ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -  The United Way, a local boy scout troop and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary joined together to help make sure visitors of Broadway Lake not only have fun this summer, but to also make sure everyone is safe.  According to Coast Guard statistics, 75% of fatalities from boating accidents are from drowning. Of that percentage, 85% of those deaths could have been prevented with a life jacket.  “We never know what's going to happen. I would encourage parents to be that good example. Kids don't wanna wear it because it's hot, it gets in the way of a sun tan ..read more

Former President Trump came face-to-face with a porn actor, one of his White House aides and several of his employees in the third week of testimony at the former president’s criminal trial.  Prosecutors have so far called 19 witnesses to the stand, and they’ve indicated the end of their case in chief is fast approaching, potentially as soon as next week.  The former president is accused of falsifying business records while reimbursing his then-fixer, Michael Cohen, who had paid porn actor and director Stormy Daniels $130,000 in the final days of the 2016 campaign to stay quiet about ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled next week in a ceremony. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other congressional members and the family of the Charlotte-born evangelist are expected to attend unveiling of the 7-foot (2.1-meter) tall bronze statue on Thursday in the National Statuary Hall, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said in a news release. The North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation in 2015 asking a congressional committee to eventually approve a likeness of Graham ..read more

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the aftermath of Wednesday night's storm that uprooted trees and destroyed several buildings in Anderson County. They concluded the damage was from three distinct waves of straight line winds and not tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service, straight line winds are thunderstorm winds that have no rotation. "The movements of the storms were kind of moving from the northwest to the southeast, so we kind of saw that as far as the general line of trees fell down themselves," said Clay Chaney, a meteorologis ..read more

ANDERSON, S.C. (WSPA) - Cleanup was underway Friday in several areas off Highway 81 near Greenacres Road and Shannon Way in Anderson County. Several trees were left uprooted in those areas with many neighbors saying that they've never seen a storm hit so hard. Cleanup began as crews worked hard to remove tree, after tree, after tree, after tree from homes.  "Huge, huge tree went directly through this house," said Nate Hopman, owner of Next Level Tree and Excavation, about a house on Shannon Way. "Luckily no one was hurt. It did go through her bedroom where she was actually sleep ..read more

GREENVILLE S.C. (WSPA) - A Greenville man will spend nearly three more years in prison for his role in a sextortion scheme which ultimately caused one person to take their own life. According to the US Attorney's Office, Javarius Teague, 31, of Greenville, was sentenced to 33 months for his role in the scheme. According to the attorney's office, while serving a 20 year sentence for armed robbery in Greenville County, Teague was part of a conspiracy to conceal the source of funds brought in through the scheme. According to the attorney's office, the extortion scheme involved tricking members of ..read more

JACKSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - Survey crews from the National Weather Service confirmed storm damage found in Jackson County was confirmed to be from an EF-1 tornado. The tornado touched down early Thursday morning, shortly after midnight. The National Weather Service said the damage was found in an area north of Glenville and south of Cullowhee. Damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 110 miles per hour was found in the area of Ellijay Road, White Rock Road, Highway 107, and Trout Creek Road. Officials said the damage was limited to uprooted or snapped trees and branches. The t ..read more

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) - A Spartanburg County road is temporarily closed while Hazmat teams clean up a chemical spill. According to Spartanburg County Emergency Management, a barrel containing an acidic material fell off the back of a truck traveling on Fairview Church Road and spilled contents into the road. The While crews are working on the spill, Fairview Church Road is closed to all traffic. Emergency officials said there is no threat to air quality and no danger to the public from the spill ..read more

UNION, S.C. (WSPA) - Two men have been arrested on charges related to the shooting death of a 15-year-old Sunday in Union. The shooting happened at a home on McBeth Street around 3 p.m. Sunday. According to the Union Public Safety Department, officers arrived to find the 15-year-old victim on the porch of the home with a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators announced Friday that two arrests had been made in connection with the death. 23-year-old Kameron Tyon Glymph, of Eastover, and 23-year-old Jordan Alexander Deas, of Pawleys Island, were each charged with murder, discharging firearms in ..read more

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) -- Law enforcement officials are asking that the public be on the lookout for a man allegedly responsible for an armed robbery in West Asheville. According to the Asheville Police Department, the robbery occurred around 9:53 p.m. on May 9, at a convenience store at the 200 block of Amboy Road. Video surveillance shows a masked man coming into the store with a gun. The man allegedly left the store with $400 and other items, then fleeing the area on foot. The gunman was described as a Black man, who is taller with a large build. He was last seen wearing a grey/dark hoodie ..read more