2.4 magnitude earthquake reported in North Carolina
2.4 magnitude earthquake reported in North Carolina
WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BUT WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY THIS MORNING. IT’S 6.44. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF A SUSPECT KILLED IN A DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN GREER. THE CORONER’S OFFICE IDENTIFIED HIM AS 51 YEAR OLD JOHNNY COLLINS. DEPUTIES SAY THE SHOOTING HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR CANON ROAD IN GREER. AND WHEN THEY GOT THERE, THEY SAY COLLINS WAS ARMED. WE’RE TOLD AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING THEN OCCURRED INVOLVING FIVE DEPUTIES. COLLINS DIED ON SCENE. THE FIVE DEPUTIES ARE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, WHICH IS STANDARD PROTOCOL. YOU CAN READ MORE OF THIS STORY ON WYFF4.COM. 13 CIRCUIT SOLICITOR WALT WILKINS HAS ANNOUNCED HE’S RETIRING. WILKINS HAS SERVED GREENVILLE AND PICKENS COUNTIES FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS, AND HE SAYS HE’S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AND PLANS TO PRACTICE LAW WITH HIS FATHER. WALT WILKINS SAYS IN PART, QUOTE, SERVING AS YOUR SOLICITOR HAS BEEN THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER AND I’M PROUD OF ALL THIS OFFICE HAS ACHIEVED OVER THE YEARS. END QUOTE. MEANWHILE, THE TOWN OF DUNCAN IS GETTING A NEW POLICE CHIEF, GREG SATTERFIELD TOLD WYFF4.COM JUNE 27TH WILL BE HIS LAST DAY, AND HE THANKED DUNCAN FOR GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. SATTERFIELD BECAME POLICE CHIEF BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024. HIS REPLACEMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN NAMED. STARTING MONDAY IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY, SCDOT WILL BE CLOSING AND DETOURING HIGHWAY 284 FOR ROAD WORK. THE CLOSURES IN BETWEEN FLATROCK ROAD AND HIGHWAY 28 SOUTH. THERE WILL BE A DETOUR ROUTE IN PLACE DURING THE CLOSURE, WHICH IS SET TO LAST UNTIL TUESDAY, JUNE 3RD. MEANWHILE, SOME DOWNTOWN STREETS ARE ALREADY CLOSED AHEAD OF THE GREENVILLE JAZZ FEST. A PORTION OF SOUTH MAIN STREET, EAST COURT STREET, BROAD STREET AND FALLS PARK DRIVE WILL REOPEN AFTER THE FESTIVAL ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT. IT’S THE THIRD YEAR OF THE FESTIVAL. OUR TANIQUA PENIX IS LIVE THIS MORNING IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR THIS WEEKEND. GOOD MORNING TANIQUA. HEY ERIN, GOOD MORNING. YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING TONIGHT, FROM NEW ORLEANS STYLE TO SWING TO FUNK. IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT GOING ON. WE GOT LOCAL AND NATIONAL PERFORMERS. THEY’LL BE PERFORMING ON THE STAGES FOOD, DRINKS AND ALCOHOL. WRISTBANDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE. THE FESTIVAL STARTS THIS EVENING AT 4:00 AND ENDS AT TEN. AND TOMORROW IT’S FROM 11 A.M. TO 9 P.M. ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENT IS HAPPENING RAIN OR SHINE. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, PARELLA, HOW’S THE WEATHER? WELL, THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW IS GOOD. IT’S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THEM SETTING UP, THAT’S FOR SURE. WE DO HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL BE ROLLING THROUGH BEFORE 4:00 OR 5:00, SO RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THE JAZZ FEST STARTS, WE SHOULD BE IN THE CLEAR ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO IT. IT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BREEZY AT TIMES. