SC man used social media to defraud lottery, warrant says (2024)

GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. BUT FIRST WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS. A BIPARTISAN BILL THAT’S DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM DANGEROUS ONLINE CONTENT IS EXPECTED TO PASS IN THE SENATE TODAY. OUR PEYTON FURTADO IS JOINING US NOW WITH THE LATEST. PEYTON. YEAH. HI, DESTINY. THE KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT WOULD BE THE FIRST LAW OF ITS KIND TO PASS SINCE 1998. BASICALLY, IT WOULD HOLD TECH COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING AND REDUCING HARM TO KIDS ONLINE. NOW THAT INCLUDES BULLYING, PROMOTION OF THINGS LIKE VIOLENCE, SUICIDE, EATING DISORDERS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. IT WOULD ALSO DISABLE MORE ADDICTIVE FEATURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES IF IT PASSES THE SENATE TODAY, IT WOULD STILL NEED TO PASS THE HOUSE BEFORE HEADING ON OVER TO THE PRESIDENT’S DESK. AARON PEYTON, THANK YOU AND COMMITMENT. 2024 NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ROY COOPER IS OPTING OUT OF BEING A CANDIDATE AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’S RUNNING MATE. SEARCH. GOVERNOR COOPER WAS VIEWED AS ONE OF THE TOP CONTENDERS FOR THE ROLE, BUT HE REPORTEDLY EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE ELECTION PROCESS AT AGE 67. WE’RE TOLD COOPER ALSO SHARED CONCERNS ABOUT HIS REPUBLICAN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, MARK ROBINSON. HE WOULD ASSUME POWER IF GOVERNOR COOPER WERE TO LEAVE THE STATE EXTENSIVELY FOR CAMPAIGN TRAVEL. NOW IT’S STILL UNCLEAR IF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP PLANS TO DEBATE KAMALA HARRIS IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW YESTERDAY, HE SAID HE WOULD PROBABLY END UP DEBATING HARRIS, BUT THEN HE ALSO SAID HE COULD MAKE A CASE FOR NOT DOING IT WHEN ASKED WHY, TRUMP SAYS IT’S BECAUSE VOTERS ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT BOTH CANDIDATES. TRUMP PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO DEBATE PRESIDENT BIDEN FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS COMING SEPTEMBER. PARENTS IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY RECENTLY FILED FEDERAL LAWSUITS AGAINST SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO. THE LAWSUIT IS OVER ACCUSATIONS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT IN A CLASSROOM. MARTIN PINNIX IS JOINING US LIVE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY WITH DETAILS TANIQUA. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS AN ONGOING LAWSUIT. FIRST FILED IN STATE COURT. THE LAWSUIT STATES THAT TWO CHILDREN WERE ASSAULTED BY OTHER STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. IT ALSO STATES THE ASSAULT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND INVOLVED A MULTIPLE CHILDREN. THE FEDERAL LAWSUIT WAS FILED ON JULY FIRST AND NOW NAMES FOUR ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS, WHICH INCLUDE FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WHO WERE WITH THE DISTRICT DURING THE 20 2122 SCHOOL YEAR. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO THE DISTRICT FOR A COMMENT AT THIS TIME. THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED. REPORTING LIVE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR TANIQUA. THANK YOU. MEANWHILE, GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS IS LOOKING TO HIRE MORE STAFF MEMBERS BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. TODAY, FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON, THE DISTRICT IS HOSTING A JOB FAIR AT THE ENOREE CAREER CENTER IN SIMPSONVILLE, AND THE HOURLY PAY RANGES FOR THOSE JOBS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. THIS JOB FAIR WILL FOCUS ON HIRING BUS DRIVERS, BUS AIDES, CUSTODIANS, AND FOOD SERVICE OPERATORS AND EMPLOYEES WHO WORK 30 HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK DO QUALIFY FOR HEALTH AND DENTAL BENEFITS. SICK LEAVE AND FREE LIFE INSURANCE. MEANWHILE, UNITED WAY OF GREENVILLE COUNTY AND THE GREENVILLE DRIVE ARE HOSTING A BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT TONIGHT. THE NIGHT OF THE DRIVE BEGINS AT FIVE WITH A STREET PARTY OUTSIDE FLUOR FIELD. THERE WILL BE GAMES, FACE PAINTING, BALLOON ART, FOOD AND FUN. THE UNITED WAY WILL ALSO BE COLLECTING SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO STUFF INTO BACKPACKS FOR STUDENTS IN NEED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. OUR WYFF 14 WILL BE THERE FOR THE OLYMPIC ZONE TONIGHT AT 730. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT FLUOR FIELD TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHTS TO PICK UP SOME FUN WIFE FOUR MERCHANDISE PARELLA. OKAY GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE’RE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY SOME MORE OF THOSE STRONG, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. AND TONIGHT. AS WE TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE THOUGH, JUST OVERCAST AS WE TAKE A LOOK OVER LAKE HARTWELL. