Woman arrested, charged after home invasion, police say (2024)

TIME NOW IS 645. 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 THAT BREAKING NEWS WE’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT. THEY SAY IT TOOK PLACE IN THE AREA OF SOUTH FAIRFIELD ROAD AND PAPER MILL ROAD JUST BEFORE 1130. DEPUTIES SAY A MAN ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL WITH AT LEAST ONE GUNSHOT WOUND. THEY SAY THEY LEARNED THE LOCATION OF THE SHOOTING LATER. THE VICTIM’S CONDITION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THAT INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING YOU UPDATES AS WE LEARN MORE. MEANWHILE, A CRASH IN LAWRENCE COUNTY HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD THAT HAPPENED NEAR BELLEVUE CHURCH ROAD AND EVERGREEN SKILLS ROAD. TROOPERS SAY AN SUV WAS TURNING LEFT FROM BELLEVUE CHURCH ROAD AND WAS HIT BY A MOTORCYCLE. 68 YEAR OLD DARRELL ROGERS WAS ON THE MOTORCYCLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE DIED. MEANWHILE, THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY CORONER SAYS A DRIVER HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED BRAIN DEAD FOUR DAYS AFTER A CRASH ON BLACKSTOCK ROAD. TROOPERS SAY CANDACE MCCREE WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON BLACKSTOCK ROAD NEAR OLD REEDVILLE ROAD, SATURDAY MORNING. THE CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A MAILBOX AND A TREE. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. GENDER CHANGE PROCEDURES FOR MINORS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN BANNED IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER SIGNED A BILL THAT STOPPED PHYSICIANS FROM PROVIDING HORMONE TREATMENT. PUBERTY BLOCKERS AND SURGERIES TO PATIENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. THE BILL TAKES EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. THOSE ALREADY UNDERGOING TREATMENTS CAN CONTINUE FEW IF DOCTORS BELIEVE STOPPING THEM IMMEDIATELY WOULD CAUSE HARM. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND SEVERAL STATES ARE EXPECTED TO FILE AN ANTITRUST SUIT AS SOON AS TODAY AGAINST LIVE NATION, ACCORDING TO SOURCES ON THE LEGAL ACTION. THE LAWSUIT ALLEGES ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS IS IN PART DUE TO THE MARKET DOMINANCE OF THE COMPANY’S TICKETMASTER UNIT. IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE MARKET FOR LIVE EVENTS. SO FAR, LIVE NATION NOR THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAVE COMMENTED ON THAT SUIT. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS CANCELED ANOTHER $7.7 BILLION OF STUDENT LOAN DEBT. THIS LATEST ROUND OF RELIEF IMPACTS 54,000 BORROWERS ENROLLED IN THE WHITE HOUSE’S SAVING ON A VALUABLE EDUCATION OR SAVE PLAN. THEY RECEIVED $613 MILLION IN RELIEF, NEARLY 67,000 TEACHERS, NURSES OR OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS ALSO SAW MORE THAN $5 BILLION FORGIVEN THROUGH THE PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS CANCELED AN AVERAGE OF $35,000 IN LOANS FOR ALMOST. 5 MILLION AMERICANS. WE LOVE YOU AND WE ARE SO, SO GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK. MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY, OCONEE COUNTY DEPUTY CORPORAL LUCAS WATTS IS HOME. PEOPLE LINED THE HIGHWAY 11 BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 85 AS HE RETURNED FROM REHABILITATION IN ATLANTA YESTERDAY. CORPORAL WATTS WAS SHOT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE 27 YEAR OLD HUSBAND AND FATHER STILL HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY, BUT SOME OF DEPUTY WATTS COWORKERS SAY HE ALREADY WANTS TO RETURN TO WORK WITH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. ALMOST HERE. TRAVEL OFFICIALS SAY THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN MORE THAN A DECADE, AND TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE A PEAK TRAVEL DAY. WHETHER YOU’RE FLYING OR DRIVING OR JAMYA, JAMYA IS LIVE NOW AT THE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE LATEST JAMYA. HARRISON. THE RUSH TO GET FROM POINT A TO B IS KICKING INTO GEAR TODAY, AND OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PREDICTS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WILL BE THE MOST TRAVELED SINCE 2005. ALMOST 54,000 FLIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE OFF TODAY. THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT WILL LIKELY SCREEN 18 MILLION PEOPLE BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT WEDNESDAY. IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE A 6% INCREASE COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THESE NUMBERS SHOW MAY IS A POPULAR MONTH FOR TRAVEL AND TSA OFFICIALS SAY FOUR OF ITS ALL TIME BUSIEST DAYS TOOK PLACE THIS MONTH, WHEN IT’S EXPECTED THAT THE AIRPORT WILL BE BUSY. YOU ARE ADVISED TO GET HERE EARLY SO THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR FLIGHT. LIVE AT GSP JAMYA JAMYA, WYFF NEWS FOUR JAMYA. THANK YOU AND AS MANY FOLKS ARE GETTING READY TO HOP ABOARD A FLIGHT, MILLIONS MORE ARE HITTING THE ROADS AS WELL. AND A NEW REPORT IS REVEALING THE WORST TIMES TO DRIVE. CHIEF NATIONAL CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN IS HERE WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO AVOID THAT TRAFFIC. REPORTER. HI. YEAH, WE HAVE A BUSY SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON AHEAD OF US. OF THE 44 MILLION TRAVELING, 38 MILLION OF US ARE DRIVING, WHICH IS WHY TRIPLE A WORKED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DATA SITE INRIX. