Transcripts For WHNS Fox Carolina Ten OClock News 20160126 :

Transcripts For WHNS Fox Carolina Ten OClock News 20160126

Will get into the mid 30s0sfor the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains, so black ice will be possible again in the higher elevations. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with seasonably chilly temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s areawide. Showers will push in late day. 3 and wake up with fox carolina. Weve got traffic and weather every ten minutes from five to nine am. 3 ill have much more,coming up upthanks kendrarawe continue tonight weather closures and delays tomorrow starting with Greenville County schools theyll be on a two hour delay. But bus transportation will not be provided for students in the northern part of the county. That means blue ridge middle, blue ridge high, gateway elementary, heritage elementary, Mountain View elementary, northwest middle, skyland elementary, slatermarietta elementary, tigerville elementary, and Travelers Rest high. High. These schools will also be on a two hour delay Pickens County, spartanburg districts 2 and 5, as well as cherokee, macon, madison and swain county all on a two hour delay delayand these schools will be closed. Spartanburg dist. 1, buncombe, asheville city schools, haywood, henderson, jackson, mcdowell, mitchell, polk, rutherford, transylvania and yancey counties wont have school tomorrow. 3 happening now 3 Piedmont Natural Gas is working to fix a gas leak in you called our newsroom about the smell specifically in the Chick Springs area of wade hampton boulevard near target. Target. The intial reports came in just after 6 30 this evening after an excavator working in the area broke a plastic pipe. Firefighters and greer cpw were out trying to find the leak turns out it was a Piedmont Natural Gas line theyre now working to shut off the valve to make the necessary repairs piedmont gas says no one will lose service and there isnt any danger to the community. 3 in a story youll see only on fox. 3 parts of simpsonville are getting vandalized again first it was bb guns hitting homes and churches. Tonight weve learned someones firing paintball guns on homes in the 3 fox carolina found families within a couple miles of each other that were targeted. Targeted. Fox carolinas shale remien drove around simpsonville and tracked down one family whose house is damaged. She joins us live with the details. 3 3 cody and diana after driving around trying to find some damage, i found one family that has some blue battlewounds on their home after it appears someone drove by shooting off paintballs. The family says theyre just happy it wasnt a bullet or a bb gun hitting their home. 3 3 3 some houses in simpsonville now have soso unwanted outter decor. This blue paint all from someone shooting paintballs into homes. Homes. I found one, it was right on the window, right on the sliding door, the breakage and another on the window and im looking around and theres also one on the tree. And shannon nobles family home isnt the only one that was hit. Their neighbors felt the impact and brought it tototheir attention. I was sitting at message from my neighbor saying our house has been hit and i think your house was hit as well. Simponsville police says a report identical to nobles situation was filed only a few miles away. Away. They were home sleeping about 3 30 am, they heard something hit up against the house, several things hit up against the house. Police say its important to report any damage you see. Now if theres one person that reported this and you have twenty around them that reported with the same damage and didnt let us know that happened, we dont know that a possible epidemic is going on. The family is grateful it wasnt a bullet or bb gun, but they say the incident still caused damage. Just think about paintballs and how much damage they can actually do. Its outstanding. Police say there are likely other incidents in the community not reported. But they say the more information they get, the paintball itself and fingerprint it for evidence. That someone is going to go off, shooting at other peoples houses, of urse they probably think its a joke but at the end its not a joke. 3 the bb vandals hit a few weeks ago, so far no arrests with that. I spoke to a simponsville resident. She says it might not just be paintball and bb guns causing damage. Her neighbors had a baseball bat taken to their mailboxes. So quite a few Unanswered Questions about who is causing all this damage over the past few weeks. Diana and cody. 3 shale, did Police Confirm whether or not this act of vandalism is related to the bb gun incidents that damaged cars and churches . 3 when i spoke to the Simpsonville Police and Greenville County Sheriffs Office they say they cannot confirm or deny if there is a police say they susepct when kids are out of school, there will be an increase in cases like this. Reporting live from simpsonville, shale remien, fox carolina, ttocn. 3 in a fox carolina investigation. 3 one year ago tonight. 16 year old cobey smith was gunned down just feet from his home in greenvilles nicholtown community. Now, Greenville Police are releasing new information about the unsolved murder. 3. His family, friends, and local activists are remembering a life gone too soon. They held a candlelight vigil tonight in cobeys honor. Honor. Fox carolinas Rebecca Atkins is live with more on that. And the new details in the case shared with you just today. 