2 Conn’s HomePlus Stores and 1 Badcock Store to Close in South Carolina
Updated: 12:38 p.m. EDT July 29, 2024
COME ON. WE TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS. TRAFFIC AND WEATHER BEFORE YOU GO OUT. WE START WITH THE LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS. WITH JUST 99 DAYS TO GO TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS EXPECTED TO CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE HER FIRST VISIT TO THE PEACH STATE AS THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL LEADER. POLITICAL PUNITIES SAY HARRIS’ CAMPAIGN SHOULD FOCUS ON MOBILIZING BLACK VOTERS IN THE SOUTH. GEORGIA IS CONSIDERED A KEY STATE IN THIS EFFORT. THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL BE IN ATLANTA TOMORROW. NO FURTHER DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED. THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT BIDEN IS CALLING FOR MAJOR CHANGES TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THE PRESIDENCY. THE GOAL OF PRESIDENT BIDEN’S THREE-POINT PLAN IS TO REFORM THE SUPREME COURT AND ENSURE THAT NO PRESIDENT IS ABOVE THE LAW. THE SYSTEM HE IS PROPOSING WOULD HAVE A JUSTICE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT EVERY TWO YEARS. EACH JUSTICE APPOINTED WOULD SERVE 18 YEARS ON THE COURT. THE NEXT PROPOSAL IS A BINDING CODE OF CONDUCT FOR JUDGES, WHICH PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD ADOPT. THE LAST CHANGE IS THE LACK OF IMMUNITY FOR CRIMES BY A FORMER PRESIDENT COMMITTED WHILE IN OFFICE. ANY CHANGES WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY CONGRESS, WHICH IS UNLIKELY IN A DIVIDED CONGRESS. THE FBI HAS CONFIRMED THAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS SHOT IN THE EAR BY A BULLET OR BULLET FRAGMENT TWO WEEKS AGO IN AN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ON THURSDAY, THE FEDERAL AGENCY SAID IT IS DEDICATING ENORMOUS RESOURCES TO ITS ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE PENNSYLVANIA RALLY ATTACK. The FBI’s reconstruction team continues to examine bullet fragments and other evidence from the shooting. In a statement, the FBI said that since the day of the attack, it has been clear and consistent that the shooting was an assassination attempt against Trump, according to a U.S. official. The agency is also seeking to interview Trump to obtain a victim impact statement. Meanwhile, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claims Democrats are taking his childless cat lady’s comments out of context. He says he meant them as a joke and a way to make it clear that he is pro-family. THESE COMMENTS ARE ALL FROM A 2021 FOX INTERVIEW IN WHICH HE SAID, QUOTE, THAT A GROUP OF CHILDLESS CAT WOMEN ARE RUNNING THE COUNTRY IN THIS VIDEO, HE ARGUES THAT CHILDLESS PEOPLE HAVE NO STAKE IN THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY, AND HE NAMES VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, WHO IS A STEPMOTHER AND TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PETE BUTTIGIEG, WHO ADOPTED A MONTH LATER. NOW, THE OHIO SENATOR SAYS A MASSIVE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE CHILDREN, QUOTE, CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY, END QUOTE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ATTENDED RALLY AND VIGILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR SONIA MASSAI IN WHAT ACTIVISTS ARE CALLINg A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING. FORMER SANGAMON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY SEAN GRAYSON IS CHARGED WITH MURDER IN HER DEATH. AUTHORITIES SAY HE WAS IN HER HOME NEAR SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, BECAUSE SHE CALLED 911 FOR HELP. BODY CAMERA VIDEO SHOWS HER TAKING BOILING WATER OFF THE STOVE AND SHOOTING HIM WITH HER GUN. GRAYSON’S ATTORNEY HAS REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE. UPSTATE FREEDOM FIGHTERS HELD A RALLY IN DOWNTOWN GREENEVILLE YESTERDAY. COMMUNITY LEADERS SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND THEY HOPE TO BOTH END POLICE CORRUPTION AND SHINE IT TO LIGHT. 