and black around the city, rebecca? 3 cody and diana, you don't have to travel far from one location to another in spartanburg before you'll run into something panther related. whether it's these decals along city hall to a poster you can sign inside 'the beacon'...the support in spartanburg is loud and proud. 3 3 3 3 fryersamong the fryers and burger patties... 3 3 burgers sizzlingsits a sign inside the beacon drive in, in spartanburg that isn't there every day. 3 super bowl we're actually going to hang it up for mr. richardson to see."people young and old are leaving messages on the sign for their favorite nfl team, wishing them luck this sunday. 3 3 "i am excited, been so long, and now we're there and we're

atkins spoke with that doctor, a patient, as well as