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foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Duke Energy is urging customers in the Carolinas to reduce their energy use during periods of peak demand on Monday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.The company said due to high temperature increase, the demand for energy needs to be lessened to reduce the potential of isolated power outages.
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4 days ago | 
foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said a driver has been charged following a crash involving a trooper on Saturday. According to highway patrol, a trooper was working off-duty overtime on I-85. He was parked approximately eight feet off the road on the left side of the roadway in a wide paved emergency lane with his blue lights activated just south of the 19 mile marker. Officials said the right lane was closed due to resurfacing work.
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foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
DUNCAN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The United States Attorney’s Office said a woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to steal more than a million dollars from a manufacturer in Spartanburg County. According to statements made in court, 56-year-old Jennifer L. Bengston Cook was a part-time bookkeeper for SSRC in Duncan for more than a decade.
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4 days ago | 
foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department said two people were hospitalized following an early morning shooting on Saturday. According to the department, officers were called to Atkinson Street to investigate a report a gun fired around 3:45 a.m. Upon arrival, they found damage to several vehicles, shell casings and blood but no gunshot victims.
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4 days ago | 
foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Senator Josh Kimbrell has announced his run for governor. Kimbrell, who represents the Upstate district in the South Carolina Senate, was elected in 2020 when he defeated a 30-year incumbent and flipped the district Republican. The senator said he has championed South Carolina’s largest income tac cut, the Heartbeat Bill, constitutional carry, and a 2024 constitutional amendment barring illegal immigrants from voting.
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4 days ago | 
foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Pickens County officials said four additional cooling center locations have bee added to offer relief from the heat. FOX Carolina’s First Alert Weather Team has issued First Alert Weather Days through Wednesday for dangerous heat and humidity. Officials said there are seven centers opening on Monday at fire departments throughout the county. The centers will be 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily through Thursday, Jan. 26.
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foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg Police Department is reminding people to keep their pets safe after officers jumped into action to rescue two dogs in a hot car. The department said a person reported seeing the dogs inside the car with no water and no AC on Dorman Centre Drive. At the time, officers said it was 90 degrees outside and it was determined the temperature inside the car was 130 degrees. Officials were able to break a window and get the dogs out.
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4 days ago | 
foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Moments after the news broke out that the U.S. attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend in what the Pentagon called “Operation Midnight Hammer”, South Carolina lawmakers reacted. Iran must never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, and President Trump’s decisive action tonight demonstrating peace through strength ensures the safety of our nation and our allies like Israel.
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foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Atlanta Braves legend Dale Murphy is stepping up to the plate for a company in Greenville. Anchor Bat Company makes baseball bats in the Upstate. It started as a father-son duo in the home and now they’re doing a soft opening of their new warehouse off of North Pleasantburg. “My dream was to play Major League Baseball and when I was done playing, it was a tough pill to swallow,” said founder Matthew Rollins.
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foxcarolina.com | Anisa Snipes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said two suspects are in custody after a gun went off during a robbery on Sunday night. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies received a call around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday in reference to a possible gunshot victim. Upon arrival at the home on Bennett Street, they learned that the victim was robbed. Deputies said during the robbery, the victim and suspects got into a physical altercation and a gun was fired by the suspects.
