Kelvin washington was driving drunk when he rear ended another car on bluff road at a high rate of speed. Authorities say the two men riding in that car are still in an area hospital one in intensive care. Washington himself had nothing to say to reporters as he left the alvin s. Glenn Detention Center just hours ago. He posted bond not long after it was set this afternoon at 25thousand dollars cash surety. According to neighbors who live near the crash site the two victims were turning their vehicle off bluff road last night onto Martin Luther king boulevard in hopkins. The crash happened sometime around 7 45 p m. Several people say they noticed the victims vehicle ended up crashing into a utility pole as a result. Several neighbors tell me lights flickered in their homes shortly after the crash. When First Responders arrived, im told they had to extricate both men from their car in order to get them to safety. Case. No word yet on when hell be back in court but in the meantime hes al
Latest Road Conditions on your way to work. Thats from 5 00 to 9 00 on thee morning news. 3 back to you. 3 we do have some delays to tell you aboutmadison, mitchell and Yancey County schools with all start three hours late. And Graham County will begin on a two hour delay. Remember for the latest updates on delays or closings just head to fox carolina dot com. 3 and this Winter Weather has caused some outages across the upstateat this hour there are less than 1thousand Duke Energy Power outages in our area. And people are making some tough decisions tonight. Some are using kerosene heaters to stay warm. While others trying to make it to a hotel. Some have been without power since wednesday morning since strong winds barrelled through the carolinas. 3 3 3 now its going in the second day and we still have no power. Another cold night. Theyre concerned about food spoiling in their refrigerator and how the elderly people without power are making it. But in the past hour those outage number
It wasnt the ending they wanted but gamecock fans helped the Womens Basketball team make history tonight giving the program its first sell out in Colonial Life arena. Chad mills talked with fans after the game. Gamecock fans left disappointed but the ones i talked to werent discouraged. In fact, some hope to see the uconn huskies again this year in the tournament. Of course, tonights big game between number one uconn and number two usc was a soldout occasion. Fans lined up early some of them in the cold rain and were cheering loudly even before tipoff. During the game, they continued cheering, hoping to spur the gamecocks into a momentum swinging run, but unfortunately, that never happened. Some fans told me they hoped to see usc become as effective as uconn on the court going into the tournament. Others remarked at just how good uconns Breanna Stewart is in fact late in the game, the crowd cheered sarcastically when she was called for her first foul and missed a free throw. Ultimately
To figure out what caused the truck to overturn. Votes are already being tallied in the first in the nation primary state of New Hampshire. The tiny town of Dixville Notch is home of the first votes in the new england state. John kasich and Bernie Sanders garnered the most votes in the town. The rest of New Hampshire voters will head to the polls throughout the day. Karin caifa reports from manchester. The candidates biggest challenge in their final full day of campaigning here the weather. Snow and messy roadways on a day packed with rallies and town halls. Donald trump and Bernie Sanders enter primary day with strong leads in the polls but theres much more to both of these races. Vo the New Hampshire republican contest looks a lot different than iowas last week which was largely about the anti establishment, and a battle and ted cruz. The focus here has been on a trio of governors former Florida Governor jeb bush, Ohio Governor john kasich and new Jersey Governor Chris Christie vying
Atlanta to hit a rally last night in las vegas. Trump is projected to win the state. But second place remains up for grabs. Tonight Democratic Candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will take part in a cnn Town Hall Forum here in columbia. Ahead of saturdays democratic primary in South Carolina, both candidates will field questions from an audience at uscs school of law. You can catch it live on cnn from 8 to 10. Chris cuomo will moderate. Hillary clinton has a group of mothers on her side with highprofile stories that made national headlines. They spoke on behalf of her president ial campaign at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church monday during a forum called breaking down barriers. The group included the mothers of trayvon martin, sandra bland, eric garner, and dontre hamilton. The women say clinton is the only candidate who listened and talked with them about their concerns with gun violence, racial profiling and social justice. She calls and says, what can i do for you . Ho