GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- The Greenville County Sheriff's Office is in the early stages of investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday night. According to the sheriff's office, the shooting took place around 10:10 p.m. at 1 Lakeside Road. Upon arrival, deputies found a woman with at least one gun shot wound. The woman was subsequently taken to the hospital for her injuries, This is a developing story. Stay up to date with 7NEWS both on the air and online as more information is made available ..read more

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- If you're a Swiftie and a student at East Carolina University, have we got something for you. This fall, "English 1500: Taylor's Version" is coming to ECU. It will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30-1:45 p.m. by Dr. Anna Froula, a professor of English in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, according to the ECU News Services. It is a course that satisfies a general education humanities requirement. “I’m very excited to offer this class for the first time,” Froula told ECU News Services. “The underlying idea is to get people to think critically ..read more

WOODRUFF, S.C. - As the weekend came to a close, a riverside festival in Woodruff celebrated all things local. People gathered at Events by the River, a venue location alongside the Enoree River, to celebrate the third annual River Fest. “Once they get here they are really surprised to see wow this is really pretty," said Woodruff resident, Andera Wooten. "I didn't realize that dirt road was bringing us here, but that's country and we don't have enough of that anymore so take a back road you never know what you will find." The festival gives visitors the chance to listen to music and meet shop ..read more

LOVES PARK, Ill. (WGN) — An Illinois woman was in "complete shock" after winning $1 million on a lottery ticket that a gas station customer gifted her earlier this week, lottery officials said. The woman received the Lucky Day Lotto ticket from a regular customer at a Fas Mart in Loves Park, about 85 miles northwest of Chicago, according to a press release. The ticket, which only cost $1, matched all five numbers for the midday drawing on Monday, April 22. The winning numbers were 3, 4, 6, 25 and 27. Choosing to remain anonymous, the lucky jackpot winner hid her face when she took a photo with ..read more

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Marion man accused in the March 15 killing of New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare will go to trial this summer, according to federal court records. Smith, 33, pleaded not guilty April 18 to charges including carjacking resulting in death, causing death by the discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, kidnapping resulting in death and interstate transport of a stolen vehicle. Jury selection and a potential start to the trial is slated for June 10 at the Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse in Albuquerque. Body camera video ..read more

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- A Belton mill fire is being investigated by firefighters and state law enforcement. According to the Belton Fire Department, a call came in around 8:11 p.m. Saturday regarding smoke and fire coming from the office of Blair Mill on 115 Little Street. Blair Mill was an operating textile mill until it shut down in 2010. Firefighters were at the scene by 8:14 p.m. and put out the flames while searching the property. During the search for hidden fires, firefighters found several fires in separate locations. At that point, the State Law Enforcement Division was called ..read more

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) -- Spindale police officers are on the lookout for a man who escaped prison Sunday. According to the Spindale Police Department, Roy Steven Buff, fled the Rutherford Correctional Center around 1:02 p.m., after running through an open gate. Buff then headed towards New Hampshire Street and Ledbetter Road on foot. Roy Buff was last seen running through the yards near the 300 block of New Hampshire Street, wearing a grey t-shirt, green pants and tennis shoes. The escapee is 5'7" tall and weighs around 179 pounds, with green eyes and brown hair. Buff has tattoo ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen app into a global trendsetter. While, of course, also emerging as a potential national security threat, according to U.S. officials. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed legislation requiring TikTok parent ByteDance to sell t ..read more

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — A former police officer has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed a man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, outside of a Chick-fil-A in Summerville, South Carolina. According to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, former Summerville Police Officer Anthony DeLustro, 64, is charged with murder in the death of 39-year-old Michael O'Neal, of Winston-Salem. SLED did not provide a mugshot of DeLustro. Social media video of forcible arrest prompts High Point interim police chief to respond DeLustro was off-duty when SLED says he "engaged in ..read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter crew recovered on Saturday the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet while on a steep, technical route in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials said in a statement. Robbi Mecus, 52, of Keene Valley, New York, died of injuries sustained in a fall Thursday while climbing a route on the southeast face of the 8,400-foot Mount Johnson, the park said. Her climbing partner, a 30-year-old woman from California, was seriously injured and was rescued Friday and flown to an Anchorage hospital, park officials said ..read more