3 friday will be sunny and cool with highs in the mid50s for the upstate and mid40s 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 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Traffic lights out at j. Verne smith pkwy hwy 80 hwy 101 in greer. Greer. You are looking live at 3 we are just one day away from the democratic primary here in South Carolina and the candidates are gearing up for another day of campaigning. 3 Fox Carolinas Ashley Minelli is live at Greenville County square where today people are getting ready to cast absentee ballots. 3 voting starts at 8 polls close here at 5 this evening 3 while absentee 3 voters cast ballot, candidates stumping around state both Hillary Bernie sanders orangeburg and the two are attending get out the vote rallys in both cities dr. Willie wilson speaking at events in charleston all the info for these event
3 3 3 3 cam on 3 3 3 we have breaking news out of Greenville County firefighters are currently working to put out an Apartment Fire. Were told the fire broke out at the tara aparments on lowndes hill road. At this point we dont know how bad it is. We have a crew headed to that scene and well pass along more as we get it. 3 all new from overnight. Out of the lowcountry, a Berkeley County deputy is recovering afer being shot. Shot. Investigators say the female deputy was getting out of her car in goose creek around midnight when she was shot. North Charleston Police say the suspect was in a standoff for hours. But just moments ago local media reported the suspect has died from a selfinflicted gunshot wound. The Sheriffs Offices Facebook Says the deputy is in stable condition. Well update you on this story as it developes on air and online 3 we are also following a developing story out of kansas this morning. A gunman and three other people are dead after a series of shootings in the sout
Trees and powers lines are still an issue issue thats right. And counties to our north along the tennessee border could even see some snow later today and into tomorrow tomorrow we want to get right over to chief meteorologist kendra kents for a first check of the weather. 3 winds will be strong through this afternoon, but should weaken into this evening and tonight. Overnight lows will drop to 31 across the upstate and 25 in the mountains. Snow will continue near the tn border during the overnight, then gradually dissipate friday morning. Friday will bring plenty of sunshine, lighter winds and cool conditions. Highs will warm to 53 in the upstate and 43 in the mountains. 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching watching 3 3 just in to our newsrooma 48yearold man from starr is dead following a singlecar crash in abbeville county. The crash happened on sc71 just before 11 this morning. Troopers say the driver ran off the road, down an embankment, and hit a
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 kendrawe continue tonight 3 a viewer sent us this picture from spartanburg county. A utility pole got pushed into power lines along whitestone glendale road. The viewer called duke. Worried it could fall at any moment. 3 the wind damgae is widespread. Snapping trees on top of rooftops. And putting people in the dark, without heat for their homes throughout the carolinas. Carolinas. Fox carolinas Sharon Johnson has seen much of the damage first hand things looking now . 3 the wind is still high tonight but not like it was earlier. Some of the damage has been cleaned up but not repaired. And there are still many people in the carolinas 3 weather predictions of strong and powerful winds lived up to the warnings. Damage everywhere in our area. Thousands without power at one point duke energy says there were nearly 30 thousand homes and businesses wit
Nine am. 3 ill have much more,coming up upthanks kendrawe continue tonight 3 Winter Weather has some of our mountain schools on a delay for tomorrow. Madison, mitchell and Yancey County schools with all start three hours late. And Graham County will be on a two hour delay. Remember for the latest updates on delays or closings just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 with temperatures at or below freezing. Its going to be another long night for families who lost power from high winds yesterday. 3 duke energy still has to return electricity to nearly 15hundred homes. Most of them in greenville and spartanburg. And theyve been in the dark and cold for more than 24 hours now. Now. Fox carolinas 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 thats also when its the coldest. So people went searching for kerosene heaters and motels to