3 Winter Weather is forcing a few of our mountain schools to close today. Mitchell, madison, yancey and macon county schools are closed. For a complete list of closing and delays head to foxcarolina dotcom and keep an eyeon the ticker at your screen. 3 were following an overnight development this morning. Cherokee county dispatch says the Sheriffs Office helped Highway Patrol end a chase early this morning around 1 am on eye85. Were told one person was arrested. Ems was also called to the scene but no word on who may have been treated. No other information has been released as soon as we get more well pass it along 3 3 the president ial candidates are now turning their attention to South Carolina just a day after the New Hampshire primaries. 3 donald trump and Bernie Sanders won their respective elections on tuesday. Republican john kasich came in second behind trump. Sanders swept majorities of men, women, independents and young people in his win over hillary clinton. Despite the loss
3 wrap up 3 lets send it over 3 to chris with traffic. 3 were 3 watching accident no injuries blvd 3 3 3 donald trump r president ial candidate New Hampshire, i want to thank you. We love you. Were going to be back a lot. Were not going to forget you. You started it. Remember, you started it. It. Donald trump scores his first big win in the race for trump finished first in the New Hampshire primary. With 35 percent of the republican votes. That will give him 10 delegates. Ohio Governor John Kasich came in second place. 3 and as predicted, democrat Bernie Sanders wowoin New Hampshire by a wide margin. He won 60 percent of the votes to beat Hillary Clinton. Sanders narrowly lost to clinton in the iowa caucuses. But clinton is projected to get more support in South Carolina. 3 with just 10 days to go before South Carolinas primary. The republican candidates are hitting South Carolina in full force. Force. Fox carolina andrew resser joins us live from clemson where donald trump will hold a
3 a frigid morning with temperatures in the teens and low 20s, feeling colder with strong wind. Expect a mostly sunny, cold day with highs at 40 in the upstate and 28 in the mountains. The wind could gust to 25 mph from the northwest throughout the day. 3 wrap up 3 hold hold were watching this in the Pit Crew Traffic Center. Center. You are looking live at 3 Winter Weather is forcing a few of our mountain is forcing a few Winter Weather 3 Winter Weather is forcing a few of our mountain schools to madison, yancey and macon county schools are closed. For a complete list of closing and delays head to foxcarolina dotcom and keep an eyeon the ticker at the bottom of your screen. 3 were following an overnight development this morning. Cherokee county dispatch says the Sheriffs Office helped Highway Patrol end a chase early this morning around 1 am on eye85. Were told one person was arrested. Ems was also called to the scene but no word on who may have been treated. No other information has b
Has been slowmoving and arrived a lot later than expected. But were feeling the worst of it at this hour with that freezing rain hanging around and causes concerns on the roads, right . 3 freezing drizzle, fog and sleet continues to be scattered across the upstate, mountains and northeast georgia. A glaze of ice will develop on raised surfaces, including bridges and overpasses. The peak of frozen precipitition will happen between 46 p. M. Then we will see rain take over into the overnight. Even though amounts of ice will be light in most areas, it will be enough to cause some slippery areas on the roads, so drive cautiously freezing rain advisory will continue for much of the upstate and ga until 7pm. Winter weather advisory will remain in effect as well for the mountains. A winter storm warning remains until midnight for the northern mountains. 3 wrap up 3 now lets send it over to the pit crew traffic center. 3 were watching J Verne Smith st e campus blvdfork shoals rd i185 roper mtn
Were looking at some School Closings and delays in the mountains. Haywood county schools will open 2 hours late and Jackson County schools will be on a 2 and a half hour delay. Delay. Madison mitchell and Yancey County schools will all be closed. Well bring you updates on air via the ticker at the bottom of your screen as well as online at fox carolina dot com. 3 happening now 3 a scare at mary black hospitalm a fire inside a dumpster is under controlbut it sent flames and a lot of smoke shooting into the air at the skylin drive facility earlier this evening the fire even forced the er to evacuate patients 3 we know spartanburg city, cowpens, drayton, converse and whitney Fire Departments responded along with spartanburg ems and police. Police. Heres a look at the scene a little earlier tonight you can see the major flames and smoke on scene. Fire out in a dumpster right outside the hospital again the emergency room did have to be evacuated fortunately no reported injuries at this time