Crack cocaine, marijuana seized in public park drug bust

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IT’S TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH TWO SHOOTING INVESTIGATIONS IN ANDERSON COUNTY. DEPUTIES SAY AN ATTEMPTED GUN EXCHANGE TURNED INTO A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION. DEPUTIES SAY ON MONDAY SHOTS WERE FIRED ALONG EFFIE DRIVE IN PIEDMONT. THEY SAY 22 YEAR OLD DEMARIO DAVIS WENT TO A TEENAGER’S HOME TO TRADE FIREARMS. DAVIS IS ACCUSED OF TAKING THE VICTIM’S GUN, THEN FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS IN THEIR DIRECTION. DEPUTIES SAY THAT THEY WERE ALREADY LOOKING FOR DAVIS IN CONNECTION TO A SHOOTING BACK IN APRIL AT A GAS STATION ON EAST SHOCKLEY FERRY ROAD. DETECTIVES CHARGED DAVIS WITH TWO COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER, ALONG WITH OTHER CHARGES. WE’RE TOLD KELLY IS CHARGED WITH ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT. MEANWHILE, MORE THAN 40 ANIMALS AND AN EIGHT MONTH OLD BABY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM A HOME IN HONEA PATH AFTER THEY WERE FOUND LIVING IN FILTH. THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THEY FOUND ALL THIS WHILE DOING A WELFARE CHECK ON THE BABY. ONCE THEY RECEIVED A TIP FROM SOCIAL SERVICES, POLICE CHARGED KAYLA RENARD AND NICHOLAS FOLEY WITH UNLAWFUL CONDUCT TOWARDS A CHILD AND ILL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. THEY ALSO RECEIVED VIOLATIONS OF TOWN ORDINANCES. ON MONDAY, 47 ANIMALS WERE FOUND AT THE HOME ALONG SOUTH SHIRLEY AVENUE. SIX OF THEM WERE DEAD. PHOTOS SHOW SOME OF THE DOGS WERE LOOSE, WHILE OTHERS WERE IN CAGES STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND TRASH ALL THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE. EVEN JUST THE THE LIVING CONDITIONS FOR ANY HUMAN. WHILE THAT’S THEIR CHOICE FOR THE ANIMALS, IT WAS NOT THEIR CHOICE. AND TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY, MULTIPLE PEOPLE COULD LIVE IN THAT HOME AND IGNORE THOSE NEEDS EVERY SINGLE DAY, JUST IT IT HURTS. POLICE SAY THE CHILD HAS BEEN PLACED WITH A FAMILY MEMBER, A 19 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT FROM MASSACHUSETTS IS NOW CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO THE NATIONWIDE POWER SCHOOL DATA BREACH. MATTHEW LANE IS ACCUSED OF HACKING INTO POWER SCHOOL SYSTEM AND FACILITATING LAST YEAR’S DATA BREACH THAT POTENTIALLY EXPOSED THE PRIVATE INFORMATION OF MILLIONS OF TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND PARENTS, INCLUDING IN NORTH CAROLINA. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF JACKSON SAYS LANE PLEADED GUILTY TO CYBER EXTORTION CONSPIRACY, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PROTECTED COMPUTERS AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT. MEANWHILE, IN AN EFFORT TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND FILL VACANCIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE STATE HOUSE PASSED THE NON-CERTIFIED TEACHER PILOT PROGRAM. IT ALLOWS DISTRICTS TO FILL UP TO 10% OF ITS STAFF WITH TEACHERS WHO ARE STILL WORKING TOWARDS GETTING CERTIFIED. ACCORDING TO THE BILL, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR HOW THE PROGRAM WILL WORK. THESE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE FIVE YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. THEY ARE HIRED TO TEACH IN THE ANNUAL STATUS REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN A STATE THAT STARTED THIS YEAR WITH OVER 1000 VACANT TEACHING POSITIONS. I CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY PATHWAY TO GET A FEW MORE HIGHLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS INTO THE CLASSROOM MAY NOT MAKE A MACRO LEVEL CHANGE STATEWIDE, BUT IT COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AT A SCHOOL LEVEL. IT’S STILL IN ITS EARLY STAGES, BUT KELLY SAYS WE COULD SEE THIS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED AS SOON AS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. IT’S 648 AND SURGERIES AT SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE WILL SOON BE BACK ON TRACK. SOME PATIENTS REPORTED POSTPONED OR DELAYED SURGERIES OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. OFFICIALS WITH THE HEALTH SYSTEM TELL US THEY WERE, QUOTE, ENHANCING OUR STERILE PROCESSING FACILITIES AT THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS. THEY NOW SAY THAT CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE DONE ON JUNE 2ND, WITH PLANS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY MID-MONTH. SURGERIES AT OTHER SAINT FRANCIS PROPERTIES WERE NOT IMPACTED. THE SUMMER TRAVEL SEASON KICKS OFF TODAY. TRIPLE A IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 45 MILLION TRAVELERS TO FLY DOMESTICALLY THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. WELL, MARK IS JOINING US LIVE FROM GSP WITH LOOK AT AIR TRAVEL THIS WEEKEND. ISABELLE GOOD MORNING. HEY GOOD MORNING. IT’S BEEN PRETTY SLOW AND