From Taylors to the Fleet: Local Graduate Proudly Serves in the U.S. Navy
As a master-at-arms, he serves with the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, which provides superior medical care to warfighters and…
US education secretary touts SC programs as reason to put school control in states’...
WEST PELZER — The U.S. secretary of education pointed to South Carolina education programs as a reason to give control of public schools to states while vowing not to cut certain federal funds during a visit Tuesday celebrating the state’s outsized role in the Revolutionary War. Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s...
Woman dead after fire at Greenville Co. home
Parker Fire District confirmed firefighters were called around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday to a scene on Agnew Road in Parker.
SC measles outbreak could soon reach Charlotte, health director warns
A growing measles outbreak in South Carolina could make its way to Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Health Director Dr. Raynard Washington warned. South Carolina has reported more than 130 confirmed measles cases and hundreds of people quarantined in Spartanburg and surrounding counties, part of a broader surge that has...
73-year-old woman killed in Greenville Co. crash
GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A Travelers Rest woman died from injuries sustained in a car accident Monday in Greenville County. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office said 73-year-old Theresa Horton struck another vehicle from behind at the access ramp to Poinsett Highway and Old Buncombe Road in Greenville just...
Part of ceiling falls at Upstate school, leaves one injured
“The Sky is falling, the sky is falling” those words come to mind after an incident at an Upstate middle school, Tuesday morning.
SCSO names deputy fired for ‘racially insensitive’ post on social media
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the deputy terminated following a “racially insensitive” social media post made in November. The agency confirmed that Josh Chrobak was released for a social media post made while he was in uniform and inside a patrol...
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund restores Nina Simone’s childhood home in North Carolina
While Nina Simone’s legacy echoes through her music, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is preserving the physical space that helped shape the iconic singer’s life and artistry—her childhood home. Last month, the Action Fund, a division of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced the...
Man proposes to Sugar Plum Fairy dancer at South Carolina Nutcracker Ballet
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) — The Sugar Plum Fairy received more than just flowers this year at the Spartanburg Nutcracker Ballet. Miguel Deulofeu, a former dancer at Ballet Spartanburg, ended the night’s performance by getting down on one knee and proposing to his girlfriend Katherine Hunter, the dancer...
Medicare scam targets Upstate seniors and veterans with fake bills
OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A scam targeting senior citizens and veterans is circulating in the Upstate, charging thousands of dollars for Medicare services they never received. Oconee County resident and veteran Wayne McCall was driving home from the VA Hospital in Asheville a few weeks ago when a...

















