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GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - Time moves slowly when you’re homeless. Melissa Dossett knows. Her mind wanders hour after hour as she sits on street sidewalks and searches for shade in parking lots throughout Gastonia. “You have nowhere to go, nowhere to be, nothing to do,” she said. “You’re walking...

An 85-year-old Pacolet man is dead after a collision between a train and a vehicle occurred at the intersection of W. Main St. and Vulcan Rd. in Pacolet, Friday, July 1.  The Spartanburg County Coroner's Office, the Pacolet Police Department and the Norfolk Southern Police are investigating the incident, which occurred around 9:30 a.m. Friday.  Roland Gene...

RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (WLOS) — Land clearing for a project to improve connectivity for drivers is underway in Rutherford County. “What's happening on Charlotte Road in Rutherfordton?” a viewer named Den wrote to Ask 13. “They have torn down the old Food Lion building that housed the VA clinic and are cutting down trees across the street."

PACOLET, S.C. — One person was killed Friday in a truck and train crash in Spartanburg County, according to Pacolet police. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on West Main Street and Vulcan Road in Pacolet, according to Coroner Rusty Clevenger with the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office. Sky 4...

GAFFNEY, S.C. — The treatment for a lake in the Upstate has now become the blueprint for how to prevent dangerous bacteria from affecting other lakes and waterways across the state. Lake Whelchel in Gaffney, South Carolina, is one of many lakes across the country affected by harmful algae...

CAMPOBELLO – Town council member Wade Peeler abruptly resigned the day after a Campobello work session on the 2022-2023 budgets. The meeting, held June 23, was described by Peeler as a contentious one between himself and fellow council members and town administration. Peeler was elected to the Campobello Town...

Child labor violations at a Bojangles restaurant in Spartanburg have led to a partnership between the franchisee and the US Department of Labor to make "sweeping changes" to improve working conditions for minors working there -- and at the company's 93 other locations in six states.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – The Spartanburg Police Department said fireworks are not allowed within the limits of the city. Police said, each year on Independence Day, officers respond to numerous fight calls, disturbances and noise complaints associated with fireworks. Officers have confiscated many fireworks that violate city ordinance 22-124. The ordinance states the following: It […]

SPARTANBURG — Red, White and Boom, the city's annual fireworks celebration event, will be held at Barnet Park on the Fourth of July, with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. The event returned in 2021 after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. City Communications and Marketing Manager Christopher George said the fireworks will be launched from First Baptist Spartanburg's parking lot across from Barnet Park. A section of Converse Street will be blocked off near the parking lot.

The City of Spartanburg is holding their annual Red, White & Boom event on Monday. They expect thousands of people, tons of food and a lot of fireworks.

One person died Friday morning when a train hit a pickup truck in Pacolet.

A Bojangles franchisee with six locations in Aiken County has started a safety program for working minors after the Department of Labor determined that a franchise location operated by the company in Spartanburg had permitted 16 minors to work outside of permitted hours while school was in session. BOJ of...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - With the 4th of July weekend arriving, the Spartanburg Police Department are reminding residents that fireworks are not allowed within city limits. We’re told officers respond to numerous fight calls, disturbances, and noise complaints associated with fireworks each year on the 4th of July. Officers...

The Catawba Two Kings Casino in Kings Mountain has hit a milestone with its first anniversary. The casino opened July 1, 2021, with 500 gaming machines and expanded in December to 1,000 gaming machines, including electronic table games. The casino now counts more than 100,000 members in its loyalty club.

Mike Pacheco joined Charlotte Sports to break down the team ahead of Spartanburg.

SHELBY, N.C. — The Shelby Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl who is believed to be a runaway. Investigators say 17-year-old Gracee Lynn Bolin was last seen around 4 p.m. on June 29th, 2022 leaving her home on Cedar Hill Drive in a red 2007 Honda CR-V, with NC registration plate: HJW-7946.