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<\/p>\nNC Issues alert for invasive species moving into mountains<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSO MORE DETAILS ON THAT COMING UP AT SIX. WYFF NEWS FOR TODAY STARTS RIGHT NOW. THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR VOTERS THIS MORNING IN GEORGIA. THE RACES VOTERS WILL WEIGH IN ON AND WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING WITH YOU TO CAST YOUR BALLOT. NO, BOTH OF THEM TOLD ME IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE. AND THEY\u2019RE TAKING, YOU KNOW, THE FAULT FOR IT. A TEENAGER SUSPECTED IN THE HAYWOOD MALL SHOOTING IS BEING CHARGED AS AN ADULT. HIS MOTHER IS SPEAKING IN HIS DEFENSE, AND WHAT SHE SAYS LED TO HER SON FIRING THE SHOTS. AND A CITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON TWO MAJOR PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN CLEMSON. THE PROJECT, VOTED DOWN BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE OTHER STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION. THANKS FOR JOINING US BRIGHT AND EARLY ON THIS TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, I\u2019M AARON BAKER. THERE WAS A HESITATION THERE. LIKE, DUDE, I. JULY THAT\u2019S ALL RIGHT. I THOUGHT IT\u2019S MONDAY ALL MORNING. I KNOW. SO WHAT DAY IS IT? YOU KNOW WE\u2019RE GETTING THROUGH IT. THAT\u2019S WHAT MATTERS. I\u2019M KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE, AND VICTORIA IS BACK IN THE STUDIO, AND SHE\u2019S KEEPING AN EYE ON OUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. VICTORIA, IT WAS A HOT WEEKEND, BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD TODAY. YEAH, THEY\u2019RE BETTER. THEY\u2019RE MUCH BETTER. WE\u2019RE IN THE 70S AND LOW HUMIDITY, SO I THINK THAT\u2019S BETTER THAN THE HEAT THAT WE HAD OVER THE WEEKEND. TRIPLE DIGIT FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURES. SO WHAT WE\u2019LL SEE LATER THIS AFTERNOON, IT\u2019S CLOUDY, BUT IT\u2019S COMFORTABLE, LESS HUMID FOR TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S. I WOULD GET OUT AND ENJOY IT, GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP AND THE HUMIDITY REALLY KICKS IN BY THURSDAY AS TROPICAL MOISTURE BEGINS TO ARRIVE. SO WE ARE TRACKING THE TROPICS. IT\u2019S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. THERE IS ONE AREA WE\u2019RE MONITORING FOR THE MOMENT NEAR TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO BRING US IMPACTS AS WE GO TOWARDS LATE THIS WEEK. NOW IT\u2019S NOT EXPECTED TO BE A TROPICAL SYSTEM AS IT DOES ARRIVE HERE, BUT WE ARE EXPECTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN. SO FOR TODAY IT\u2019S LESS HUMID. DEFINITELY PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND THEN AS WE GET TOWARDS THURSDAY, THIS IS THE DAY WE START TO WATCH WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING. NOW THIS ALL DEPENDS ON THE SPEED OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NOW BY THURSDAY. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS. GUSTS COULD BE NEAR ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR BY FRIDAY. STILL TRACKING THE TROPICS. POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED, THEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, SO WE ARE EXPECTING THUNDERSTORMS, BUT THIS DOES LEAD TO A NICE WEEKEND. NOW THIS IS NOT A HALLOWEEN SITUATION, SO I\u2019LL BREAK DOWN ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP HERE IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES. LEAH. ALL RIGHT. VICTORIA, BRINGING US THE GOOD WEATHER FOR TUESDAY. MAYBE I CAN MATCH IT AND BRING YOU THE TRAFFIC. WE\u2019RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW. ALONG I 85 NEW CUT ROAD. GOOD MORNING, SPARTANBURG COUNTY. THINGS REALLY LOOKING GOOD. NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND IN THOSE MAJOR INTERSTATE LANES THERE. AND AS WE TURN TO THE REST OF THE AREA, STORY REALLY CONTINUES. I 26 AS WELL AS 385 IN THE GREEN I-85 SOUTHBOUND, NICE AND GREEN FOR YOUR TUESDAY MORNING. AND NOW TURNING TO OUR COMMITMENT 2026 COVERAGE. IT IS PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY IN GEORGIA. AND WE\u2019RE TRACKING SEVERAL KEY RACES THAT COULD APPEAR ON YOUR BALLOT, STARTING WITH THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR U.S. SENATE. CURRENT CONGRESSMAN MIKE COLLINS WILL FACE OFF AGAINST FORMER FOOTBALL COACH DEREK DOOLEY. AND WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP HASN\u2019T ENDORSED A CANDIDATE, CURRENT