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS THIS MORNING. HERE COMES 1231 130. YOU CAN SEE WE’LL BEGIN TO SEE SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS BEGIN TO PUSH CLOSER TO THAT JAZZ FEST AREA. TWO 3:00 I THINK IT’S GOING TO BE KIND OF THAT PRIME TIME FOR OUR AREA. MUCH OF THE UPSTATE. AND THEN BY 4:00 OR 5:00, THAT LINE IS EXITING. STILL GOING TO BE BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES. BEHIND THAT, SOME OF THOSE GUSTS UP TO 30MPH. BUT SLOW CLEARING. AND IT’S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A PRETTY NICE NIGHT TO GET OUT AND ABOUT TEMPERATURE WISE, MID TO UPPER 70S. THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING TO END UP TODAY FOR GREENVILLE AND THE UPSTATE. ABOUT THE SAME THING IN THE MOUNTAINS SAY LOWER 70S WINDS SHIFT FROM THE NORTH. SO HERE COMES THE STABLE AIR SLOWLY FUNNELING IN. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AND THEN TOMORROW MORNING WE ALL WAKE UP TO BRISK, MORE REFRESHING CONDITIONS AND A REALLY NICE SATURDAY TO GET OUT AND ABOUT. WE’LL HAVE A LOT MORE DETAILS ON YOUR FORECAST COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. FIRST THOUGH, I KNOW VICTORIA’S GOT SOME DETAILS ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC? WE ARE SEEING TRAFFIC STARTING TO BUILD THIS MORNING ON I-85. THIS IS HEADING SOUTHBOUND RIGHT NOW. THIS IS NEAR TO 90 PASSING TOWARDS 29. NOTICE TRAFFIC BACKED UP FOR A COUPLE MILES. THAT’S DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. YOU CAN SEE IT ON OUR MAPS NOW WHERE YOU SEE THAT RED TRAFFIC IS NOT MOVING BECAUSE THERE IS A CRASH AT EXIT 63, WHICH IS THE EXIT FOR 290. TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP PAST 29, HEADING UP TOWARDS JACKSON MILL. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND THIS MORNING. IF YOU’RE USING 85 SOUTHBOUND NOW, THE FARTHER YOU GET DOWN 85 NORTH OR SOUTHBOUND NOT SEEING ANY TRAFFIC THIS MORNING. HIGHWAY 101 SEEING A BIT OF BACKUP NEAR THE BMW PLANT. BUT IF YOU ARE USING 85 SOUTHBOUND TO GET TO HIGHWAY 101 AND I-26, YOU’RE IN THE RED THIS MORNING TAKING ABOUT 21 MINUTES. AARON. THANK YOU. KICK OFF TIMES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR SEVERAL EARLY SEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES. 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YOU CAN CONTACT THEM ABOUT DATE NIGHTS, BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AND TEAM BUILDING EVENTS. THEY HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WHETHER YOU’RE A CRAFTER OR NOT. THE COMMONS IN GREENVILLE HAS A NEW RESTAURANT. DELICIOUS IS NOW OPEN, BRINGING A FULL SERVICE MENU WHERE GOLDEN, BROWN AND DELICIOUS USED TO OPERATE. THIS EXPANSION BRINGS A MENU OF GLOBALLY INFLUENCED SMALL PLATES, INCLUDING BLACK DRUM, HAND-CUT TAGLIATELLE AND PORK BELLY. THE SPOT IS PERFECT FOR FOODIES AS WELL AS THOSE LOOKING FOR A TASTY TREAT. WE SURE DO HOPE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ENJOY THIS WEEK’S PLACES
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2.4 magnitude earthquake reported in North Carolina
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake was reported in North Carolina early Friday morning. The earthquake happened at 2:12 a.m. near Rosman, which is right near the North Carolina and South Carolina line. Some people did report feeling the quake to the United States Geological Survey, according to its website.
ROSMAN, N.C. —
A 2.4 magnitude earthquake was reported in North Carolina early Friday morning.
The earthquake happened at 2:12 a.m. near Rosman, which is right near the North Carolina and South Carolina line.
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Some people did report feeling the quake to the United States Geological Survey, according to its website.