Inmates inside SC prison overdose on 'unknown substance', authorities say (2024)

644. IS YOUR TIME AND 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. BUT FIRST WE START IN COMMITMENT 2024 WITH HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION. I KNOW HER HEART AND HER INTEGRITY. KAMALA HARRIS IS YOUR TRUE BATTLE TESTED LEADER. CHICAGO. WE HAVE TO HELP HER WIN. BIG NAMES TOOK THE STAGE, MAKING THE CASE FOR THE PARTY’S NOMINEE, KAMALA HARRIS, INCLUDING SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVE JIM CLYBURN, THE VICE PRESIDENT BRIEFLY ADDRESSED THE CROWD WITH A MESSAGE OF UNITY AND TO EXPRESS HER GRATITUDE FOR PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. LATER IN THE NIGHT, IN A HISTORIC HANDOFF. BIDEN ACTUALLY DESCRIBED THE RECORD THEY’VE ACHIEVED TOGETHER AND WHAT HE WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH. THIS NOVEMBER. LET US FIGHT FOR THE IDEALS WE HOLD DEAR AND LET US ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN. AND ABOVE ALL, WE NEED YOU TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP. AND ELECT KAMALA AND TIM. PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TONIGHT WE’LL HEAR FROM FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND FORMER FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA. AHEAD THIS MORNING ON TODAY COVERAGE OF NIGHT, ONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION CONTINUES WITH MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM FEATURED SPEAKERS. MEANWHILE, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS A BUSY WEEK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. TRUMP TOOK HIS ECONOMIC MESSAGE TO PENNSYLVANIA YESTERDAY, TAKING PART IN A ROUNDTABLE ON THE ECONOMY AT A MACHINING MANUFACTURER IN YORK. IN HIS ADDRESS, TRUMP TOUTED HIS PLAN TO CUT TAXES AND ATTACKED VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS’S ECONOMIC PLAN. TRUMP ALSO RESPONDED TO THE NEWLY RELEASED RESULTS OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT BIDEN. OUR PLAN WILL MASSIVELY CUT TAXES, UNLOCK AMERICAN ENERGY, SLASH REGULATIONS, BIG FACTOR CRACK DOWN ON TRADE CHEATERS AND STOP OUTSOURCING. REBUILD OUR INDUSTRIAL BASE AND BRING BACK THOSE BEAUTIFUL WORDS MADE IN THE USA. THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS HOLDING CAMPAIGN EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THIS WEEK, WITH APPEARANCES IN THE SWING STATES OF ARIZONA, NORTH CAROLINA, MICHIGAN AND NEVADA. TRUMP WILL ALSO VISIT ASHEBORO ON WEDNESDAY TO SPEAK ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES AT THE NORTH CAROLINA. HIS CAMPAIGN IS WORKING TO COUNTER-PROGRAM AGAINST THE ONGOING DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO. REMEMBER, WIFE FOUR IS YOUR HOME FOR POLITICAL COVERAGE LEADING UP TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THE LATEST FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL ON WYFF 4.COM AND ON OUR MOBILE APP. JUST CLICK THE COMMITMENT 2024 TAB AT 647. A MAJOR VOTE TONIGHT FOR PARENTS IN SPARTANBURG DISTRICT SEVEN. OUR ISABEL MARK IS JOINING US LIVE FROM SPARTANBURG COUNTY WITH THE DETAILS. ISABEL. DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. IF THE REFERENDUM IS APPROVED, THE MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS FUNDING A BRAND NEW SCHOOL FOR JESSE BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE AT THE OLD MCCRACKEN MIDDLE, OFF OF WEBER ROAD HERE IN SPARTANBURG. NOW, JESSE BOYD ELEMENTARY IS THE OLDEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERE IN THE DISTRICT. AND OFFICIALS SAY THE COST FOR THE NEW BUILDING IS ABOUT $55 MILLION. AND IT’S ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 125,000FT. THEY SAY THE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES A $4.5 MILLION ADDITION TO MARY H. WRIGHT ELEMENTARY. IF THE REFERENDUM IS PASSED, TAXPAYERS WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF NINE MILLS TO HELP RETAIN AND RECRUIT MORE TEACHERS, SUPERINTENDENT JEFF STEVENS SAYS THEY’LL BE DEDICATING CLASSROOMS FOR EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE AT BOTH SCHOOLS. THE VOTE PASSES, THE PROJECTS WILL BEGIN IN AUGUST OF 2027. LIVE IN SPARTANBURG. ISABEL MAREK, WYFF NEWS FOUR. ALL RIGHT, ISABEL, THANK YOU. ANDERSON’S FIRST WHATABURGER LOCATION OPENS UP TO THE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK. THE RESTAURANT WILL HOLD ITS GRAND OPENING NEXT MONDAY AT 11 A.M. WE’RE TOLD THE FIRST FOUR CUSTOMERS WILL GET FREE WHATABURGER FOR A YEAR. THREE LOCATIONS ARE ALREADY OPEN IN THE UPSTATE, WITH SEVERAL MORE PLANNED LOCATIONS AIMED TO OPEN SO FAR, WE’RE TOLD MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HIRED AND WILL HAVE ACCESS TO 401 K’S HEALTH INSURANCE, PAID TIME OFF AND SCHOLARSHIPS. WELL GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY TUESDAY. 