GEORGIA GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP HAS ENDORSED DOOLEY. AND WHOMEVER WINS TODAY\u2019S RACE WILL GO ON TO FACE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE AND INCUMBENT JON OSSOFF IN THE NOVEMBER MIDTERMS. THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR GEORGIA GOVERNOR IS ALSO UP IN THE AIR. CURRENT LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BERT JONES IS RUNNING AGAINST RICK JACKSON. JONES HAS THE ENDORSEMENT FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. AND GOVERNOR KEMP, THE WINNER OF THE RUNOFF, WILL FACE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE AND FORMER ATLANTA MAYOR KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS IN NOVEMBER. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR COUNTY\u2019S ELECTION OFFICE OFFICE IN ELBERTON. THE OFFICE IS ALSO SERVING AS A POLLING LOCATION TODAY. VOTERS WILL ALSO SELECT NOMINEES FOR SEVERAL CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS. POLLS OPEN AT 7:00 THIS MORNING AND WILL CLOSE AT SEVEN TONIGHT. YOU WILL NEED A PHOTO ID FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA OR YOUR PASSPORT. AND IF YOU VOTED IN A PRIMARY PARTY IN MAY, YOU MUST VOTE IN THAT SAME PARTY\u2019S RUNOFF. VOTERS WHO CAST A NONPARTISAN BALLOT, HOWEVER, CAN CHOOSE A DIFFERENT PARTY TODAY. AND FOR VOTERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA, EARLY VOTING BEGINS TOMORROW FOR THE RUNOFF ELECTION. POLLING LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN TOMORROW AND THURSDAY, BUT THEY WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY. THAT\u2019S FOR THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY. IT\u2019S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, IF YOU VOTED FOR ONE PARTY IN THE JUNE 9TH PRIMARY, YOU CANNOT CROSS PARTY LINES IN THE RUNOFF. BUT IF YOU DID NOT VOTE IN THE PRIMARY, YOU CAN VOTE IN EITHER PARTY\u2019S RUNOFF ELECTION. DEVELOPING NOW, THE U.S. AIR FORCE SAYS EIGHT PEOPLE ON A B-52 BOMBER HAVE DIED. THE PLANE CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AND EMERGENCY CREWS RESPONDED AFTER THAT. AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AROUND 1120 YESTERDAY MORNING AT EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, JUST NORTH OF LOS ANGELES. THEY SAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A ROUTINE TEST MISSION, AND THE CRASH WAS DEEMED UNSURVIVABLE. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS CRASH REMAINS ONGOING. NOW IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, THE MOTHER OF THE 17 YEAR OLD CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING AT HAYWOOD MALL THIS PAST WEEKEND, IS SHARING HER SIDE OF THE STORY. TWO PEOPLE WERE SHOT AT THE MALL ON SATURDAY. KAMARI WALKER WILL FACE AN ASSAULT AND BATTERY AND AGGRAVATED CHARGE ALONG WITH OTHER CHARGES, BUT THAT ASSAULT AND BATTERY CHARGE ALLOWS WALKER TO BE CHARGED AS AN ADULT. WYFF NEWS 4 SPOKE WITH WALKER\u2019S MOTHER OUTSIDE OF FAMILY COURT YESTERDAY, AND SHE CLAIMS HER SON WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE. WALKER IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THE MALL AFTER A VERBAL FIGHT. INVESTIGATORS CLAIM THE TWO GROUPS KNEW EACH OTHER AND EACH DREW FIREARMS. EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AN OFFICER AT THE MALL REPORTED A SERIES OF GUNSHOTS FROM PLAZA INSIDE. WALKER\u2019S MOTHER CONFIRMED HER OLDER SON AND WALKER\u2019S BROTHER WAS ONE OF TWO CONFIRMED SHOOTING VICTIMS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE SAYS WALKER CONFESSED TO SHOOTING AT THE OTHER GROUP IN DEFENSE OF HIS BROTHER. SHE SAYS SHE DOESN\u2019T KNOW HOW HE GOT AHOLD OF A GUN. HE SHOT BACK JUST ONE TIME. SO NO, IT\u2019S NOT RIGHT FOR HIM TO HAVE NO GUN OR WHATEVER, BUT IT WAS JUST SELF-DEFENSE. GREENVILLE POLICE AREN\u2019T SHARING ADDITIONAL CHARGES SINCE WALKER IS A MINOR. OFFICERS ARE ALSO WORKING TO FIND THE OTHERS INVOLVED. A UNION MAN IS FACING KIDNAPING CHARGES AFTER BEING PULLED OVER FOR A LIGHTING VIOLATION LAST THURSDAY. DEPUTIES PULLED OVER A VEHICLE NEAR NORTH DUNCAN BYPASS AND WESTVIEW DRIVE, AND THEY SAY SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING 19 YEAR OLD TIGER FLEMING. AFTER TALKING WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE, FLEMING WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ASSAULT AND BATTERY ALONG WITH KIDNAPING. AND WE\u2019RE LEARNING MORE. AFTER TWO DROWNINGS WERE REPORTED IN ANDERSON COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND. 