AND TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND YOUR WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. THAT’S RIGHT. WE’RE BEGINNING WITH OUR ISABELLE MARAK JOINING US LIVE IN SPARTANBURG AS QUESTIONS CONTINUE INTO SHERIFF CHUCK WRIGHT’S LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN AND DESTINY. SHERIFF WRIGHT WAS RECENTLY SEEN AT A CHURCH SERVICE WEARING HIS BADGE AND HIS GUN, BUT THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS HE IS STILL ON HIS LEAVE OF ABSENCE. HOWEVER, COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS MET BEHIND CLOSED DOORS LAST NIGHT TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC OF HIS PAY, AND COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER MONIR ABBASOV SAYS COUNTY LEADERS RECENTLY SOUGHT LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE AND COMMUNICATED WITH WRIGHT ABOUT POTENTIALLY STOPPING HIS PAY. HOWEVER, NO DECISION WAS MADE LAST NIGHT. ABBASOV DID HINT THAT A POTENTIAL RESOLUTION COULD BE COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT SHERIFF WRIGHT IS BACK IN CONTROL OF THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ACCORDING TO ABBASOV. BUT THE EXTENSION OF THAT IS STILL UNCLEAR. WE’LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU AS WE LEARN MORE, BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, ISABELLE MARAK WIFE NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. ISABEL. SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED ITS ANIMAL ORDINANCE LAST NIGHT. THE ORDINANCE OUTLINES NEW LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR BREEDERS OPERATING WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND SETS A MAXIMUM LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS A BREEDER CAN KEEP. COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY VIOLATIONS MAY RESULT IN FINES. LONGTIME SPARTANBURG COUNTY COUNCILMAN DAVID BRITT BEGINS HIS ROLE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TODAY. HE WILL BE SWORN IN THIS MORNING AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION HAS OVERSIGHT OVER UTILITIES, INCLUDING SETTING RATES FOR NATURAL GAS, ELECTRIC AND WATER AND WASTEWATER COMPANIES. BRITT HAS SERVED COUNTY COUNCIL SINCE 1991. THE PICKENS COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE IS WORKING TO IDENTIFY HUMAN REMAINS. OFFICIALS SAY THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE SUNDAY NIGHT ON MEMORIAL DRIVE IN PICKENS. WE’RE TOLD THE PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ALSO INVESTIGATING. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL DEPUTIES AT EIGHT,. 648985500. SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVE RALPH NORMAN SAYS, CONTINUING AHEAD OF THE NEXT VOTE ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S SWEEPING TAX CUT AND IMMIGRATION BILL, REPUBLICANS CAN ONLY AFFORD A FEW DEFECTIONS TO GET TO THE BILL THROUGH THE HOUSE AFTER IT NARROWLY PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WON’T BE A SYSTEM TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE’RE PART OF BECAUSE IT’LL BE NONEXISTENT. YOU CAN’T KEEP SPENDING LIKE THIS COUNTRY SPENDING. WE’RE INSOLVENT AS IT IS. WE’RE NOT BANKRUPT YET. BUT THAT’S WHERE IT’S HEADED. SO IT’S EVERY DOLLAR APPEARS. GOT AN ADVOCATE FOR IT. WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SAY THE PRESIDENT WILL ATTEND THE GOP’S WEEKLY CONFERENCE TODAY BEFORE A PLANNED FLOOR VOTE LATER THIS WEEK. PRISMA HEALTH IS OPENING A $138 MILLION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN THE UPSTATE. IT WILL BE OFF HIGHWAY 153 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 123, IN EASLEY. OFFICIALS SAY THE STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WILL DOUBLE PRISMA INPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CAPACITY IN THE UPSTATE, REDUCING THE NEED FOR INPATIENT TRANSFERS AND ENABLING PATIENTS TO STAY CLOSER TO THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR CRUCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS. SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER WAS AT THE GROUNDBREAKING. THE HOSPITAL IS LICENSED FOR 112 BEDS AND WILL REPLACE PRISMA 65 BED MARSHALL I. PICKENS HOSPITAL. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR GREENVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S OFFICER ALAN JACOBS SUMMER CAMP. IT’S THE WEEK OF JULY 7TH THROUGH THE 11TH, AND IT’S HELD AT STERLING SCHOOL. THE CAMP IS FREE FOR RISING FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADER. TRANSPORTATION AND MEALS ARE PROVIDED. STUDENTS WILL ENJOY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, LEARN ABOUT DRUG AWARENESS AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, TOURS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND EXPLORE CAREERS IN POLICING AND FIRE SERVICE. CAMP IS ALL DAY FROM 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS JUNE 2ND. THE MEMORIAL DAY CLICK IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY. THE EFFORT IS PART OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AND THE D-O-T. OFFICIALS SAY. SO FAR THIS YEAR, 158 UNBELTED PASSENGERS OR