More than 7,000 customers without power in Greenville
More than 7,000 Duke Energy customers without power in Greenville
Updated: 8:33 AM EDT Apr 24, 2025
644. AND IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH STUDENT DEATHS AT DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF. FOR DORMAN HIGH SCHOOL, STUDENTS HAVE DIED IN CAR CRASHES. DANIEL AIXA DIAZ, EVAN SISK AND ITZEL GARCIA TREJO WERE KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SEMI TRUCK AS IT TURNED. THIS COMES A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER BRADY MURPHY WAS KILLED, AFTER HE DROVE OFF I-26 AND HIT A TREE. SPARTANBURG DISTRICT SIX SAYS GRIEF COUNSELORS WERE AT THE SCHOOL. IT STARTS WITH WITH JUST BEING THERE, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE COUNSELORS AT THE SCHOOL MAKES IT REALLY, REALLY ACCESSIBLE. NOBODY HAS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. NOBODY HAS TO GO ANYWHERE. PARENTS DON’T HAVE TO MISS WORK. SO HAVING THE COUNSELORS AT THE SCHOOL MAKES IT REALLY ACCESSIBLE. SPARTANBURG DISTRICT SIX TOLD WYFF NEWS FOUR IN A STATEMENT. IN PART, QUOTE, TO LOSE SO MANY YOUNG LIVES IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS INCONCEIVABLE. PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN. AS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO FORCE AN END TO THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR. THE U.S., UKRAINE, RUSSIA AND EUROPE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT PEACE BUT APPEAR TO BE ON VERY DIFFERENT PAGES ABOUT WHERE THINGS STAND. AMY LU OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH THE BOTTOM LINE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. AARON, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS ONCE AGAIN SIDING WITH RUSSIA AND BLAMING UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY FOR CONTINUING THE WAR. I THINK WE HAVE A DEAL WITH RUSSIA. WE HAVE TO GET A DEAL WITH ZELENSKYY, AND I HOPE THAT ZELENSKYY, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO DEAL WITH ZELENSKYY. SO FAR IT’S BEEN HARDER. THE PRESIDENT CRITICIZING ZELENSKYY FOR RULING OUT GIVING PARTS OF UKRAINE TO RUSSIA DURING A MEETING WITH EUROPEAN ALLIES, THE U.S. PROPOSED RUSSIA KEEP THE AREAS IT OCCUPIES NOW, WHICH IS ABOUT A FIFTH OF UKRAINE. THE AMERICAN DELEGATION CHARACTERIZING IT AS A FINAL OFFER. EUROPEANS ARE DESCRIBING IT AS JUST IDEAS. MEANWHILE, VICE PRESIDENT J.D. VANCE SAYS IT’S TIME FOR BOTH SIDES TO MAKE CONCESSIONS, OR THE U.S. IS WALKING AWAY. THAT IS SOMETHING SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO ECHOES. PRESIDENT TRUMP FOCUSING MORE ON ZELENSKYY, SAYING HE’S PROLONGING THE, QUOTE, KILLING FIELD. WE SPEND A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THIS IS ABOUT A LOT OF HUMANITY. THIS IS THE WORST. I GET THE PICTURES, THE SATELLITE PICTURES. I’VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. OF THE FIELDS AFTER THESE, SOME OF THESE BATTLES, IT’S HORRIBLE THAT IT’S GOING FOR NOTHING. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST STEVE WITKOFF, WHO HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS, IS HEADED TO MOSCOW THIS WEEK. IN WASHINGTON, I’M AMY LU, WYFF NEWS FOUR. TODAY IS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY. 6 MILLION EUROPEAN — WERE KILLED BY THE NAZIS AFTER THEY CAME TO POWER IN GERMANY IN 1933. SIRENS WAILED AND PEOPLE IN ISRAEL CAME TO A STANDSTILL THIS MORNING FOR A TWO MINUTE MOMENT OF SILENCE. IT’S BEEN ABOUT 80 YEARS SINCE THE HOLOCAUST. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE LINING UP TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO THE LATE POPE FRANCIS. SAINT PETER’S BASILICA REMAINED OPEN PAST MIDNIGHT YESTERDAY, AND THE PUBLIC VIEWING IS LARGELY MEANT AS A CHANCE FOR ORDINARY CATHOLICS TO GRIEVE. THE 88 YEAR OLD POPE, WHO DIED MONDAY OF A STROKE. FRANCIS OPEN CASKET HAS BEEN SET IN FRONT OF THE MAIN ALTAR. NO OFFICIAL NUMBERS YET OF HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ENTERED THE BASILICA. THE TRAVELERS REST PLANNING COMMISSION WILL REVIEW AN APPLICATION FOR THE INN AT ALTAMONT TONIGHT. ISABELLE MARAK JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING FROM CITY HALL WITH MORE ABOUT TONIGHT’S PUBLIC HEARING. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN. GOOD MORNING. THE DEVELOPERS FOR THE INN AT ALTAMONT. THEY SUBMITTED THAT APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION AND REZONING FOR PARTS OF ALTAMONT ROAD EARLIER THIS MONTH. NOW THEY’RE ASKING FOR A 2 TO 1 ULTIMATE ROAD TO BE REZONED TO TRAVELERS REST. IT IS CURRENTLY A PART OF GREENVILLE COUNTY AND IS IN A PART OF GREENVILLE COUNTY THAT IS KNOWN AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE ZONING DISTRICT. NOW, THIS HAS CAUSED PUSHBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA AND FROM OFFICIALS. THE SUBMITTED APPLICATION INCLUDES AN APPLICATION FEE, UTILITY LETTERS, A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, A STATEMENT OF INTENT, AND A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN. NOW, THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL AGAIN MEET HERE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6 A.M. HERE AT CITY HALL. AND THEN IF IT PASSES THROUGH THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WILL THEN HEAD TO THE FULL CITY COUNCIL. REPORTING LIVE IN TRAVELERS REST ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR. ISABELLE. THANK YOU. THE FUTURE OF A MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT HAS BEEN THE CENTER OF DEBATE IN PICKENS COUNTY. IT WOULD PUT 142 HOMES ALONG MALDEN LAKE ROAD. THE PROPERTY SITS UNTOUCHED, LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM PICKENS CITY LIMITS, MEANING IT WOULD NEED TO BE ANNEXED AND REZONED. YESTERDAY, PEOPLE WEIGHED IN ON THE PROJECT. DEVELOPERS SAY AN AGREEMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY MULTIPLE PARTIES BEFORE CONSTRUCTION. AND DEVELOPERS SAY THE 142 HOMES WILL RANGE IN PRICE FROM 400,000 TO $600,000, BUT DID NOT EXPRESS HOW THOSE VALUES WOULD IMPACT TAXES FOR SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. WELL, HERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY THURSDAY. 649 WE’VE GOT SOME NICE DOWNPOURS GOING ON ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. NOTICE MOST OF US ARE ACTUALLY DRY, BUT THOSE THAT ARE UNDERNEATH 1 OR 2 OF THESE DOWNPOURS. BOY, YOU HEAR THIS COMING DOWN. AND THIS IS, BY THE WAY, WETTING THOSE ROADWAYS. SO JUST BE EXTRA CAREFUL. GRAB THE UMBRELLA ON THE WAY OUT THE DOOR. POWDERSVILLE GETTING THE HEAVIEST AMOUNT OF RAIN. THIS IS GOING TO BE PUSHING EAST ALONG. I 253 AND I-85 GREENVILLE COUNTY PICKING UP ON SOME HEAVY AMOUNTS OF RAIN AS WELL, ALL THE WAY INTO LYMAN AND REEDVILLE DUNCAN. SPARTANBURG. PAULINE PICKING UP ON SOME NICE RAIN ALL THE WAY NORTH THROUGH LANDRUM AND PARTS OF HENDERSONVILLE. SO THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, BUT AGAIN, NOT FOR EVERYONE. WE’RE GOING TO GET A FEW MORE. SO A LITTLE BIT MORE POPULATED, A LITTLE BIT MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON. BUT AGAIN, NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET WET. IT’S JUST THAT UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN AGAIN BY TONIGHT THOUGH, THE RAINFALL DIES DOWN. WE HAVE ONE MORE LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY TOMORROW WITH MORE RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, AND THEN BIG CHANGES FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS, WHICH HAS THE WEEKEND AND BEYOND, COMING UP IN ABOUT 7 OR 8 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST, AARON IS STANDING BY WITH