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WHNS FOX Carolina 4 OClock News February 22, 2016

3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching accident ems e. Daniel morgan ave us 176 hwy 9 n pine stgreer on hwy 101 hwy 290taylors on Reid School Rd stallings rd rd 3 heres a live look at the 3 back to you guys 3 now to a developing story 3 we are learning more today about a woman found dead on a Public Boat Ramp in Pickens County. Deputies say 35 year old farah kahn was found by fisherman sunday morningoff of saluda lake near buckskin road. 3 kahns death has been ruled a homicidebut so far no arrests have been made in the case. Case. According to incident reportsa there were no efforts to try and hide the victims bodya she was found right in the open right on the ramp at saluda lake. Fox carolinas Adrian Acosta has more. 3 3 3 the two fisherman told deputies they showed up at this ramp off of bucksin road just before 9 sunday morning to put their boat in and they told investigators thats 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 herchanged her her one timea stuff like that ryan riner was kahns next door neighbor neighbor 3 i was just like wow, i cant believe that happeneda it was kind of crazyriner says kahn spoke to him often but usually kept to himselfa. He says the woman was working and also raising four kidsshe always had she has a real close bond with her kids they were always togetheri dont see why anyone would be after her, she doesnt really talk to anybody. She goes to work, comes home and spends time with her kidswhile kahns cause of death hasnt been determined investigators believe her wounds appear to be from a gunshotinvestigators say they now have a team of of detectives back tracking kahns activities hoping to lead them to her killerill be pretty glada happy when they find out who done itin Pickens County Adrian Acosta the four oclock news. 3 an autopsy has also been ordered and investigators hope that will shed light on exactly how kahn dieda and boat ramp before she was found meanwhile investigators are asking anyone with information to call the Pickens County Sheriffs Office or crimestoppers at 1888crimesc 3 continuing to cover our counties at four 3 in Jackson Countythe cause of a deadly fire is under investigation. Investigation. The Sheriffs Office says the fire broke out at a home on Enchanted Forest drive in sylva around 730 yesterday morning. When firefighters responded to the scene. A body was found inside. The victims identity has not yet been released. The North Carolina state bureau of investigations is looking into the fire. But deputies say foul play is not suspected. 3 in greenville countywere working to get more information after police say a gunshot victim showed up at a greer hospital this afternoon. Afternoon. Right now, details are limited. But police say they responded to Greer Memorial Hospital just after 130. Police tell us the victim was shot in the head at Oakwood Place apartments. No or head to fox carolina dot com for the latest information. 3 a suspect is behind bars this afternoonaccused of robbing a newberry bank. Bank. The robbery happened at the bb ;t bank at the corner of wilson road and kinard street. Shortly after. Deputies say the suspect was arrested after fleeing the bank. There is no word yet on what he was charged with. Deputies say there are no other suspects at this time. Several businesses were put on lockdown while deputies investigated. 3 an anderson woman is behind barsaccused of stealing Prescription Medications from the Nurses Office at an iva high schoolwhere she worked as a substitute teacher. Teacher. Police say morgan kidd confessed to taking the medicationswhich went missing from the Nurses Office at Crescent High School on february 8th. Police say two juveniles were also involved. Kidd is no longer employed by the school district. Shes charged with theft of a 3 as you decide 2016 3 all eyes are still on South Carolina as voters preparefor the democratic primary this saturday. Saturday. Fox carolinas Jennifer Phillips is in the studio with a lookat what political analysts are saying about this primary. 3 South Carolina has the largest number of delegates up for grabs. Out of the first three states. And analysts say thats why South Carolina is important 3 3 3 South Carolina is first in the south for primaries. Which political analysts say translatesinto more than just votes votes 3 3 3 South Carolinas important it really establishes momentum for a candidate. Doctor liz smith is the Political Science Department Chair and professor at furman university. She says as we head into the democratic president ial primarySouth Carolina is usually a voting blueprint blueprint 3 its one of the more early states that has a diverse population. And she says a women. And young people. People. 3 3 i think its going to be an uphill battle for sanders in South Carolina. Hillary clinton does have a double digit lead. The two top candidates. Hillary clinton and senator Bernie Sanders are fighting for votes doctor Willie Wilson is also still in the race. Race. Recently. Actor danny glover. Put his supportbehind sanders during a rally in greenville. Greenville. 3 and clinton received endorsements from congressman jim clyburnand former governor jim hodges hodgesshes still the frontrunner frontrunner 3 the odds are looking very much not in his favor if you kind of move through the states and look at the delegate count. But doctor smith. Says sanders has created a new conversation. Conversationon 3 things like economic inequality and social justice issues have really entered into the discourse of this election cycle. And clinton 3 barack obama did exceptionally well in South Carolina and gained a lot of momentum as a result. 