29 YEAR OLD JOSE GARCIA WAS OUT AT THE LAKE SUNDAY WITH FRIENDS WHEN HE WENT UNDER THE WATER AND NEVER RESURFACED. THE OTHER CASE INVOLVED A SIX YEAR-OLD GIRL DROWNING IN A POOL AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY ON SUNDAY. THE CORONER\u2019S OFFICE SAYS GARCIA TRIED TO SWIM TO AN ISLAND. HE DID MAKE IT, BUT ON HIS WAY BACK, THE CORONER SAYS HE TIRED OUT AND DROWNED. THE CORONER TELLS US NO ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED. PEOPLE THINK THAT WHILE THEY\u2019RE SWIMMING, THAT THEY CAN JUST GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. BUT THEN BY THE TIME THAT YOUR BODY GIVES OUT AND YOU\u2019RE NOT CLOSE TO ANYTHING, THERE\u2019S JUST NOTHING ELSE THAT YOU CAN DO. THE ANDERSON COUNTY CORONER SAYS THAT THEY RESPOND TO CASES LIKE THIS A FEW TIMES A YEAR ON LAKE HARTWELL. THEY SAY IT\u2019S COMMON AND CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL DEATH FOR CHILDREN AGES 1 TO 4. AND MOST OF THE TIME, DATA SHOWS IT HAPPENS AT POOLS. MOST DROWNINGS ARE ALSO SILENT, MEANING THE VICTIMS MAY NOT SPLASH OR CRY FOR HELP WHILE IT IS HAPPENING. THAT\u2019S WHY CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER BE UNSUPERVISED WHEN THEY ARE IN OR NEAR THE WATER. IT\u2019S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO ASSIGN SOMEONE OR EVEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO BE DESIGNATED WATCHERS. THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO, OF COURSE, BE SOBER. TWO MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WERE UP FOR DEBATE IN THE CITY OF CLEMSON LAST NIGHT. WE HAVE RENDERINGS OF ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS. IT\u2019S ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. DEVELOPERS WOULD DEMOLISH THE COLLEGE PLACE CLEMSON, WHICH CURRENTLY HOUSES 100 STUDENTS. A HIGH RISE APARTMENT BUILDING WOULD BE BUILT WITH NEARLY 160 UNITS AND OVER 500 BEDS. THE PROJECT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL SPACES. THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE INCLUDED A PARKING GARAGE WITH 31 SPACES FOR THE PUBLIC, AND ABOUT 200 ADDITIONAL SPACES. BUT THE COUNCIL VOTED NO ON THE PROJECT IN A 3 TO 4 SECOND READING VOTE. I WENT OUT, I LOOKED AT IT, AND I TRIED TO IMAGINE. THOSE BUILDINGS ON THOSE TWO ACRES. AND I HAVE TO VOTE NOW. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HOSTED FOR PROJECT ALONG TIGER BOULEVARD. DEVELOPERS WOULD DEMOLISH A BEST WESTERN AND REPLACE IT WITH A MIXED USE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD INCLUDE 225 UNITS AND 752 BEDS, MORE THAN 15,000FT OF RETAIL SPACE, AND A PARKING GARAGE WITH MORE THAN 500 SPACES. DEVELOPERS ALSO PLEDGED ALMOST $2 MILLION IN DONATIONS TO CATBUS GOLDEN VIEW CHURCH AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE UNDERSTOOD THAT WHETHER YOU ALL APPROVED IT OR NOT, THEY STILL HAVE THE BUY RIGHT, AND SO IF THEY ELECT TO GO BUY RIGHT, THEN THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO MISS OUT. AND SO I AM PLEADING WITH YOU ALL TODAY TO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT THIS WILL HELP THE COMMUNITY. YES, IT WILL BE A HEADACHE WITH THE TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC IS ALREADY A HEADACHE. THE COUNCIL DIDN\u2019T TAKE A VOTE ON THE TIGER BOULEVARD PROJECT, BUT DID OFFER SUGGESTIONS TO THE DEVELOPERS, INCLUDING SIGNAGE FOR PEOPLE TURNING OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUDING MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES ON THE PROPERTY AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR AIR PASSENGERS TRAVELING THROUGH CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AGENCY ROLLED OUT A SELF-SERVICE ELECTRONIC GATES FOR PRECHECK PASSENGERS. AGENTS SAY THE NEW AUTOMATED GATES ARE ESTIMATED TO SAVE ABOUT THREE SECONDS PER PASSENGER. AND WHILE THAT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A WHOLE LOT, IT ADDS UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY. RATHER THAN HANDING A TSA AGENT YOUR ID OR PROVIDING PROOF OF YOUR PLANE TICKET, YOU CAN NOW SCAN YOUR REAL ID, PASSPORT OR DIGITAL ID AT THE GATE. WE HOPE IT\u2019S HERE FOREVER BECAUSE OUR TEAM LOVES IT. THE PASSENGERS LOVE IT. IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE PROCESS MORE STREAMLINED FASTER, AND MY HOPE IS THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. AIRPORT LEADERS SAY THE NEW GATES ARE LOCATED AT CHECKPOINT TWO, WHERE STANDARD TSA PRECHECK SCREENING TAKES PLACE. WAKING UP ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING, IT\u2019S