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(via WYFF) The opening of the tallest bridge at the I-85/I-385 Gateway Project has been delayed.

Gateway Project officials announced early Thursday an "equipment issue" is forcing them to delay the opening of the bridge until at least this weekend. Exit 51B from I-85 southbound to I-385 southbound will open to the public about a half mile north of its current location, officials said...

ATLANTA (AP) – For the first time in three decades, Atlanta will not host a Peach Drop to ring in the new year.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms broke the news Tuesday during an interview. Bottoms says they’re taking a break to reevaluate the location and how the event is planned. She says the city no longer owns Underground Atlanta, which adds complications to hosting the event, which has at times drawn 100,000 people.

(WYFF) Our friends at WYFF have a wonderful, one stop for the results of our local elections here in the upstate. Check in through out the night to see if your candidate prevails.

SPARTANBURG CO., SC (WSPA) – Several fire departments responded to a large fire near a business along Simuel Road in Spartanburg County.

According to Westview-Fairforest Assistant Fire Chief Tracy Williams, the fire started as a grass fire around 5 p.m. Sunday near Simuel Road and Spring Street.

The fire spread to 300 large bales – each weighing 400-500 pounds – of recycled polyester fiber located in a fenced-in area across from Polysols.

Crews say the fire was under control by 7 p.m. Sunday...

(via Fox Carolina) Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, telling supporters he couldn't raise enough money to remain competitive with his party's leading 2020 contenders.

He announced his exit hours before Iowa Democrats began their biggest evening of the year -- with most of the party's presidential field set to speak at the packed Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines for the Liberty and Justice Celebration.

(WDTN) – Daylight Saving Time comes to an end this weekend. Are you excited for an extra hour of sleep?

The clocks will roll back one hour at 2 am, November 3, 2019.

Sunrise and sunset will be about an hour earlier on this day compared to November 2, and there will be more light in the morning.

Its also a good time to change batteries in you smoke detectors...

GAFFNEY, S.C. (WSPA) – Don’t let the trickle of rain impact your trick-or-treating. For those who want to avoid a soaked costume, there are other indoor options. Some of those options include nursing homes and assisted living facilities. And if anyone’s ready for Halloween, it’s those at Brookview Healthcare in Gaffney. “I just like everything about it,” one of the residents, Louise Duncan, said about Halloween. “It’s one of my favorite holidays,” resident Betty Parker added. “Then, Christmas would be next.”

While some folks are worried the Halloween forecast could hinder kids’ trick-or-treating time, folks at Brookview said they will not let it rain on their spooky parade. They’re getting their costumes together and are ready to greet your little ones with candy...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – It’s almost that time to carve pumpkins, save up some candy and throw on your costume of choice!

That’s right, Halloween is Thursday and there will plenty to see and do here in the Upstate, as well as in Western North Carolina.

Here’s our list so far of some planned events:

(via WSPA) There is a free Halloween event Tuesday night open to all children, especially those that may not always enjoy aspects of the holiday. The Advanced Institute for Development and Learning will set up 19 car trunks for an inclusive trunk-or-treat event, complete with food allergy friendly candy and more.

Organizer Bri Miluk says for those children with food allergies, enteral feeding, and for those who may need sensory friendly fun this trick-or-treat will cater to your family...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – According to a spokesperson with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Former Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis is beginning his year behind bars with processing at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, where all male South Carolina inmates are processed.

There is no word yet on where Lewis will serve his time, but his attorney Rauch Wise has asked that he be placed in protective custody...

GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) – Suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis will continue his testimony during the fourth day of his trial in Greenville Thursday. On Wednesday, Lewis took the stand in his own defense, as he faces criminal charges and stands accused of using a taxpayer funded trip to have an extramarital affair with his assistant, Savanah Nabors...

UPDATE (10:30 p.m.) – The jury reached a verdict Thursday night in Will Lewis’ trial. In the fourth day of trial, the jurors found Lewis guilty of one count of statutory misconduct of a public officer but not guilty of misconduct in office. The jurors reached a verdict just after 10:30 p.m. That charge can carry up to one year in jail. Lewis will return to court at 10 a.m. for sentencing.

