Woman becomes 3rd big lottery winner in Anderson this month (2024)

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. YEAH. TAKE A LOOK AT SKY4 LIVE IMAGE THERE OF THAT SUNRISE. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL THERE. CERTAINLY GOOD TO SEE. BUT WE START WITH THE LATEST FROM COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS THIS MORNING AS PROTESTS CONTINUE. HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON CALLING ON COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S PRESIDENT TO RESIGN DURING A TENSE NEWS CONFERENCE ON THE UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS ON WEDNESDAY, WHERE THE CROWD REPEATEDLY INTERRUPTED SPEAKER JOHNSON IN AN INTERVIEW, JOHNSON DEFENDED HIS DECISION TO SPEAK OUT AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AMIDST THREATS TO HIS SPEAKERSHIP. BACK IN WASHINGTON, JOHNSON ALSO SAID HE WOULD CALL PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTING AND DEMAND HE TAKE ACTION. SPEAKER JOHNSON ALSO DID NOT RULE OUT THE NEED FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD TO STEP IN. AT SOME POINT, AND PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS SIGNED THE AID PACKAGE THAT WILL PROVIDE MONEY FOR UKRAINE AND OTHER ALLIES. THE $95 BILLION AID PACKAGE WAS APPROVED OVERWHELMINGLY BY THE SENATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AFTER IT CLEARED A MAJOR HURDLE IN THE HOUSE. IN ADDITION TO UKRAINE, THE BILL PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR GAZA, AS WELL AS MONEY FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. UNITED HEALTH SAYS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF PEOPLE’S PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED DURING A CYBERATTACK ON ITS CHANGE. HEALTH CARE BUSINESS. THE COMPANY SAID IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE IMPACTED PEOPLE FIND OUT ABOUT IF THEIR PRIVATE INFORMATION WAS LEAKED. UNITEDHEALTH IS OFFERING FREE CREDIT, IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION. THE COMPANY BOUGHT CHANGE HEALTH CARE IN 2022, AND OFFICIALS SAY THE HACKERS GOT ACCESS TO A CHANGE. HEALTH CARE SYSTEM USED TO SUBMIT AND PROCESS INSURANCE CLAIMS. COMPANY OFFICIALS. SAY PAYMENT PROCESSING IS STILL AT 86% OF PRE-ATTACK LEVELS. IT STARTED A WEBSITE AND A CALL CENTER TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU’LL FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ON WYFF 4.COM. SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS ARE HEADED IN A HEALTHIER DIRECTION. THE USDA ANNOUNCED NEW MEAL STANDARDS THAT WILL LIMIT ADDED SUGAR AND SODIUM. THOSE CHANGES WILL ROLL OUT IN PHASES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BY THE 20 2728 SCHOOL YEAR, MEALS WILL HAVE A 10% CAP ON ADDED SUGARS AND A 15% CUT IN SODIUM. REPLACE THE OLD CONESTEE DAM HAS TAKEN A MAJOR STEP FORWARD AFTER OFFICIALS PICKED A CONTRACTOR. OFFICIALS SAY KIEWIT CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON TO FINALIZE THE DESIGN OF A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NEW DAM DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CURRENT ONE. THE 130 YEAR OLD DAM IS AGING AND HOLDING BACK TONS OF TOXIC SEDIMENT BEHIND ITS WALL. OFFICIALS SAY. THE UNKNOWNS ABOUT THE CURRENT DAM’S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS DRIVING THEM TO GET IT DONE QUICKLY. WHILE BUILDING THE NEW DAM, THEY SAY THEY’LL HAVE EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE THE VIBRATIONS ON THE OLD DAM AND SAY CONSTRUCTION SHOULD START IN EARLY 2026. IN STATE OF ADDICTION, AS SOUTH CAROLINA SEES AN INCREASE IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS, DHEC IS URGING PEOPLE TO DROP OFF UNUSED, EXPIRED OR UNWANTED PRESCRIPTIONS. NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY IS THIS SATURDAY, ACCORDING TO THE DEQ. NEARLY 50% OF ABUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS COME FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THIS NATIONWIDE