REALLY NOT A BAD START TO OUR DAY. YOU DON\u2019T NEED THE UMBRELLA. YOU DEFINITELY DO NOT NEED ANY EXTRA LAYERS. WE\u2019RE KICKING OFF TODAY IN THE 70S AND WE STAY THIS WAY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. NOW, DUE TO THE FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY, IT\u2019S LESS HUMID FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES STAY IN THE UPPER 70S. GET OUT AND ENJOY IT. HOWEVER, WE ARE GOING TO SEE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THAT\u2019S NOT TERRIBLE THOUGH. THIS EVENING WILL BE FAIRLY MILD. 77 DEGREES BEFORE SUNSET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. STILL WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE 70S NOW AS WE GO TOWARDS TOMORROW MORNING, WE\u2019LL STAY FAIRLY MILD. WE\u2019RE DRY TOMORROW AND THEN RAIN CHANCES REALLY START TO INCREASE. THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE TROPICS AND A TROPICAL SYSTEM WE\u2019RE MONITORING RIGHT NOW NEAR TEXAS IN THE GULF. NOW NOTICE THIS GREEN THROUGHOUT TEXAS ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE COASTAL AREAS OF MISSISSIPPI. EVENTUALLY WILL MOVE INTO ALABAMA. THAT IS A FLASH FLOOD THREAT. WE ARE NOT EXPECTING ANY FLASH FLOODING HERE THOUGH. WE COULD SEE SOME HEAVY RAIN STARTING ON THURSDAY. SO I\u2019LL BREAK DOWN THE DETAILS IN A COUPLE MINUTES. LEAH. HEY VICTORIA, AS WE HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING, YOU\u2019RE GETTING A LIVE PREVIEW. 85 NORTH AT WHITEHORSE ROAD. GOOD MORNING, GREENVILLE COUNTY. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THINGS AREN\u2019T TOO BUSY. THAT\u2019S KIND OF SURPRISING AS WE HEAD INTO THE 6:00 HOUR. I PROMISE YOU WE WILL START TO SEE THINGS RAMP UP, ESPECIALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THAT 7:00 HOUR. SO IF YOU\u2019RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR, ENJOY THOSE NICE SMOOTH RIDES. AS WE TURN TO THE REST OF OUR AREA. THAT STORY REALLY CONTINUES. 26 AND THREE. 85 ALSO IN THE GREEN FOR YOUR TUESDAY MORNING. THERE ARE STILL MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEAL BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN. I\u2019M RACHEL HERXHEIMER AT THE WHITE HOUSE. WITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR AND HOW SOON WE COULD SEE THE TEXT FROM THE AGREEMENT. AND USING SCREEN TIME WISELY THIS SUMMER, HOW YOU CAN MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS ARE BEING MORE INTE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
NC Issues alert for invasive species moving into mountains<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 2:33 PM EDT Jun 16, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tNorth Carolina officials are urging Henderson County residents to watch out for armadillos moving into the mountains.In a statement issued on social media, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension warned residents about the presence of nine-band armadillos in the region, considering them invasive and a pest. Officials say that in their search for underground invertebrates, they can dig up entire landscapes. They also dig deep burrows that can undermine foundations of buildings. In the wild, they can damage forest ecosystems.Wildlife officials warn residents not to approach the animals in the wild and suggest trapping is the simplest way to deal with them. An article posted on their website further explains the story of armadillos moving into the region, the danger they pose, and how to properly deal with the pest.Keep up with what’s happening around our area by downloading the WYFF News 4 app on the App Store or Google Play.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tHENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n North Carolina officials are urging Henderson County residents to watch out for armadillos moving into the mountains.<\/p>\n In a statement issued on social media, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension warned residents about the presence of nine-band armadillos in the region, considering them invasive and a pest. <\/p>\n Officials say that in their search for underground invertebrates, they can dig up entire landscapes. They also dig deep burrows that can undermine foundations of buildings. In the wild, they can damage forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n Wildlife officials warn residents not to approach the animals in the wild and suggest trapping is the simplest way to deal with them. <\/p>\n