//12 students on school bus involved in crash, district says

12 students on school bus involved in crash, district says

Pickens County school bus involved in crash; no one injured

Crash happened on South Pendleton Street Monday morning

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A LOOK AT YOUR EXTENDED FORECAST, COMING UP. GEOF THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS NEAR EASILY. ONE PERSON IS DEAD, THREE OTHERS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A WRONG WAY CRASH INVOLVING THREE CARS. DANA IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 123 NEAR OLD EASILY. TROOPERS SAY TWO DRIVERS WERE TRAVELING NORTH AND AN SUV WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. ONE CAR SWERVED AND THE OTHER CAR HIT THE SUV. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND CAR DIED. GEOFF: HIGHWAY PATROL IS INVESTIGATING A CRASH THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF THREE YOUNG PEOPLE IN PICKENS COUNTY SUNDAY. DANA: TWO OF THEM TEENAGERS. WYFF NEWS 4’S TAGGART HOUCK JOINS US LIVE IN CENTRAL WITH WHAT WE KNOW THIS MORNING. TAGGART: GOOD MORNING. WE’RE TOLD A SUBARU RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HITTING A TELEPHONE POLL BEFORE ROLLING INTO A DITCH. THIS ALL HAPPENED SUNDAY MORNING, CLOSER TO 1:30 IN THE MORNING, MORNING ON OLD CHERRY ROAD NEAR OLD STONE CHURCH ROAD IN PICKENS COUNTY. AT THIS POINT, WHAT WE KNOW IS TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER AND LEFT REAR PASSENGER DIED AT THE SCENE. TWO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. BUT TROOPERS SAID ONE OF THEM PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WE’VE LEARNED THE NAMES OF THE 3 VICTIMS. ACCORDING TO THE CORONER, THEY ARE 20-YEAR-OLD DIVONTE BLACK, 16-YEAR-OLD LENAE RIDGE, AND 18-YEAR-OLD TRINITI MARTIN. TROOPERS, AT THIS POINT, TELL US THAT ONLY THE DRIVER OF THE CAR WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. WE’RE WORKING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS. IN CENTRAL, TAGGART HOUCK, WYFF NEWS 4. GEOFF: RIGHT NOW IN OCONEE COUNTY, DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS SHOOTING. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY IN WESTMINSTER ON QUALLS HILL DRIVE. 63-YEAR-OLD ROGER QUALLS WAS SHOT AND KILLED INSIDE HIS HOME. IF YOU DROVE ON HIGHWAY 123 BETWEEN JENKINS BRIDGE ROAD AND THE GEORGIA STATE LINE BETWEEN NOON AND 4:00 SUNDAY, THEY WANT TO KNOW IF YOU SAW ANY SUSPICIOUS CARS OR A MAN AND WOMAN WALKING TOGETHER THAT NUMBER IS ON YOUR SCREEN, 1-888-CRIME-SC. YOU DON’T HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR NAME. GEOFF: HAPPENING TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE A VIGIL FOR THE FATHER AND STEPDAUGHTER KILLED IN A SHOOTING IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY LAST WEEK. A GEORGETOWN BODY SHOP WILL HOST THE VIGIL FOR LAURA ANDERSON AND NICK WALL. THEY WERE SHOT AND KILLED AFTER A CAR CRAS ONE MAN IS FACING CHARGES. DANA: RIGHT NOW, THE WORLD IS REMEMBERING ANDERSON NATIVE AND ACTOR CHADWICK BOSEMAN. GEOFF: THE STAR OF MARVEL’S “BLACK PANTHER” DIED ON FRIDAY AFTER FIGHTING COLON CANCER FOR 4 YEARS. FLAGS AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSE FLEW AT HALF-STAFF ON SUNDAY TO HONOR HIS LIFE. GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER SAYS BOTH FLAGS WILL BE PRESENTED TO BOSEMAN’S FAMILY. DANA: THOUSANDS HAVE SIGNED A PETITION ASKING ANDERSON CITY COUNCIL TO REPLACE A CONFEDERATE MONUMENT WITH A STATUE OF BOSEMAN. BOSEMAN IS FROM ANDERSON AND GRADUATED FROM T.L. HANNA. THE PETITION SUGGESTS MOVING THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT TO THE COUNTY MUSEUM. GEOFF: THERE’S A MEMORIAL FOR BOSEMAN ON HOWARD UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUS IN WASHINGTON, D. PICTURES AND FLOWERS LINED THE TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE BELOVED ACTOR AND ALUMNUS. BOSEMAN SPOKE AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY’S GRADUATION IN 2018. DANA: AND THAT WAS SUCH A MOVING SPEECH. A TENSE SITUATION IN PORTLAND. OREGON STATE POLICE ARE HEADIN BACK TO THE CITY AFTER A MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND FOLLOWING CLASHES BETWEEN PRO-TRUMP SUPPORTERS AND COUNTER-PROTESTERS. GEOFF: NOW, BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN ARE PLANNING TRIPS THIS WEEK TO ADDRESS THE VIOLENCE. JARRED HILL IS IN OUR EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH DETAILS. JARRED: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS SCHEDULED TO HEAD TO PENNSYLVANIA TODAY AS HE IS RAISING THE QUESTION “ARE YOU SAFE IN DONALD TRUMP’S AMERICA?” MEANWHILE, THE PRESIDENT PREPARES TO FLY TO WISCONSIN TOMORROW, RAILING AGAINST WHAT HE CALLS VIOLENT PROTESTS IN CITIES RUN BY DEMOCRATS. THIS COMES AFTER A TRUMP SUPPORTER WAS KILLED OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER A CARAVAN OF TRUMP SUPPORTERS AND PROTESTERS DENOUNCING POLICE BRUTALITY CLASHED IN PORTLAND, OREGON. THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO BLAME THE CITY’S MAYOR, A DEMOCRAT, CALLING HIM WEAK MEANWHILE, IN WISCONSIN, TENSIONS ARE STILL RAW AFTER A POLICE OFFICER SHOT JACOB BLAKE AND A 17-YEAR-OLD ALLEGEDLY KILLED TWO PROTESTERS. THE GOVERNOR IS ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO RECONSIDER HIS TRIP, WRITING HE’S CONCERNED IT WOULD ONLY HINDER THEIR HEALING. REP. ADAM SCHIFF: THE PRESIDENT IS WILLFULLY FANNING THE FLAMES OF THIS VIOLENCE. CHAD WOLF: WE NEED TO BRING SOME NORMALCY BACK TO PORTLAND. AND AGAIN, IF THE STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WON’T DO IT, THEY NEED TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. JARRED: THE PRESIDENT IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS SURVEY DAMAGE IN KENOSHA, WISCONSIN TOMORROW ACCORDING TO THE WHITE , HOUSE. REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I’M JARRED HILL FOR WYFF NEWS 4. DANA: SWITCHING GEARS, CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE NEARING 6 MILLION IN THE U.S. GEOFF: 183,000 AMERICANS HAVE DIED. 2.1 MILLION HAVE RECOVERED. WORLDWIDE, CASES TOP 25.2 MILLION. 846,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. 16 MILLION HAVE RECOVERED. DANA: AS WE WAIT ON A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE, DR. DEBORAH BIRX IS URGING AMERICANS TO NOT WAIT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. GEOFF: SHE SAYS WEARING MASKS AND SOCIALLY DISTANCING WILL HELP THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. DR. DEBORAH BIRX: YES, I’M HOPEFUL FOR A VACCINE, BUT I’M ALSO VERY CONVINCED RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN STOP COMMUNITY SPREAD BY WEARING MASKS, SOCIALLY DISTANCING, AND AVOIDING CROWDS. GEOFF: GEORGIA IS SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT. THE STATE REPORTED 1,298 NEW CASES, MARKING THE FIRST TIME THE STATE HAS REPORTED FEWER THAN 1,300 DAILY CASES IN MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. DANA: SOUTH CAROLINA REPORTED JUST OVER 1,000 NEW CASES. THE PERCENT POSITIVE IS BACK UP. OUT OF 4,700 NEW TEST RESULTS, 21.5% WERE POSITIVE. THAT’S THE HIGHEST PERCENT IN MORE THAN A WEEK. GEOFF: RICHLAND COUNTY REPORTED THE MOST CASES BY FAR WITH NEARLY 400. IN THE UPSTATE, GREENVILLE