Upstate SC Weather Update: 60° Sunday, Then Warmer Oct 18-20
Spartanburg faces a sharp weekend cooldown before sunshine and warmer afternoons return next week.
Greenville police collect winter clothes, food for students in need
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville Police Department is asking the community to help students in need Friday during its Fill the Cruiser event. Officers will collect new or gently used jackets, blankets, hats, gloves, socks and underwear, as well as nonperishable food pantry items, outside the Bon Secours Wellness Arena box office from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Designs reviewed for Greenville’s Falls Park Conference District, JW Marriott
The Greenville Design Review Board approved one application and deferred another involving the planned Falls Park Conference District in downtown Greenville. Public-private partnerships will transform the city block east of Falls Park into a mixed-use district anchored by a long-awaited downtown conference center. The Furman Co. serves as the project’s master developer under contract with the city of Greenville.
Construction date set for proposed parallel route for Woodruff Road
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation has set a tentative construction date for a proposed parallel route to alleviate heavy traffic on Woodruff Road. The project is tentatively set to begin in spring 2027 with clearing, grubbing and demolition before construction of the route in...
Pedestrian dead after hit and run in parking lot in Simpsonville, coroner says
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Simpsonville Police Department is investigating a deadly hit and run involving a pedestrian on Thursday. Police said the collision took place in parking lot of the Belk department store on Fairview Road at 5:35 p.m. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said the pedestrian was...
2 teens facing charges after reportedly crashing vehicle into home, fleeing
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office said two teens are facing charges after crashing into a house and running from law enforcement in Simpsonville on Thursday. Deputies said they tried to make a traffic stop on a reported stolen vehicle when the driver fled. The...
Reported stolen car crashes into Upstate home; 2 detained
Deputies said two teenagers were detained in Spartanburg County after an attempted traffic stop ended in a crash Thursday.
‘Open for business’: Development booms in Upstate city following reopened highway
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. (WSPA) – A reopened road is paving the way for a commercial boom in Travelers Rest. City leaders told 7NEWS they’re sending a message they are open for business. With Poinsett Highway open again, they said residents and visitors alike can expect a lot more industry to move in near the downtown […]
Immigration operation increases law enforcement along I-85 in Upstate, police say
DUNCAN, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Duncan Police Department confirmed that between Thursday and Friday, drivers will see an increased law enforcement presence along the I-85 corridor. Officers said that the operation is a joint effort by federal, state and local agencies. FOX Carolina crews spotted several law enforcement vehicles...
Woodruff Road project hits $277M, delaying other Greenville road work
Long-awaited congestion relief is coming to Woodruff Road, with work expected to begin in summer of 2027. But as the project’s price tag climbs, other planned road improvements could be pushed back. The South Carolina Department of Transportation Woodruff Road Congestion Relief Project , which will construct a parallel parkway along Woodruff Road, has been in the works for more than a decade. The project aims to alleviate congestion on the busy corridor, which sees traffic volumes of more than 4
