3 3 rain is to blame for a crash on the edge of downtown asheville. The driver was not hurt, but firefighters say he could not see in the rain, turning from patton avenue onto clingman avenue. The car ended up at a 45 degree angle on a utility pole. The road was closed for a short time to get the car back on the ground. 3 3 3 developing in burke county. A beloved landmark. Destroyed by fire. Now the atf is involved in the investigation to find out why. The Old Hildebran School house was built nearly 100 years ago. But it only took hours for flames to destroy it. For the last year, residents fought to save the building from demolition after town leaders voted to tear it down. 3 its a piece of my heart its a piece of my heart going up over there. Sad day. Sad day for hildebran. The chief of the hildebran Fire Department credits firefighters with spreading to the town hall, which is right next door. 3 3 we are following a developing story on racial tensions at a high school in the mountai
33 we want to 33 give you a quick traffic update as you head out and about this morning. And good news. There are no trouble spots to report out on the roads in or around the capital city. But well be sure to keep an eye on the roads and keep you updated for your morning commute. Abc columbia wants to help you jump start your day. We have a quick rundown of your top morning headlines. The democratic president ial hopefuls have their sights set on South Carolina ahead of saturdays primary. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will be in Columbia Hall hosted by cnn. Ts a chance for the Democratic Candidates to answer questions from palmetto state voters. The event runs from eight until ten. At the university of South Carolina school of law auditorium. Ahead of tonights town hall, Hillary Clinton has a busy day of campaigning in the capital city. Clinton will be attending the breaking down barriers town hall today at central baptist church. Clinton will be joined by five mothers who lo
3 Pattie Lynchburg held its annual state of the city at city hall. And this one was a bit different. Whit both lynchburg mayor Michael Gillette and vice mayor Caesor Johnson announced they would not be seeking reelection. Marissa parra reports. 3 Caesor Johnson, vice mayor of lynchburg 17 32 04 now my time is coming to a close. 17 32 06 2 secs lynchburgs state of the city was an emotional one. Michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg 00 17 56 im sure you can appreciate what a bittersweet moment this is for me. To deliver my final state of the city address. 8 seconds the citys mayor seemed to look back on the citys progress fondly. Michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg our economy has grown, many of our city departments have received accolades. 5 seconds but of course, the city isnt without its problems the mayor addressed the 24 percent poverty rate in lynchburg. Michael gillette, mayor of lynchburg 17 38 05 some of these challenges, like the poverty rate are emorphose and do not readily ad
Daytime highs on wednesday 52. Temperatures fall thursday morning with a rain snow mix little or no accumulation on thursday but scattered snow showers. A few isolated slick spots possible as temperatures fall to a high of 35 on thursday. Then dry and cold in the 30s to end the week before rebounding back to the mid 40s this weekend. Carstar single lane closure on southbound i75 at galbraith road beginning at 9 p. M. , followed by a double lane reopening by 6 a. M. Also, the ramp from galbraith road will reopening at 5 a. M. The following day. New this morning new this morning. A man is set to face a judge, charged in a shooting last month. That left the victim paralyzed. Court documents state, 23yearold john white the third, shot a man in the back on kings run drive on january 24th. White was arrested on a gun charge during a Police Investigation at a gas station on hopple street. Police say he was convicted of a 2012 robbery in illinois. Police in north ridgeville, ohio, have issued
Morning, here comes a line of heavy thunderstorms a will march across the area. They could be severe, depending on how fast we actually erode this wedge on top of us, the cooler air, because these two friends mean we could see severe thunderstorms across the area, especially south of i85. Nigel donald trump was the clear winner in saturdays gop primary. However, some would say governor nikki haley was, as well. Her late endorsement of marco rubio, as you are about to hear, may have played a big influence in the senators secondplace finish. On saturday night, while marco rubio was celebrating a secondplace win in South Carolina, standing beside him was governor nikki haley. She, just two days before, gave rubio a big endorsement. Politics, much like comedy, is all about timing, and certainly, right before the election, its in all the news cycles. That was a stroke of campaign genius. Groover, the head of the Greenville County gop, is talking about. He was not a rubio supporter. I did en