3 even though sanders is energizing young people. And minorities. Analysts say clinton has strongendorsements from some top democrats. And diana 3 meanwhile the republican candidates continue to battle it out on the campaign trail further wewe in nevada. Nevada. And many are wondering about the momentum for the frontrunners and for donald trump. Trump. After scoring a decisive win in South Carolina on saturday. In a contest that saw marco rubio come in a surprise second and, jeb bush drop out. Trump is well positioned to win tomorrows nevada caucuses, and from there, heading into super tuesday, he may be tough to stop. But that isnt keeping his competitors from stumping across nevadawith rubio and ted cruz spending today speaking with voters. 3 the gop field is now down to marco rubio, ted cruz, john kasich, and doctor ben carson. Carson. Three candidates remain on the democratic ticket which has been a neckandneck race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. You can find information on all the candidates and the latest website. Foxcarolina. Com. 3 horrifying details out of michigan. An uber driver charged in a shooting rampage 3 six people are dead. And investigators say he picked up passengers in between the shootings the latest on his Court Appearance today. Today. Plus. Keeping the faith just wait until you see the one thing that survived a car fire it was a bible and a cross. In the midst of a controversy its at an upstate water plant. In honor of an employee who died there. Now. A group is demanding for it to come down change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability. Bernie sanders. He was there when dr. King marched on washington. Unafraid to challenge the status quo to end racial profiling, take on police misconduct, and take down a system that profits from mass imprisonment. There is no president who will fight harder to end institutional racism. Education. Opportunity. Reform. Bernie. 3 were back with weather and traffic every 10 minutes 3 first lets get a check of the weather with chief meteorologist kendra kent 3 rain will be a big part of our forecast through wednesday well be in an unsettled pattern tonight, tuesday and wednesday and that could result in over 3 inches of rain during that timeframe. Tonight expect rain to become widespread and heavy at times. Overnight lows will drop slowly into the 40s. We could hear a few rumbles of thunder, but strong wind and hail are not expected. Heavy downpours by tuesday morning. Tuesday will bring scattered light rain with cooler temperatures. Highs will stay in the 40s all day long with a northeast breeze blowing. Heavy rain will move back in toward early wednesday as a low pressure and cold front pushes through our area. Heaviest rain will fall early in the day, then some wrap around moisture will follow wednesday evening. That could spell some snow for the mountains, but accumulations dont look like much right now. The upstate would see all rain. Skies clear for thursday and friday with cooler than normal temperatures. It should 3 3 for weather 24 hours a day, log on to fox carolina dot com and click on the weather tab 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching s. C. D. O. T. Cam on3 pit crew traffic 3 sponsored the Carolina Law Group 3 back to you guys 3 developing this afternoon 3 a michigan uber driver is charged with six murders. Accused of a rampage that targeted random people. People. Jason dalton the accused shooter was arraigned today on six counts of murder among other charges. Police in kalamazoo say dalton shot eight people. Killing six. Among the victims. A father and his teenage son who were shopping for a car at a dealership. Other attacks happened in an apartment complex parking lot. And at a cracker barrel, where four women were killed. Investigators say dalton picked up uber passengers in between the shootingsbefore he was arrested during a traffic stop. 3 3 3 we are a community filled with grace and care, and this is a community that has come together to help the victims to help one another. 3 motive remains unclear at this point in time, thats always a difficult thing to try and figure out when youre dealing with these kinds of random acts of violence. They occur suddenly, unprovoked, these were not targeted offenses, there isnt a connection we were able to victim groups. 3 3 dalton does not have a criminal record. But he now faces ten counts of assault with intent to commit murder, and eight charges of using a firearm during the commission of a felonyin addition to the six murder charges. 3 nownew at four 3 one tennessee driver barely escaped his car as it went up in flames sunday afternoon but its what made it out of the fire unscathed that has stunned many. 3 witnesses say a jeep was driving eastbound on 385 when it was sideswipped by another carcausing the car to crash and burst into flames. Witnesses jumped into action, car. The only other thing that made it out of the torched car unharmed was a biblewhich left many with tears in their eyes. 3 3 3 that is god. If you dont believe it. I dont know what to say. Say. 3 the driver of the jeep was taken to Regional Medical center in noncritical condition. 