November 04, 2009

Mom Of SC Boy Likely Killed By Bug Spray In ICU

Authorities say the mother of a 10-month-old South Carolina boy likely killed by a fogging bug spray has been placed in intensive care after visiting her other son in the hospital.

SC Infant Found Dead; Officials Say Pesticide May Be to Blame

Anderson County deputy coroner Don McCown says at this point they believe the death of an infant was caused by inhaling pesticides. McCown says the mom set off several of the foggers you can pick up at the store, one after another, over the period of a few weeks.


August 08, 2009

“Serial Flasher” Arrested Again In Greenwood

A Greer man has been arrested by Greenwood Police and charged with indecent exposure after officers say he exposed himself in a shopping center parking lot, twice. Investigators say 36-year-old Michael Jay Rogers has been busted before for the same thing in the Upstate.


August 04, 2009

Michelin Employees To Volunteer In SC Schools

Michelin North America says some of its employees will be volunteering in South Carolina public elementary schools near their workplace.


July 11, 2009

Anderson County Councilwoman Accidentally Shot At Home

WSPA-TV News Channel 7 has learned that Councilwoman Gracie Floyd was injured at her home on Ramona Drive in Belton. Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper says that Floyd and a relative, identified as a 58-year old Oscar Davis, were inside the home checking a gun at the residence that they believed to be unloaded when it accidentally discharged. Davis was struck in the finger before the bullet struck Floyd in the leg.


July 03, 2009

UPDATED: SC Man Charged For Fireworks Blast That Severely Hurt Teen

Fifteen-year-old Ryan Stancell has lost his hand and most likely have to have both legs amputated after a fireworks accident Thursday night. Stancell is currently at Greenville Memorial Hospital with sever burns on his chest and will need skin grafts, according to his mother. She says they do think he will survive.


April 13, 2009

Damage Assessment Continues In South Carolina after Weekend Storms

In an e-mail to WJBF News Channel 6, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) tells us they are currently assisting several counties in South Carolina which were affected by severe weather, including tornadoes, late Friday night and early Saturday morning.


March 17, 2009

Additional Charges Filed Against SC Pastor

Anderson County sheriff’s deputies have filed more charges against a pastor accused of burning his church earlier this month. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that 40-year-old Christopher Patrick Daniels of Belton has been charged with making a false statement about vandalism at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, where he was pastor.


March 03, 2009

Weather Advisory Ends In SC; Many Lack Power

About 40,000 people in northwestern South Carolina are still without electric power as workers scramble to restore service after the winter storm that dumped up to 10 inches of snow on the state.


March 02, 2009

Current SC Storm Ranks in State’s Snow History

The snowstorm that hit the Upstate Sunday is significant compared to past storms, but not record-setting. State climatologist Hope Mizzell says that, for Greenville-Spartanburg, “The records actually show that this event would be the 11th highest snowfall total since 1962, with 4.3 inches officially going down in the records. Now these are daily snowfall totals.“ WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

Some SC State Offices Close After Winter Storm

State offices in counties along South Carolina’s northern border will remain closed after a winter storm dumped up to 10 inches of snow.

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