UPDATE (Friday 10:00a) - Will Lewis in court now for sentencing and received 1 year behind bars

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – What happened in Charlotte in 2017 between suspended Greenville Co. Sheriff Will Lewis and his assistant on a business trip was at the center of Wednesday’s proceedings as Lewis took the stand in his own defense. Lewis faces criminal charges and stands accused of using a taxpayer funded trip to have an extramarital affair with his assistant Savanah Nabors. Nabors on Tuesday testified she was sexually assaulted by Lewis on the trip to Charlotte in 2017. Wednesday, Lewis described what happened as consensual.

Ultimately, it’s two charges of misconduct in office that this jury is considering. The state said he used public funds to plan the out of state trip to have the affair. On the stand Wednesday, Lewis admitted what he did was wrong but it wasn’t misconduct. Lewis’ defense attorneys asked him how the incident in Charlotte impacted him...

Greenville, SC (FOX Carolina) - Day two of the trial for suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis unfolded Tuesday with other county workers and Lewis' former assistant, Savanah Nabors, taking the stand. As the trial got underway for day two, prosecutors called Greenville County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Marcus Davenport to the stand to testify. When the defense questioned Davenport, he told them he didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary in the behavior or mannerisms the next morning between Nabors and Lewis after the alleged assault took place...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – The jury is seated and the first witnesses have taken the stand as the trial began Monday for suspended Greenville Co. Sheriff Will Lewis.

Lewis is charged with misconduct in office related to a taxpayer funded trip to Charlotte where he’s alleged to have an extra-marital affair with his personal assistant, Savanah Nabors.

The first prosecution witnesses focused on drawing a comparison between Nabors’ salaries and perks and other administrative coordinators and assistants.

Nora Sullivan took the stand first. She’s been an administrative assistant with the department for more than 20 years...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — Suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis is expected to go on trial starting Monday.

Lewis is charged with misconduct in office and obstruction of justice.

Lewis was indicted last year after his former assistant, Savanah Nabors, claimed in a lawsuit that she was sexually harassed and assaulted on a taxpayer funded trip to Charlotte.

Lewis said a sexual encounter with Nabors was consensual and denied wrongdoing...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The Spartanburg Police Department is using different social platforms to help them close cases. On Friday, the police department turned to Facebook for information about a deadly shooting from over the weekend. In the video, investigators shared limited details but urged the community to speak up if they know anything. Investigators tell 7News they recognize the number of people that will see the video on Facebook. So detectives are using social media as an additional avenue to drum up tips. In the parking lot of Prince Hall Apartments, investigators say Antonio Mckinney was shot and killed on Sunday...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)- After voting to hold a resolution of support for a downtown Greenville convention center a few weeks ago, Greenville County Council voted to pass that resolution Tuesday night.

The resolution passed unanimously, except for the absence of Councilman Joe Dill, but with a catch: County Council can withdraw their support if Greenville City Council does not support a new plan for affordable housing at the county’s redevelopment project of 37 acres at University Ridge.

The city has jurisdiction over the county’s redevelopment project because it lies within the city limits. The city originally mandated that a percentage of part of the University Ridge project be reserved for affordable housing.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)–Just a week before his criminal trial suspended Greenville County Sheriff Will Lewis is back in the public eye. This after recordings of conversations about his possible resignation have been made public.

Lewis was indicted on criminal obstruction of justice and misconduct in office charges last spring, this after he admitted to an extramarital affair that may have happened on a taxpayer-funded trip to Charlotte.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday President Donald Trump “strongly condemns” a graphically violent parody video that depicts a likeness of him shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media. The parody was shown at a meeting of Trump supporters at his Miami resort.

Journalists covering the White House have called on Trump to condemn the video, in which Trump’s critics and media members are portrayed as parishioners in a church fleeing his gruesome rampage. The fake Trump strikes the late Sen. John McCain in the neck, hits and stabs TV personality Rosie O’Donnell in the face, lights Sen. Bernie Sanders’ head on fire and shoots or otherwise assaults people whose faces are replaced with news organization logos...