3 absolutely diana, police say they have had leads as recently as today, and they tell me they even have a detective working solely on this case. 3 3 3 nats i always loved my cousin, he always meant everything to me. Family and friends of cobey smith nicholtown. He was killed not far from there on a trail on the night of january 25th last year. They lit candles and spoke about his life. Nats cobey smith cannot walk back down that trail, walk back into that apartment. His family as well as Community Activist jack logan want the person or people responsible bars. 3 my brother will get justice, even though its taken a long process. 3 3 it kind of makes you wonder, like has anybody given up, it just makes you ask questions like whats going on . But the Greenville Police say they havent given up and say theyve actively been investigating this case since the night cobey was killed. 3 3 we have an assigned detective whos sole purpose is right now to be focused on this and hes got no other cases but that one to make sure we can try to actively pursue this. Gilberto franco with the Greenville Police Department Says this is very much an active investigation. 6 20 55 its very unfortunate, especially when it envolves a come into adulthood, so when you hear a case like that, the biggest thing we wthe police 3 Department Even posted this to their Instagram Account today asking for anyone with information to come forward. Franco says they had a lead in the case as recently as today. I just dont want anyone else to loose one of their loved ones like this. 3 officer france says although they are actively investigating this homicide, he asks that if you have any information to please call 86423crime. Reporting live in greenville, Rebecca Atkins fox carolina the 10 oclock news. 3 covering our counties at ten 3 an Anderson County man is accused of trying to kill a deputy. 3 the Sheriffs Office says Kenneth Gendron dragged the from a traffic stop on northlake drive sunday. Sunday. Deputies had spotted a green van pulling into a condo parking lot after reportedly running through a building and leading police on a chase. Deputies say gendron got out. Confronted officers then got back in the van. One deputy tried to stop him and held open the door but gendron took offputting the van in revevee and dragging the deputy several feetdeputies say gendron fled to his apartment where he refused to exit until deputies made entry and took him into custody. Thankfully the deputy was not hurt. 3 a packed house in Pickens County over moneysaving proposals that could close a local elementary school. School. At tonights School Board Meeting member of the hagood elementary parentteacherorganization and others came forward. They are urging the board not to close the small school. Some Board Members believe consolidating some schools may be the best option. When it comes to the districts bottom line. Hagood students could potentially go to three other Elementary Schools in the families say they their kids. 3 we have a lot of work ahead of us but we do not have much time. The administrative staff, they have got to know, they have got to hire teachers, they have got to get people moved, if we do move them, we have got lots of work to do and we have got to do it quickly. Quickly. The district is looking for new locations for Adult Education as well as alternative education. And one idea is to close hagood and move those services there. They are also looking for a new space for i t services and are looking at several options for that. They say they hope to improve the effienciency of existing schools. The school board will be working on proposals starting this week and will present them by midmarch. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center for a look ahead at the forecast. Forecast. 3 kendra coming forecast soggy days ahead aheadoctobers historic flooding. Still causing major problems for upstate dams. Some owners say theyre having issues. Getting the fox carolina investigates. Dhecs dam Safety Program. Program. Plus. A nineyearold boy shot. During a driveby in Anderson County. Only on fox. Were hearing his heroic tale. How his family says he protected his sister. As bullets ripped through bedroom wallsand. The countdown is on the panthers are heading to the super bowl. For just the second time in franchise history but what will it take for you to get to get to the big game . More on how you can snag those cheaper ticket and he was rated a by the nra. Not for his promises, but for defending the second amendment. Hes a man of deep faith, who fought time and again for the right to life. He laid out a plan to destroy isis months before paris. Hell strengthen our border and use conservative principles to put washingtons broken fiscal house back in order. Jeb bush. Hes the conservative you can trust, to fight for our beliefs. Right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. 3 happening now 3 the quest for the superbowl. The Carolina Panthers have made it to the biggest game on the planet. Now fans are spending thousands of dollars 3 but what is the best way to get to the big game . Superbowl 50 in San Fransisco is much anticipated. And some fans dont mind spending big bucks to get there. There. The question is just how much and when to book. Book. Fox carolinas Sharon Johnson is live in our newsroom tonight. Sharon how much will it cost us. 3 expect to pay thousands at least 6 thousand for a day trip. And a few thousand more to make it a weekend trip of a lifetime. You can book it yourself or check out travel agency plans. 