STEADY HERE AT GSP. TYPICAL TO ANY OTHER TYPICAL TRAVEL DAY. BUT LIKE WE MENTIONED, AIRPORTS ARE GEARING UP FOR A BUSY TRAVEL WEEKEND. SO TRIPLE A IS PREDICTING THAT 3.61 MILLION TRAVELERS WILL FLY BY AIR THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHICH IS A 2% INCREASE FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BUT TRIPLE A SAYS IT SHOULD NOT BE A RECORD BREAKING WEEKEND. FLIGHTS ARE ALSO 2% MORE EXPENSIVE THAN LAST YEAR, WITH THE AVERAGE ROUND TRIP TICKET COSTING YOU $850. SO IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO KEEP PRICES LOW, TRIPLE A SAYS YOU COULD FLY IN ECONOMY CLASS. AND AS A SAFE REMINDER, IF YOU’RE TRAVELING BY GSP THIS MORNING, YOU SHOULD GET TO THE AIRPORT AT LEAST TWO HOURS EARLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU MAKE IT TO YOUR FLIGHT ON TIME. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE AT GSP ISABELLE MARAK WIFE NEWS FOUR. OKAY, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 650 HAPPY THURSDAY. A LIVE LOOK OVER LAKE HARTWELL. JUST GORGEOUS. WE SAW SOME FOLKS OUT THERE EARLIER THIS MORNING GETTING SOME EARLY MORNING FISHING. AND I’LL TELL YOU, IT’S NICE. THE WINDS WILL BE UP A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD OUT THERE. 58 DEGREES IN ANDERSON. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 58 IN CLEMSON. HOW ABOUT 60 IN GAFFNEY. AND ONLY 55 RIGHT NOW IN ASHEVILLE. THAT IS NINE DEGREES COOLER THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY. AT THIS TIME. FRANKLIN 14 DEGREES COOLER AND 13 DEGREES COOLER IN UNION. SO IT FEELS VERY REFRESHING OUT THERE. HOW ABOUT SOME MORE SUNSHINE? IT IS GOING TO BE WINDY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THOSE GUSTS 25 30MPH. BUT IT’S GOING TO FEEL REALLY GOOD THIS MORNING. IT’S GOING TO BE REFRESHING. THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE NICE AND MILD ONLY IN THE LOWER 70S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. SO MUCH COOLER. IN FACT, SOME OF THOSE WIND GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 40 45MPH. IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE HIKING LATER TODAY, THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SO JUST KIND OF A HEADS UP THERE. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS WITH YOUR ENTIRE WEEKEND AND MEMORIAL DAY TOO. THAT’S COMING UP IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. FIRST, THOUGH, LET’S SEND IT OVER TO VICTORIA, GET A CHECK ON THE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC? IT IS BUSY OUT ON THE ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. LET’S TAKE IT TOWARDS I-85. AND THAT NORTHBOUND LANE. WE ARE SEEING TRAFFIC ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. THIS IS NEAR HIGHWAY 14. NOTICE THAT SOUTHBOUND LANE IS MOVING NOW AS WE TRAVEL UP THE NORTHBOUND LANE. WE’RE NOT MOVING AT ALL. ALL THE WAY FROM 385 TOWARDS HIGHWAY 14. WE’RE SEEING RED AND WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF STOPLIGHTS. SO IF YOU ARE USING 85 NORTHBOUND THIS MORNING, KEEP THAT IN MIND. I WOULD ALLOW YOURSELF PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME. NOW IF YOU ARE TRAVELING DOWN 85 SOUTHBOUND, MAYBE TRYING TO GET TO 385 TO GET TO DOWNTOWN FOR GRADUATION. WE ARE SEEING TRAFFIC AT A STOP AND GO. IT IS MOVING, BUT IT IS AT A STOP AND GO FROM HIGHWAY 14 TRAVELING DOWN TOWARDS 385. WE ALSO STILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 81 NEAR ANDERSON COUNTY. ANOTHER UPDATE HERE IN JUST A BIT. DESTINY. ALL RIGHT, VICTORIA, THANK YOU. AS FOR WHO’S GRADUATING TODAY, HILLCREST HIGH AND FOUNTAIN AND HIGH TAKE PLACE THIS MORNING. MY ALMA MATER, YALE. MAN. GO. PATRIOTS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. AND GREER HIGH IS TONIGHT. LIFELONG LEARNING IS ALSO TONIGHT AT 530 AT THE WADE HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. GRADUATIONS CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. LIVE STREAMS ARE AVAILABLE. SWITCHING GEARS. SUMMERTIME BRINGS ALONG AN ANNUAL WILDLIFE WARNING. WILLIAMSTON POLICE SAY THERE WAS A RECENT BEAR SIGHTING NEAR A NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS SPOTTED NEAR THE SHORE BROOK SUBDIVISION. OFFICIALS ARE REMINDING YOU TO SECURE YOUR TRASH, CLEAN GRILLS AND ANY OUTDOOR AREAS AND KEEP PET FOOD INSIDE. IF YOU SEE A BEAR. STAY CALM, KEEP YOUR DISTANCE AND DO NOT APPROACH IT. YOU CAN REPORT SIGHTINGS TO DNR OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. FICTION ADDICTION WILL BE CLOSING ITS DOORS FOR GOOD TODAY AT 5:00. THE GREENVILLE BOOKSTORE IS LOCATED OFF OF HAYWOOD ROAD. THEY TELL US BOOKS ARE 50 TO 90% OFF, AND ALL REMAINING GIFT ITEMS ARE 90% OFF. THE OWNERS SAY THEY APPRECIATE THE CUSTOMERS AND THEIR BUSINESS OVER THE LAST 24 YEARS. AND SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO CAROL CLARKE. SHE WAS JUST AT THE BOOKSTORE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AND SHE PICKED

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