A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC. HOW ARE THE ROADS LOOKING RIGHT NOW? AARON PARELLA UNFORTUNATELY, AT 650 THE ROADS ARE STARTING TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. JARED MCDARIS IS DOING A LIVE DRIVE FOR US. IT’S ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. I-85 AT HIGHWAY 14. THIS IS SOUTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND LOOKS PRETTY DECENT. WE’RE SEEING A COUPLE MINUTES DELAYS HERE OR THERE, BUT THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, AT LEAST NEAR PELHAM ROAD, IS NOT LOOKING FANTASTIC SO FAR THIS MORNING. SO YOU ARE HEADED OUT. YOU HAVE TO CONTEND WITH THE RAIN. ALSO, I WOULD ALLOW 5 OR 10 EXTRA MINUTES TO CONTEND WITH THE TRAFFIC OUT THERE AS WELL. TRAVEL TIMES LOOK GOOD OVERALL THOUGH, THESE HAVE BEEN IN THE GREEN. WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT 85 SOUTHBOUND UP TWO MINUTES THERE. AT EIGHT MINUTES IT’S 85 NORTHBOUND. IT LOOKS A LITTLE WORSE AT THE MOMENT NEAR PELHAM ROAD, 240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY IS 11 MINUTES ON 26. EASTBOUND 35 NORTHBOUND AT 14 MINUTES. THE GREENVILLE CYCLING CLASSIC IS TODAY. LAST YEAR WAS THE INAUGURAL EVENT AND THE HIGH SPEED CYCLING COMPETITION IS PART OF THE POPULAR SPEED WEEK RACE SERIES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH TODAY’S EVENT, AND IT’S FREE TO ATTEND. HEAVY TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED, THOUGH, DUE TO ROAD CLOSURES FOR THE CYCLING CLASSIC AND ALSO DOWNTOWN ALIVE. HAPPENING TONIGHT. YOUR TIME 651. AND CANCER SURVIVORS AND SUPPORTERS ARE GATHERING IN THE UPSTATE TOMORROW. RELAY FOR LIFE OF THE UPSTATE IS HAPPENING AT 6 P.M. AT THE PELHAM LOCATION OF THE GIBBS CANCER CENTER. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S ANNUAL EVENT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE CANCER SURVIVORS, REMEMBER LOST LOVED ONES AND RAISE FUNDS TO FIGHT AGAINST CANCER. LUMINARIA EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 9 P.M. A HEADS UP FOR SOME PANTHERS FANS, THE TEAM HAS MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THEY WILL NOT ALLOW FANS TO ATTEND TRAINING CAMP THIS YEAR OR NEXT. THAT’S BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION FOR THE INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY. YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO SEE THE TIME FIRSTHAND THIS OFFSEASON WILL BE AT FAN FEST THAT TAKES PLACE ON AUGUST 2ND. ROBERT IRWIN IS JOINING DANCING WITH THE STARS. THE 21 YEAR OLD SON OF LATE CROCODILE HUNTER STEVE IRWIN, IS THE FIRST CONTESTANT ANNOUNCED FOR THE 34TH SEASON OF THE SHOW, AND ROBERT IS FOLLOWING IN HIS SISTER BINDI’S FOOTSTEPS. SHE PREVIOUSLY WON THE COMPETITION WITH PARTNER DEREK HAWK BACK IN 2015. THE NOMINEES FOR THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS ARE OUT. RAPPER KENDRICK LAMAR LEADS THE LIST WITH TEN, INCLUDING ARTIST, ALBUM AND SONG OF THE YEAR, AND HE’S FOLLOWED BY POST MALONE, WHO RECEIVED EIGHT NOMINATIONS. BILLIE EILISH AND SHABOOZEY EACH HAVE SEVEN NOMINATIONS. TAYLOR SWIFT FOLLOWS WITH SIX. THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED DURING AN AWARDS CEREMONY IN LAS VEGAS
More than 7,000 Duke Energy customers without power in Greenville
Updated: 8:33 AM EDT Apr 24, 2025
More than 7,000 customers in Greenville are without power Thursday morning. According to the Duke Energy website, the outages are centered around the Welcome community and the White Horse Road area. The cause of the outage is unknown and the restoration time is between 11:30 a.m. and noon.
More than 7,000 customers in Greenville are without power Thursday morning.
According to the Duke Energy website, the outages are centered around the Welcome community and the White Horse Road area.
The cause of the outage is unknown and the restoration time is between 11:30 a.m. and noon.