3 hollywild. In need of help help they say money is short. For the Spartanburg County animal park. What they are asking for the community to do do and should gun makers be liable for Mass Shootings . As a judge decides. Were finding fuss hi im lauren elise and vo shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood. All with worryfree ownership. Head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Do you think when you are president youll be paid as much as if you were a manmale. This is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. But there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. Im going to do everything i can to make sure every woman in every job gets paid the same. As the men who are doing that job. Im Hillary Clinton and i approve this message. Introducing longhorns big, bold, steaks. The only way to make em better was to make em bigger. Our new center cut 10 ounce filet. Our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce tbone. And our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. Big, bold, steaks. Only at longhorn steakhouse. You cant fake steak. For lunch, try our steakhouse burger 3 were back with weather and traffic together every 10 minutes 3 rain will be a big part of our forecast through wednesday well be in an unsettled wednesday and that could result in over 3 inches of rain during that timeframe. Tonight expect rain to become widespread and heavy at times. Overnight lows will drop slowly into the 40s. We could hear a few rumbles of thunder, but strong wind and hail are not expected. 3 3 wrap up 3 3 now lets send it over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching us hwy 290 us dr easley3 hwy 101 hwy 290Reid School Rd stallings rd rd 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 3 3 still to comecross controversy controversy one group is complaining about a memorial cross at an upstate Water Treatment plant they say it has to come down but people there say. Its not going anywhere anywhere plus. A fundraiser for greenvilles Phillis Wheatley center how you can help. As it celebrates 30 years of service to the upstate upstate 3 there are those who say we cannot defeat a corrupt political system and fix a rigged economy. But i believe we need to lift our vision above the obstacles in place and look to the american horizon. To a nation where every child can not only dream of going to college, but attend one. Where quality healthcare will be a birthright of every citizen. Where a good job is not a wish, but a reality. Where women receive equal pay and a living wage is paid to all. An america where after a lifetime of labor, there is time for rest and grandchildren. A nation that defends our people and our values, but no longer carries so much of that burden alone. I know we can create that america if we listen to our conscience and our hearts and not to the pundits and the naysayers. Im Bernie Sanders. I approve this message, 3 were back with weather and traffic together every 10 minuteswere seeing gray skies this afternoon. And showers are moving in in thats right. Colder temps too lets check in with chief 3 rain will be a big part of our forecast through wednesday well be in an unsettled pattern tonight, tuesday and wednesday and that could result in over 3 inches of rain during that timeframe. Tonight expect rain to become widespread and heavy at times. Overnight lows will drop slowly into the 40s. We could hear a few rumbles of thunder, but strong wind and hail are not expected. 3 3 now lets send it 3 over to chris scott in the pit crew traffic center. 3 3 were watching us hwy 290 us hwy 25 trsaluda dam rd kay dr easleybelton crash injuries ems blue ridge ave james cox rd rd 3 heres a live look at the s. C. D. O. T. Cam on 3 back to you guys 3 continuing to cover our counties at four 3 a greenwood man is facing numerous charges after police say he robbed a bank last thursday. Smith walked into the south state bank on bypass 72 and got in line carrying a bank bag. When he got to the counter. Police say smith gave the teller a note. And the teller put cash in the bag. Smith then ran off. He was later tracked down and facing several chargesincluding Armed Robbery and conveying a bomb threat. 3 the cause of a fire that broke out at a greenville business this morning is under investigation. Investigation. Firefighters we called to the chaplain Ministries Office on pine knoll drive around 4 this morning. Its one of several businesses in the office. Firefighters say the blaze broke out in the roof area above a recording studio. Pine knoll drive was blocked at waddell road while crews battled the flames. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 3 in Spartanburg County hollywild animal parks board of directors are inviting Community Members to a meeting to discuss the parks future. Future. Director kim atchley danger of closing if it cant get adequate support from the Community Community last year. More than two dozen of the parks exotic animals were killed when a fire broke out in a barn. Atchley says the tragedy may have led the public to have quote mistaken impressions about the organization. She says hollywild is solely reliant on admissions, donations, gifts, and grants. Because it does not get any state or federal funding. And where the park goes from here is entirely dependent on available resources and knowing what the Community Wants 3 3 3 if we dont have the funding to keep our doors open and to keep everyone fed and cared for to the standard that we expect of ourselves then we have to look at other options but deep in my being i really feel the community is going to respond and say, i never realized they are here, they do need our help and we want them to continue to grow and flourish. Flourish. 3 again, the animal park says it will plan its future based on community. You can weigh in at a meeting this wednesday at 8 30 am at the Spartanburg Area Chamber of commerce. 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