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE DAY. WE DO HAVE SOME PATCHY, DENSE FOG TO TELL YOU ABOUT VISIBILITY. LESS THAN HALF A MILE IN CULLOWHEE, LESS THAN HALF A MILE IN PICKENS AND ANDERSON AND IN CLEMSON AS WELL. AND UNION. WE’VE ALSO GOT A THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH CASHIERS, PUSHING INTO ASHEVILLE AT THE MOMENT. FOR MOST OF US, THOUGH, MOST OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS COME, AT LEAST FOR THE UPSTATE. IT WILL BE AFTER 3:00 OR SO. THIS AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THEY’LL BE ISOLATED, BUT THEY WILL BE ON THE STRONGER SIDE WITH STRONG WINDS AND DOWNPOURS BEING THE PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE MOUNTAINS. AROUND NOON 1:00 WILL BE THAT TIME FRAME FOR SOME OF THOSE STRONGER, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WE COULD SEE A SECONDARY ROUND AFTER 9:00 TONIGHT, BY THE WAY, AND THEN A COUPLE MORE HEADING OUR WAY TOMORROW BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT SOME PRETTY INTENSE HEAT. BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WAIT TO SEE THE HUMIDITY. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. RIGHT NOW. LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC LOOKING? AARON PARELLA FANTASTIC AT 650, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE SLOWDOWNS HERE. I-85 NEAR HIGHWAY 14. JARED MCDARIS JUST CROSSED THE GREENVILLE COUNTY LINE. THINGS ARE LOOKING FANTASTIC THERE. HE’S MAKING HIS WAY DOWN TOWARD PELHAM ROAD AND ALL IS LOOKING GOOD AS OF YET. TRAVEL TIMES LOOK GOOD TO AGAIN. 85 SOUTHBOUND AT SEVEN MINUTES AT 651. I’LL CERTAINLY TAKE THAT. THE OTHER TWO LOOK GREAT AT 12 MINUTES AND 13 MINUTES. WELL, TONIGHT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS HOLDING A PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT A PROPOSED BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT CONSTRUCTION ON THE WEST FARRIS ROAD BRIDGE OVER BRUSHY CREEK WILL BEGIN IN WINTER 2025. OFFICIALS SAY THE BRIDGE IS STRUCTURALLY DEFICIENT DURING CONSTRUCTION, TRAFFIC WILL BE REROUTED USING A DETOUR ON AUGUSTA STREET. THE MEETING WILL BE FROM 5 TO 7 AT THE SAINT GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ON NORTH ACADEMY STREET IN GREENVILLE. WE’RE TOLD THERE’S NO FORMAL PRESENTATION, BUT OFFICIALS WILL BE THERE. SO YOU CAN ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND GIVE COMMENT. THE BELL IS JUST ABOUT TO RING IN ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AS STUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE ABBEVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HEAD IN FOR THEIR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. TODAY, OUR ISABEL MAAG JOINS US LIVE FROM ABBEVILLE RIGHT NOW. GOOD MORNING. ISABEL. ERIN. GOOD MORNING. IT’S LOOKING STILL A LITTLE SLOW OUT HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT’S ABOUT AN HOUR OUT BEFORE THAT BELL. SO I’M SURE STUDENTS ARE STILL GETTING UP, GETTING READY FOR THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. BUT WE’RE SEEING SOME TEACHERS ALREADY START TO COME IN, SO THINGS ARE MOVING. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE START OF SCHOOL, THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS SHOW UP ON TIME TO GET THE YEAR STARTED OFF RIGHT. WHEN IT COMES TO ABBEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT’S ONE OF THE SMALLER DISTRICTS HERE IN THE UPSTATE WITH JUST UNDER 3000 STUDENTS. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS IT’S ON TRACK TO STAY THAT WAY, BUT IT’S EXPANDING HERE AT ABBEVILLE HIGH. THERE’S NEW ACADEMIC WINGS AND THERE’S A NEW BUILDING AT DIXIE HIGH BECAUSE THEY’RE ADDING SEVENTH GRADERS TO WHAT USED TO BE AN EIGHT THROUGH 12 SCHOOL. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL TODAY, AGAIN, SHE SAYS THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO KICK OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR RIGHT BY SHOWING UP ON TIME AND ENJOY THE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES THAT THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR. NOW, THIS IS STILL A CONTINUATION OF WHAT WAS GOING THE PREVIOUS YEARS, AND THEY’RE STILL ADDING OR OFFERING THAT IS FREE SNACKS FOR AFTER SCHOOL. STUDENT ATHLETES AS WELL LIVE IN ABBEVILLE. ISABEL MAREK, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU ISABEL AT 653 AND THREE STORES IN THE UPSTATE WILL CLOSE AFTER CONN’S HOMEPLUS FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE FURNITURE AND ELECTRONICS RETAILER IS CLOSING HALF OF ITS STORES, INCLUDING ON HAYWOOD ROAD IN GREENVILLE AND ON PEACH WOOD CENTER DRIVE IN SPARTANBURG. THE BADco*ck HOME FURNITURE AND MORE STORE IN EASLEY WILL ALSO BE CLOSING, AND A NEW CHIPOTLE IS COMING TO GREENVILLE TOMORROW. WE’RE TOLD THE RESTAURANT WILL FEATURE A DRIVE THRU PICKUP LANE FOR DIGITAL ORDERS. THAT ONE IS LOCATED ON AUGUSTA STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST FERRIS ROAD, AND WILL BE OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 10:45 A.M. TO 10 P.M. WE’RE ALSO TOLD THE