Impact on the temperatures today, because highs will again reach the upper 70s. Wednesday and thursday will also feature periods of rain which could aggravate saturated areas that have recently flooded due to heavy rain. Highs will settle in the middle 70s to finish out the year. The new year will start with cooler and drier rivers are keeping up their work to take advantage of natures beauty, as nature deals them setbacks. Even with this years floods and now our newest round of rain, the three rivers greenway is still growing. Jack kuenzie joins us live from West Columbia with more. CharlesWest Columbia, caycethe city of columbiaall have portions of the greenway to both brag about but also maintain. Todayits more of the maintenance side as much of the greenway or riverwalks are either underwater or close to it. The very first section of the greenway to be completed back in the 90scolumbias granby parkwas taped off today due to mud and high water. Other sections are completely inundate
Slight chance of showers and a touch cooler temperatures. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy. For 13 games, clemson has prided itself on remaining focused on the task at hand ignoring the distractions around them. But now just a day away from the remaining focused on the task at hand ignoring the distractions around them. But now just a day away from the orange bowl the tigers have taken a big blow. According to mululple reports, ththe players have been suspended and sent home for violating teamam rul. Freshman wide reciever deon n cain, back up tight end Jay Jay Mccullough and backup kicker ammon lakip will all miss tomorrows National Semifinal against oklahoma. Reports indicate that the three players failed a drug test, though officials with the program have not yet commented. Tigers head coach dabo swinney is expected to address the matter when he speaks to the media some new faces on the Columbia City council could mean changes in how the city, and the counc
Today, the rising water came close to homes already damaged by the historic floods in october. Mike desumma is live in the pine glen neighborhood off of bush river road. He joins us now with more. Mike for some of the homeowners there this it is charles especially when you consider that months after those major floods in the fall many people here are still in the rebuilding process. You can see some of these homes on carinbrook drive behind me which are no theres a creek that sits behind the homes. That creek like many spots feeds off of lake murray where sce g opened emergency spill gates overnight as more water flowed down from the upstate. That in turn caused more water to flow downstream winding up in peoples backyards. For some residents its a really hard thing to see. Some told me theyre currently going through the permitting process with the county putting down money and trying to do whats necessary to rebuild their homes. They said seeing this water rising again just makes them
People who live downstreamthey just have to keep monitoring the situation. Contact local Law Enforcement if you have any safety concerns. Live in the newsroom sb wis news 10. Right nowclouds continue to blanket the midlands, but no more rain is in the mix. Meteorologist ben tanner has your forecast as we start the new year. A cool front has passed through the midlands and brought some changes to the area. New years day the front is parked close to the coast therefore some widely scattered showers continue in the southern and extreme eastern midlands, those will clear out by midday. Temperatures will fall to the upper 50s and low 60s by the afternoon. The first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and d low just above freezing. The height of some rivers and streams has once again become a problem in parts of newberry y heavy rains caused part of the saluda river to rise near homes. The saluda river resort was already hit by the historic october fl
Resumed driving on assembly. He was tracked down after police looked at Surveillance Video and talked to witnesses. The victim was treated by ems at the scene. Columbia police say carpenter later gave a statement and has been fully cooperative. There are no indications he was under the influence of anything. Carpenter appeared in city court this morning and is free on a 5 carpenter at age 26 is the nations youngest medal of honor recipientsuffering severe injuries and undergoing multiple surgeries after saving a fellow marine in afghanistan from a taliban grenade attack. Hes been unavailable for comment. Jack kuenzie wis news ten. There are several strong storms moving towards sc from ga, therefore the flooding remains a concern today. Thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70. The front will cross the area and settle along the coast by late thursday night. New years day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance of showers and a t