November 17, 2009
Troopers: Man Chases, Catches DUI Suspect on Moped
A Greenville County man chased after a DUI suspect while riding a moped and caught that driver, who investigators say hit three cars and a school bus.
November 06, 2009
Deputies: Teens Used Craigslist To Rob Residents, Then Make Money Off Stolen Goods
Two upstate teens are out of jail, accused of using Craigslist to steal stuff all over the area.
September 24, 2009
Caged Bear Attacks Woman in Pickens
The Department of Natural Resources says a 21-year-old woman tried to pet the bear
Drought Status Lifted For Oconee And Pickens Counties
The S.C. Department of Natural Resources S.C. Department of Natural Resources voted Thursday morning to downgrade the drought declaration for Oconee and Pickens Counties.
September 15, 2009
Burglars Targeting Elderly in Pickens County
Burglars distract elderly women while 2nd person enters homes
August 18, 2009
18 Arrests After Gambling House Raid in Pickens County
Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office charge 18 people after a gambling bust.
June 29, 2009
Free HIV Testing Monday
Free HIV testing in Cherokee, Union, Pickens, Greenville, & Spartanburg counties.
June 22, 2009
Pickens, Abbeville, Newberry Projects Getting Stimulus Money
Public Facilities Energy Efficiency in Pickens along with a water treatment plant upgrade in Abbeville and Oakland Mill Water and Sewer Upgrade in Newberry are receiving stimulus money.
June 12, 2009
Thousands in Upstate Still Without Power After Storms
There are more than 7,000 outages across the Upstate Friday morning according to Duke Energy from storms. Rough weather turned a man into a hero when he rescued a woman after a tree fell on her home.
February 27, 2009
Upstate Fire Departments Receive Federal Grants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today awarded $381,599 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) funding to local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations in the state of South Carolina.
November 06, 2008
Theft Ring Busted For Burglaries In 3 Counties
Investigators in Pickens and Oconee Counties say a major theft ring was busted Wednesday night.
August 19, 2008
Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson Schools Open Tuesday
The bulk of public school students in the Upstate return to class Tuesday morning in those counties along with Pickens.
July 15, 2008
Cabinet discusses water restrictions
Cabinet members discussed the possibility of water restrictions for five upstate counties.
June 30, 2008
5 Upstate Counties Under “Extreme Drought”
State officials have upgraded the drought status of five South Carolina counties, saying their water shortages are the most severe possible.
Greenville, Spartanburg, Oconee, Pickens and Cherokee counties are in “extreme drought,“ a label one official said had not been issued in the state since 2002.
Inman Tried To Make Weapon In Prison, File Says
A legal file says the man charged in the strangling death of a Clemson University student may have used a broken radio to fashion a knife to injure detention officers.
Jerry Buck Inman has been in a private cell in Pickens County awaiting a death penalty trial for two years. But The Greenville News reported Sunday that a warrant in Inman’s legal file says detention officers found the remnants of a radio and what they say was a plastic homemade knife.
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