Spartanburg News

Vibrations: A 38-year-old woman in Spartanburg stole a vibrator at a novelty shop and attempted to hide it in her kid's stroller.

In the first incident, a man reported his 31-year-old son missing on Sunday. According to a KCSO report, the man's father said it's not unusual for his son to away from home from Friday through Sunday.

RIGHT NOW NEWS 4 AT 6... A MAN BUSTED FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING .. HEAR'S HIS SENTENCE.

The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Foundation has announced the following new board members for the 2014-2017 Board of Directors term: Mike Baxley, Moncks Corner, Santee Cooper; Joe Bouknight, Greenville, ScanSource, Inc.; John Coyler, Jr, Florence, Sonoco; June S. Kerr, Hopkins, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC; Avi ... (more)

The state of South Carolina is represented by a variety of symbols, emblems and icons - the most recent being the Columbian mammoth, which the legislature approved as the state fossil in May. Other state symbols include the Carolina wren as the state bird, boiled peanuts as the state snack food and amethyst as the state gem.

National Journal recently visited Greenville and Spartanburg to explore the changes happening in upstate South Carolina.

Coroner Rusty Clevenger said the man was pronounced dead Sunday evening at the scene in the emergency lane of I-85 near the state Highway 290 bridge near Duncan.

The Spartanburg County coroner's office said the body was found by a passing train crew near some CSX tracks around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Authorities say a train carrying 90 tanks of ethanol derailed Friday, and crews spent most of the day cleaning up the damage and investigating.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS CREWS TO WORK IN SPARTANBURG EARLY THIS MORNING WYFF NEWS 4'S ALY MYLES HAS THE DETAILS.

National Journal recently visited Greenville and Spartanburg to explore the changes happening in upstate South Carolina.

A female motorist has been accused of savagely biting a recovery man after he arrived at her home to tow away her vehicle for repossession.

According to Spartanburg Public Safety reports, Lakeisha Smith, the woman who allegedly bit a repossession employee, has been in trouble in connection with incidents during repos twice before.

"I couldn't leave her, Dad, she was almost dead. Would you have left her?" he asked.

Deputies say employees at a Kohl's department store in Spartanburg on Tuesday saw 35-year-old Kaye Waldrep and a man, 38-year-old Ricky Dean Ponder, hiding merchandise and trying to leave without paying.

Submitted Photo Jessica Key will attend the S.C. Governor's School of the Arts and Humanities for the 2014-2015 academic year.

National Journal recently visited Greenville and Spartanburg to explore the changes happening in Upstate South Carolina.

An 18-year-old Spartanburg man was arrested after he cut a pregnant woman with a sword, according to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.

After an Upstate tow truck driver was bitten while repossessing an SUV, he pulled out his camera and started filming as the woman smashed the windows out of the vehicle.

A Spartanburg mother is accused of leaving her 6-year-old daughter in a public park to play with others for about 30 minutes before she was spotted drinking alcohol on a bench, according to police.