3 3 3 anxious fans are ready for the superbowl. Theyve been waiting all season for this and are now prepared to pay for it. sot darric 23 23 37 ive been searching for super bowl tickets this morning. Darric sewell is one of those fans. Working at benson automotive in spartanburg by day and cheering on the panthers married a former panthers cheerleader. Superbowl 50 is special to him. Him. 3 23 25 00 its something ive been wanting to do since i was 10 years old, its been a dream of mine, so yeah im excited about going. Much of his workday was spent searching for the best deal to see his team play for the national title. sot darric 23 24 44 i got a really good rate on a room and i got the room i wanted, its a mile from the stadiumhe still needs a game ticket though. Hannah gossett is a triple a travel agent and says triple a is offering the real deal. Actually a couple of different deals. Deals. 3 23 15 17 i book multiple trips a day, and so i already have a feel for the area. I know what the prices area whats a bad deal and whats a good deal. Triple a superbowl packages include flight, game ticket, rental car and hotel all wrapped up in one complete package. And agents recommend acting quickly if you want to get in the game. sot hannah be booking up really quickly, if not already the prices will be really high. So, its good to get something thats already contracted so the price is set and youre not those hotels and flights. 14 50but the choice is yours agency or work your own plan or maybe both. darric 23 23 54 ive been pretty successful , ive got the room and the flight and ive got a pretty good lead on some tickets from an agency. 3 you dont have to be a triple a member to take advantage of triplea services nor pay a travel agency fee its all built it. However some agencies do charge a base fee to organize your trip. 3 sharonono we know how much the tickets themselves are running for . For . A whole lot cody the average resale price of a ticket to the february 7th game is 5,178. 3 and despite a very big next weekthe panthers success have season when many fans will come to Wofford College to see some of their favorite panther player during traning camp. This past year a record 77,000 fans were in attendance but its not just on the field that the panthers are scoring big the Spartanburg Convention and Visitors Bureau says the team brought in a record amount of revenue for the county more than 8 million dollars. And the growth is only expected to continue as the downtown develops making more room for visiting panther fans, as well as the hometown crowd. 3 kendra is in the Weather Center 3 3 3 after dealing with the impact of fridaysaturdays winter storm across oururrea, were watching the next storm system head toward the carolinas. This one will provide mostly rain, with just a brief wintry mix in the mountains. Tonight clouds will increase and lows the upstate and upper 20s in the mountains, so black ice will be possible again in the higher elevations. Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with seasonably chilly temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s areawide. Showers will push in late day. You can get the latest forecast at foxcarolina. Com weather 3 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 its called the silent killer. An upstate couple. Found dead in their home. After being exposed to Carbon Monoxide. Monoxide. Tonight a longtime neighbor is honoring their about preventing tragedies like this one. From happening to you. You. Plus. Two men are wanted tonight linked to the burglaryryf a local business why the Spartanburg County sheriff thinks they may be tied to other crimes in the county. County. And. Two antiabortion activists. Indicted by a grand jury. Theyre accused of releasing covertly shot videos. Of planned parenthood tonight the charges theyre facing. And why the organization has been cleared of wrongdoing. 3 in a fox carolina follow up a grand jury investigating planned parenthood has indicted two antiabortion activists who covertly shot videos of the organization. Organization. Youll recall recent debate over whether to Fund Planned Parenthood came after these undercover videos shot by center for medical progress tonight that groups founder now faces a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record and a misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs. Another activist was also indicted on a charge of tampering with a governmental record though its not clear what those records are. The grand jury has also cleared planned parenthood of any wrongdoing. 3 now to a story youll see only on fox 3 a nine year old Anderson County boy is still recovering after his home was hit in a driveby shooting. It all happened saturday night on Crooked Creek courta were legsbut is expected to be ok. Ok. Today the boys family spoke exclusively with Fox Carolinas adrian acostaa. Who has more on this incredible story. 3 the family doesnt want us to show the outside of their home but they did let me inside to see just how many bullets came tearing throughi know its by gods grace an mercy that my family is here today because the number of bullet holes in theira its like they were going to war with this house jacklen lewis says she has no idea her sons home on Crooked Creek court was the target of a driveby shooting saturday nighta or why they put her three grandchildrens lives in dangerwhere im from you dont put children in grown folks messlewis says all of the bullets hit the grandkids rooma tearing through walls, toy bins, and inches from the beda. One bullet hit a 9 year olda leaving him with a broken leg happened he protected his little sister and older brotherlewis says after being shot the 9 year olda instructed the others to stay lowa then used his body to shield his sistera then after the shooting stopped he made his way across the length of the house to get helpdo you know that that little boy crawled to where his parents were and said mom and dad ive been shotlewis says the parents had heard the shots but had no idea their house was the target until the 9 year old came indet

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