EVENT IS HOSTED TWICE A YEAR. THERE WILL BE SEVERAL DROP OFF LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE FROM 10 TO 2 ON SATURDAY. TO SEE A LIST, VISIT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN. THE CITY OF GREENVILLE WILL BE CLOSING SEVERAL ROADS TODAY FOR THE INAUGURAL GREENVILLE CYCLING CLASSIC. JAMYA JAMYA IS LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN WITH THE DETAILS. JAMEA. YEAH, GUYS, THE MOST EXCITING AND FASTEST RACES WILL BE HERE ON NORTH MAIN STREET AT ONE CITY PLAZA. THE GREENVILLE CYCLING CLASSIC IS PRESENTED BY PRISMA HEALTH AND THIS EVENT IS A ONE KILOMETER COURSE THAT HAS TIGHT CORNERS AND FAST STRAIGHTAWAYS, WINDING ITS WAY THROUGH DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. STARTING AT NOON, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES UNTIL 11 P.M. THOSE ROADS THAT WILL BE CLOSED ARE RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. THE RED LIGHTS REPRESENT ROADS THAT WILL BE CLOSED, WHILE THE BLUE LINES IS THE RACE COURSE. GREENVILLE POLICE WILL ALSO BE ON HAND FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL, SO IF YOU PLAN ON COMING TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, EXPECT SOME CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC. AND FOR A LIST OF THOSE ROAD CLOSURES, GO TO WIFE 4.COM. LIVE IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, JAMYA JAMYA Y F NEWS FOUR. A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT, AND THAT IS WHY THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS A NEW UNIT GIVING MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES TO ITS DEPUTIES. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY WELLNESS UNIT IS MADE UP OF A FULL TIME WELLNESS CLINICIAN, TWO DEPUTY CHAPLAINS AND A WELLNESS DEPUTY. MEMBERS OF THOSE UNITS ARE DISPATCHED TO ANY TRAUMATIC SITUATION, LIKE AN INFANT DEATH OR AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING. DEPUTIES HAVE TO MEET WITH THE UNIT TO HAVE A PROPER DEBRIEF, AND THAT’S BEEN AN EFFORT SINCE 2018. THE GOAL IS TO GET RID OF THE STIGMA THAT COMES WITH TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, AND GIVE DEPUTIES AN AVENUE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE SEEING ON THE JOB. SHERIFF HOBART LEWIS SAYS THIS IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD FOR THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND BELIEVES THIS WILL NOT ONLY HELP HIS DEPUTIES, BUT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. TO SEE PEOPLE COME BACK TO WORK HEALTHY AND COME BACK TO WORK EXCITED AND TO KNOW THAT THEY’RE NOT SUFFERING ALONE AND TO TALK ABOUT THINGS, HAVE SOMEONE TO TALK TO, WHETHER IT’S A CHAPLAIN OR OR A COUNSELOR OR WHATEVER THE CASE, THAT IT’S OKAY TO DISCUSS THOSE THINGS. THE UNIT’S ALSO AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF DISPATCH AS WELL. MAJOR TY MILLER WITH THE UNIT SAYS THEIR NEXT STEP IS TO HOPEFULLY CREATE AN APP SO THE DEPUTIES CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE RESOURCES RIGHT AWAY. TURNING TO ANDERSON COUNTY NOW, A NEW EXHIBIT IS NOW OPEN AT THE MUSEUM. PRINCIPAL PEOPLE EXPLORES THE RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF CHEROKEE PEOPLE IN THE UPSTATE. WE’RE TOLD ANDERSON COUNTY WAS ONCE TERRITORY OF AN EXPANSIVE CHEROKEE NATION THAT EXHIBIT INCLUDES THE ORIGINS OF THE CHEROKEE PEOPLE, THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH SETTLERS, THE TRAGEDY OF REMOVAL AND THEIR ENDURING HERITAGE. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 26TH. ALL RIGHT, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. AN OHIO COMPANY IS SELLING A FLAMETHROWER WIELDING ROBOT DOG. THE TERMINATOR CAN BE OPERATED REMOTELY BY WI-FI OR BLUETOOTH, AND IT SHOOTS FIRE UP TO 30FT. CAMERAS AND SENSORS ALLOW IT TO MOVE AUTONOMOUSLY. THE COMPANY BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGY SAYS IT COULD BE USED FOR ENTERTAINMENT. I’M SORRY. OR TO CLEAR YOUR DRIVEWAY OF SNOW