DRIVERS DIED IN CRASHES. TROOPERS SAY CLICK IT OR TICKET WILL RUN THROUGH JUNE 1ST. WHICH SUNSCREEN IS BEST FIT FOR YOU? ACCORDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP’S 2025 SUNSCREEN GUIDE, THE BEST ONE IS THE ONE YOU WEAR AND APPLY. OFTEN, THE CONSUMER ORGANIZATION RELEASED ITS ANNUAL LIST THIS WEEK, AND IT FOUND THAT NEARLY 500 PRODUCTS ON THE MARKET MEET ITS CRITERIA FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPTIONS. THE REPORT SAYS THE USE OF MINERAL SUNSCREENS ARE ON THE RISE. MEANWHILE, SPRAY SUNSCREENS REMAIN A FAVORITE AMONG SHOPPERS. THE REPORT ALSO FOUND THAT HIGH SPF SUNSCREENS PROVIDE ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE PROTECTION THAN LOWER SPF PRODUCTS. WHATEVER NUMBER YOU CHOOSE, DIVIDE IT BY TEN. THAT’S HOW LONG YOU CAN STAY OUT. HEY, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. 5060 AND 70S 65 DEGREES IN PICKENS. RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT 71. IN GREENVILLE IT IS MILD. YOU STEP OUTSIDE AND WOW, IT IS A WARM START TO THE DAY ALREADY. WE’VE GOT SOME STORMS OUT TO THE WEST. YOU GET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND WE’VE JUST GOT A FEW STRAY SHOWERS. SO NOTHING HAPPENING. NOT MUCH RIGHT NOW. THE STORMS THAT I’M TALKING ABOUT, THEY’LL GET HERE TONIGHT CLOSE TO MIDNIGHT. SO IT’S GOING TO BE A LATE NIGHT OVERNIGHT. EARLY MORNING. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SOME OF THESE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE GOING TO WARM UP. WE’LL GET A LITTLE BIT OF AFTERNOON SUNSHINE THAT WILL DRIVE DAYTIME HIGHS INTO THE MID 80S FOR THE UPSTATE, NEAR 80 FOR THE MOUNTAINS. BUT AGAIN, THOSE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT COULD BE ON THE STRONG TO SEVERE SIDE WITH THE MAIN CONCERNS BEING SOME VERY STRONG WINDS. HOWEVER, A BRIEF SPIN UP TORNADO IS POSSIBLE. WE’LL TAKE A DETAILED LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND YOUR WEEKEND. I’LL HAVE THAT COMING UP IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST, LET’S SEND IT OVER TO VICTORIA, GET A CHECK ON OUR ROADS. HOW’S TRAFFIC LOOKING? WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ON I-26. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT I-26 WESTBOUND. THIS IS BETWEEN HIGHWAY 14 AND 385, IN LAURENS COUNTY. THERE IS AN ACCIDENT THAT HAS SHUT DOWN ALL LANES ON 26. IF YOU AGAIN ARE HEADING WESTBOUND IN LAURENS COUNTY, YOU CAN SEE THE BACKUP FROM SKY FOUR AND THE TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE SUV HAVE WRECKED. THE BACKUP EXTENDS FOR A COUPLE MILES. WE CAN SEE FROM SKY FOUR RIGHT NOW. AVOID THIS AREA FOR THE TIME BEING. AGAIN, THAT IS 26 WESTBOUND FROM HIGHWAY 49 UP TOWARDS 385, IN LAURENS COUNTY. LOOK HOW FAR THE BACKUP EXTENDS. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON ANY FATALITIES IN THE AREA. AND AGAIN, WE ARE SEEING BACKUP ON 85 THIS MORNING. AND BOTH LANES MORNING CONGESTION. AND WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON TRAFFIC IN A COUPLE MINUTES VICTORIA THANK YOU. SPEAKING OF THAT A TROUBLE SPOT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY THIS MORNING WILL BE 385 HEADING INTO DOWNTOWN. IT’S BECAUSE OF GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA. THAT’S WHERE WE FIND OUR TANIQUA. PENNIX JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING. TANIQUA. GOOD MORNING. FOUR CEREMONIES ARE TAKING PLACE TODAY. YOU ALREADY SEE PEOPLE LINING UP RIGHT NOW. THAT FIRST ONE IS HAPPENING AT EIGHT AS WADE HAMPTON HIGH. THEY WILL BE GRADUATING. THEN WE HAVE BEREA HIGH, MALDEN HIGH AND CAROLINA HIGH AND ACADEMY. NOW SEATING FOR THE CEREMONIES IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS AND DOORS OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE EACH CEREMONY. IF YOU’RE DROPPING OFF A STUDENT, THEY MUST ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE LOADING DOCK. AS A REMINDER, WE ARE HERE AT THE ARENA. THERE IS A CLEAR BAG POLICY, SO YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU TANIQUA AND A REMINDER TO SPARTANBURG COUNTY DRIVERS. A NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN IS IN PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY 290 BRIDGE NEAR DUNCAN. THE DIVERGING DIAMOND INTERCHANGE IS THE THIRD IN THE STATE, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO MOVE VEHICLES MORE QUICKLY AND SAFELY THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, VEHICLES EXITING I-85 AND TURNING LEFT ONTO HIGHWAY 290 WON’T HAVE TO CROSS THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CHECK THIS OUT AT 652. IN THE GREENVILLE ZOO’S VERY OWN MASAI GIRAFFE, BLOSSOM IS HEADING TO HER NEW HOME. THE ZOO SAYS IT’S PART OF THE SPECIES SURVIVAL PLAN, AN EFFORT BY ZOOS NATIONWIDE TO GUARANTEE LONG TERM SURVIVAL FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS. THE CITY OF GREENVILLE AND THE ZOO SAY THAT FIVE OTHER GIRAFFES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM. MEANWHILE, MORE ACTS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE GREENVILLE COUNTRY MUSIC FEST. THE LEGENDARY SINGER TRAVIS TRITT AND MUSICAL DUO MUSCADINE BLOODLINE ARE ON THE LINEUP. THE FESTIVAL IS OC