COUNTY REPORTED THE MOST WITH NEW CASES. DANA: DHEC REPORTED 11 MORE DEATHS, INCLUDING ONE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. THAT BRINGS THE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO 2,574. IN NORTH CAROLINA, NEARLY 2,700 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. IN GEORGIA, OVER 5,600 HAVE DIED. GEOFF: TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR K-5 THROUGH 8TH GRADE IN ANDERSON DISTRICT 3. HIGH SCHOOLERS IN THE DISTRICT START THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY. FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT PICK THE VIRTUAL OPTION, GROUPS WILL ALTERNATE DAYS OF IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION. TODAY, LEAP DAYS BEGIN IN ANDERSON DISTRICT 4 AND UNION COUNTY. THEY WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR ON SEPTEMBER 8. DANA: RIGHT NOW, A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY, ACCUSED OF KILLING A ST. LOUIS POLICE OFFICER. GEOFF: NEW VIDEO SHOWS THE PROCESSION FOR 29-YEAR-OLD TAMARRIS L. BOHANNON. HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SHOOTING VICTIM WHEN A SUSPECT SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD. ANOTHER OFFICER WAS SHOT IN THE LEG. AFTER A 12-HOUR STANDOFF, POLICE TOOK THE SUSPECT INTO CUSTODY. BOHANNON SERVED MORE THAN 3 YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN. THIS WEEK, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SENATE WILL TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THEY’LL HAVE A ONE-DAY SPECIAL SESSION ON WEDNESDAY. THE CHANGES COULD BE SIMILAR TO JUNE’S PRIMARY ELECTIONS, INCLUDING UNIVERSAL ABSENTEE VOTING AND A WAIVER OF WITNESS REQUIREMENTS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS. DANA: UNITED AIRLINES IS GETTING RID OF SOME OF ITS CHANGE FEES. THE NEW POLICY APPLIES TO DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN ECONOMY AND PREMIUM CABINS. STARTING IN JANUARY, THEY’LL BE ABLE TO FLY SAME-DAY STANDBY OR CHANGE FLIGHTS FOR FREE. UNITED IS EXTENDING ITS WAIVER FOR TICKETS ISSUED BEFORE THEN. IT ALLOWS TRAVELERS TO CHANGE FLIGHTS AS MANY TIMES AS THEY WANT. GEOFF: IT’S NOT EVERY DAY SOMEONE CELEBRATES A 105TH BIRTHDAY. MRS. LAKE WHITE HAS THE MILESTONE TOMORROW. AND HER CHURCH FAMILY AT CANNON MEMORIAL BAPTIST IN CENTRAL GA HER A DRIVE-THRU PARTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SIGNS AND BALLOONS INCLUDED. HER MINISTER OF MUSIC TELLS US SHE IS A BRIGHT LIGHT TO EVERYONE THAT KNOWS HER. HAPPY BIRT

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Pickens County school bus involved in crash; no one injured

Crash happened on South Pendleton Street Monday morning

Twelve students were on a school bus that was involved in a crash Monday morning, according to the Pickens County School District.The students were from Easley High School and no one was injured, according to Pickens County School District spokesman John Eby. It happened about 7:45 a.m. Monday on South Pendleton Street near West 7th Avenue. No one was taken to the hospital. Another bus came and picked up the students and took them to school.

Twelve students were on a school bus that was involved in a crash Monday morning, according to the Pickens County School District.

The students were from Easley High School and no one was injured, according to Pickens County School District spokesman John Eby.

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It happened about 7:45 a.m. Monday on South Pendleton Street near West 7th Avenue.

No one was taken to the hospital.

Another bus came and picked up the students and took them to school.