Upstate Verizon Wireless stores giving away student backpacks July 27
Verizon Wireless stores across Upstate South Carolina will host backpack giveaways on July 27. The 13th Annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway will be hosted by Round Room LLC, one of the country’s largest Verizon authorized retailers. The event will start at 1 p.m. on Sunday. More than 1,200 stores...
Missing man found dead behind building in Anderson Co.
Deputies said there is no threat to the community at this time.
This Rustic Steakhouse In South Carolina Serves Up The Best French Onion You’ll Ever...
There’s a moment when melted cheese stretches between your spoon and a crock of French onion soup that feels like pure magic – and at The Peddler Steak House in Greenville, South Carolina, that moment is elevated to an art form. The Upstate region of South Carolina has...
Free meals offered to all students in Pickens County this upcoming school year
PICKENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The School District of Pickens County said it is offering all students free breakfast and lunch every school day during the 2025-2026 academic year. The district said the free meals were made possible due to the participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program....
Farm Fresh Fast closing downtown Greenville doors permanently, citing insurance trouble
After announcing the downtown location of Farm Fresh Fast would temporarily close , owner Jonathan Willis confirmed the restaurant would not reopen. Willis told The Greenville News that the decision came after a nearly $40,000 insurance failure. "There's so much we had to fight through, and while we tried to keep...
NC man wins $2 million lottery ticket at Upstate gas station
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Education Lottery said a man from North Carolina bought a winning lottery ticket a gas station in Greenville, SC. Lottery officials said the $2 million lottery ticket was sold at the Raceway #6748 on Woodruff Road. “I happened to be working in...
Teddy, Greenville’s internet-famous ‘Golden,’ recovering after cancer scare
Greenville’s most internet-famous dog, Teddy Lower, had a health scare this summer. The canine half of “A Guy and a Golden” – followed by millions on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok – had surgery July 9 to remove his spleen, which contained a non-cancerous mass. Teddy...
Western North Carolina family to receive new home after Helene
SALUDA, N.C. — A family of four in western North Carolina is counting the days to move into a new home after Helene left the Swannanoa house they lived in unlivable. The International Disaster Emergency Service is building the family a house in Saluda on family property at no cost.
Clemson researchers study a treatment for brain-eating amoeba
CLEMSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) — Researchers at Clemson University are studying a potential treatment for a brain-eating amoeba. South Carolina health officials confirmed one person recently died from the infection in the Midlands. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 97% of people who contract...
Autographed documents reveal more about serial killer’s attempts to profit from pain
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - FOX Carolina Investigates obtained new material autographed by convicted serial killer Todd Kohlhepp after discovering he appears to be trying to profit from the pain of his victims. In June, FOX Carolina Investigates obtained prison messages sent to and from Kohlhepp suggesting he...