648. LET’S GET YOU A LIVE LOOK IN LAWRENCE. WE’VE GOT A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS HERE. ANYTHING FROM PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE UPSTATE. BUT LOOK AT THAT. IT IS A DRY START TO THE DAY. IN FACT, 59 DEGREES IN FRANKLIN, 57 IN CULLOWHEE, 65 IN ASHEVILLE, IN 71. IN ANDERSON. SO A MILDER START TO THE DAY. BUT LOWER HUMIDITY AND IT WILL BE A MILDER AFTERNOON, NOT QUITE AS HOT. DRY OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT. I THINK WE’RE GOING TO BE DRY, REALLY FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE DAY. CANNOT RULE OUT A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT FOR MOST OF US, WE’RE JUST GOING TO ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHINE AND SOME OF THESE MILDER TEMPERATURES. MID 80S LIGHT NORTH WINDS FOR GREENVILLE IN THE UPSTATE ASHEVILLE RUTHERFORD TEN. IN THE MOUNTAINS, A LITTLE BIT BREEZY AT TIMES, BUT LOOK AT THAT UPPER 70S. YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH OUTDOORS. THERE YOU GO. NOON, 1:00, BARELY 70 DEGREES AT 11:00. IT IS GOING TO BE OH SO NICE. WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME CHANGES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WITH YOUR FOUR DAY PLUS. I’LL HAVE THAT FOR YOU COMING UP IN ABOUT EIGHT MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW IN THE MEANTIME, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, GET ANOTHER CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC LOOKING? DESTINY 649 IS YOUR TIME. AND HERE’S A LIVE LOOK AT I-85 NORTH NEAR PELHAM ROAD IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. LOTS OF DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. NO ISSUES TO REPORT. GREAT NEWS FOR YOU. ALSO, YOUR TRAVEL TIMES FOR THE MOST PART LOOK GOOD, BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS I-85 SOUTHBOUND AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD. IT WILL TAKE YOU TEN MINUTES TO GET THROUGH THERE, SO LEAVE A COUPLE MINUTES EARLY SO YOU CAN GET THROUGH THAT PATCH. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY WILL TAKE YOU 13 MINUTES AND 13 MINUTES FOR FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. CHECK THIS OUT. A NEW SHOPPING EXPERIENCE IS SET TO OPEN THIS WEEK IN GREENVILLE. THE BAL HARBOR SHOPS ACCESS POP UP WILL BE OPENING ON FRIDAY. OUTSIDE OF HAYWOOD MALL. YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THE SETUP TAKING PLACE. LUXURY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE IS MADE UP OF PORTABLE SHIPPING CONTAINERS AND WILL BE OPEN FOR EIGHT WEEKS IN GREENVILLE BEFORE HEADING TO ITS NEXT LOCATION. IN OUR EIGHT WEEK RUN, WE WE WILL BRING 1010 OF OUR STORES FROM BAL HARBOR. IT’S ANCHORED BY A BY A FOOD AND BEVERAGE EXPERIENCE CALLED THE WHITMAN, WHICH FEATURES OUTDOOR DINING AS WELL AS AS WELL AS AN INDOOR DINING ROOM. AND THEN AND THEN WE WILL WE WILL ROTATE THOSE TEN STORES HALFWAY THROUGH. SO AT THE AT THE FOUR WEEK MARK, ONE OF THE LEAD TENANTS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE POP UP FOR THE ENTIRE EIGHT WEEKS IS TIFFANY. THE BAL HARBOR SHOPS ARE LOCATED IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND THE POP UP WILL TAKE THAT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. IT’S A COMMON TREND THESE DAYS. PEOPLE OFTEN LIKE TO SCROLL THROUGH A BUNCH OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK, BUT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS SKIPPING AROUND A LOT OR GOING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS ON THE SAME VIDEO ACTUALLY MAKES PEOPLE BORED. RESEARCHERS PERFORMED TWO EXPERIMENTS ON ABOUT 1200 PEOPLE DURING THE FIRST TRIAL. PEOPLE COULD WATCH A TEN MINUTE VIDEO WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. THEN THEY HAD TEN MINUTES WHERE THEY COULD SWITCH BETWEEN EVEN SEVEN SHORTER VIDEOS IN THE SECOND TRIAL, PEOPLE COULD VIEW A TEN MINUTE VIDEO STRAIGHT, THEN FAST FORWARD OR REWIND THROUGH A 50 MINUTE VIDEO. THE STUDY FOUND PARTICIPANTS WHO WATCHED THE VIDEO STRAIGHT THROUGH FELT MORE ENGAGED AND SATISFIED THAN SKIPPING AROUND. WE’LL SQUEEZE IN SOME TIME FOR LEMONADE TODAY. IT IS NATIONAL LEMONADE DAY. THE DAY IS ACTUALLY A WHOLE CAMPAIGN TO TEACH KIDS THE POWER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH OPENING A LEMONADE STAND AND GO AHEAD AND LISTEN TO BEYONCE’S LEMONADE SONG AT THE SAM