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE TO FIGURE OUT THE WORST TIMES TO DRIVE DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. DON’T TAKE ME WITH YOU. IF YOU’RE GOING NOW. HERE’S WHAT THEY FOUND FOR THURSDAY, MAY 23RD. THE WORST TIME TO DRIVE OKAY IS BETWEEN NOON AND 6 P.M. FOR FRIDAY, MAY 24TH. IT’S BETWEEN NOON AND 7 P.M. AND FOR SATURDAY, MAY 25TH, IT’S BETWEEN 2 P.M. AND 5 P.M. FOR SUNDAY, MAY 26TH AND MONDAY, MAY 27TH. MEMORIAL DAY, THE WORST TIME TO DRIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 7 P.M. SO IF YOU CAN START YOUR TRIP ON THE MORNING OF ANY OF THOSE DAYS, DO THAT. YOU SHOULD ALSO SEE LESS PEOPLE OUT ON THE ROAD. AND WHAT WILL THAT TRIP COST YOU IN FUEL? TRIPLE A SAYS IT WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR. $3.57 A GALLON. BACK TO YOU. OKAY, LET’S TAKE YOU OUT TO THE BEACH. A LIVE LOOK NOW AT MURALS OUTLET RIGHT OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA. LOOK AT THAT. WE’VE ALREADY GOT FOLKS IN THE BOATS OUT THERE ROLLING AROUND ENJOYING THE SUNRISE. TALK ABOUT A PICTURE PERFECT START TO THE DAY. IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO THE COAST TODAY, TOMORROW YOU SHOULD BE OKAY. JUST A COUPLE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THERE TOO AS WE TAKE A LOOK HERE AT HOME, 62 DEGREES IN PICKENS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 65 IN CLEMSON. THE FARTHER WEST YOU GO, THE MORE CLOUDS YOU WILL RUN INTO AND THE BETTER THE CHANCES FOR RAIN TO TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR FAIR SHARE OF A FEW OF THOSE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 4:00 TODAY FOR THE UPSTATE. UH, SOME OF US WILL SEE SOME OF THOSE DOWNPOURS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 12 NOON TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WE’LL BEGIN TO SEE SOME OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SOME LIGHTNING, SOME HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND SOME STRONG WINDS. WE’LL DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW, BY THE WAY. IN FACT, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST AND MEMORIAL DAY ITSELF THAT’S COMING UP WITH YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S IT LOOKING, PARELLA? WE’RE LOOKING LIVE AT I-85 NEAR PELHAM. I WISH THIS WAS THE BEACH. THIS IS NOT THE BEACH. THIS IS A TRAFFIC SLOWDOWN. UNFORTUNATELY. BUT THIS IS TO WHAT WE TEND TO SEE ABOUT 651 IN THE MORNING AS MORE PEOPLE GET OUT ON THE ROAD, YOU CAN SEE THAT SCDOT CAMERA TRACKING THAT. AND IT’S REFLECTIVE IN OUR TRAVEL TIMES TO I-85 SOUTHBOUND AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD IN THE YELLOW AT 11 MINUTES. THAT’S JUST A FIVE MINUTE DELAY, BUT THAT WILL LIKELY BACK UP AS WE GET INTO THE 7:00 HOUR. THE OTHER TWO LOOK GREAT THOUGH, THOUGH. I-240 ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY AT 12 MINUTES. FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE 13 MINUTES. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN EXPECT SOME TRAFFIC NEAR BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA TODAY. IT IS THE FINAL DAY OF COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY STUDENTS. THERE ARE THREE CEREMONIES TODAY EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL AT 8 A.M., TRAVELERS REST AT 1130, AND RIVERSIDE AT 3 P.M., AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES HAS ITS CEREMONY TOMORROW AT TWO IN THE AFTERNOON AT MCALESTER AUDITORIUM ON FURMAN UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS. SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF TRAFFIC IN BOTH OF THESE AREAS TODAY AND TOMORROW. BUT OF COURSE, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2024. AND ONE FINAL REMINDER TONIGHT THE WIFE. IF NEWS FOUR WEATHER TEAM WILL GET YOU READY FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON, WE WILL GO INSIDE NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM BOTH HURRICANE HUNTERS AND DRONES, ALLOWING US TO GET LIFE SAVING INFORMATION FASTER AS SYSTEMS FORM. PLUS, RESEARCH INTO GUARDING OUR HOMES AGAINST HAIL AND CHIEF METEOROLOGIST, CHRIS JUSTUS WILL SHOW YOU HOW EL NINO COULD IMPACT JUST HOW ACTIVE THIS HURRICANE SEASON WILL BE. BE SURE TO JOIN US AT SEVEN TONIGHT FOR FORECASTING OUR