648 IS YOUR TIME, AND SEVERAL TYPES OF DELI STORIES ARE UNDER A NATIONAL RECALL ALERT. BOAR’S HEAD RECALLS 200,000 POUNDS OF LIVERWURST AND OTHER DELI PRODUCTS DUE TO LISTERIA CONTAMINATION. The FDA is investigating whether the issue may be related to an ongoing outbreak that has killed two people and sickened at least 34 people in 13 states, including North Carolina and Georgia. Boar’s Head is sold nationwide at stores like Publix, Harris Teeter and Ingles. The South Carolina Department of Public Health is issuing an alert about certain chocolate products containing fungus that has been linked to dozens of illnesses. The health department is warning people not to eat, sell or serve Diamond Shrooms brand chocolate bars, gummies or cones. THESE PRODUCTS WERE RECALLED BY THE FDA IN JUNE, AND HAVE BEEN LINKED TO SERIOUS ILLNESSES INCLUDING SEIZURES, NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION, MUSCLE TREMORS, ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM, AND MORE. SO FAR, AUTHORITIES HAVE SAID 74 POISONINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 28 STATES, INCLUDING SEVEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WARNING ON OUR WEBSITE AND WIFE FOUR MOBILE APP. ALL RIGHT, GET THAT FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL OUTFIT PACKED BECAUSE IT’S TIME OR ALMOST TIME TO START A NEW SCHOOL YEAR. BUT IF YOU’RE STILL LOOKING TO SHOP FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES, THERE ARE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. OUR OWN ISABEL MACH JOINING US LIVE FROM HAYWOOD MALL TO TELL YOU HOW TO SAVE MONEY THIS WEEKEND. ISABEL. AARON. DESTINY. HELLO. AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPSTATE FAMILIES TO SAVE ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES. THIS WEEK. TOMORROW, UNITED WAY IS HOSTING A DRIVE AT GREENVILLE DRIVE STADIUM WHERE FAMILIES CAN ENJOY BOTH BASEBALL AND A STUFF THE BUS DRIVE FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES. AND ON SUNDAY, THERE IS A DRIVE AT SAINT PAUL UMC WHERE STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE AND FILL A BACKPACK WITH EVERYTHING THEY NEED. PLUS, THIS WEEKEND IS A TAX-FREE WEEKEND IN SOUTH CAROLINA. ITEMS LIKE SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ELECTRONICS, AND CLOTHING CAN BE PURCHASED TAX-FREE IN STORES OR ONLINE. IT STARTS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND AND LASTS THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND WHERE YOU CAN FIND THEM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WYFF 4.COM LIVE AT HAYWOOD MALL. ISABEL MAREK, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU ISABEL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY MONDAY. IT’S A SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY LIVE RIGHT NOW AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK INTO SPARTANBURG. WE HAVE MORE CLOUDS THAN ANYTHING ELSE. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS, A FEW AREAS OF MIST. IT’S ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE THIS MORNING, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT’S GOING TO BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SOME WILL BE STRONGER. IT’S WARMER NOW. HIGHS WILL BE CLOSER TO 90 DEGREES TODAY. TOMORROW WEDNESDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE IN THE 90’S. SO THESE OVERCAST CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, THESE RANKY SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, LIGHTNING AND EVEN SOME OF THESE HIGH WINDS OVER 40 MILLION AN HOUR. GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. INCORPORATED INTO SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE IN THE 80S. IT WILL STILL BE HOT AND HUMID IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80S FOR ASHEVILLE, RUTHERFORDTON AND THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH STILL UNSTABLE, BUT EVEN WARMER. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT PORTION OF YOUR FORECAST COMING SOON. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE ROADS WE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW FOR THIS LATEST NEWS. THIS MORNING. YOU’RE WATCHING LIVE THANKS TO SKY4. THIS IS INTERSTATE 85 SOUTHBOUND NEAR AUGUSTA ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE ON YOUR SCREEN, ONLY ONE LANE IS GOING THROUGH THERE. But we’ve been following this accident all morning so far, at least around 6:00. We know the medical examiner was called out here. We’ve seen traffic jams as big as a mile on southbound 85. So if your commute takes you from 385, that junction of 85 all the way to Augusta Road going south on 85, you’re going to want to either leave 15 to 20 minutes early or maybe avoid that area if you can. We’re going to keep a close eye on it, but take a look at your screen. You can see traffic jams all the way back. AND THAT’S SOMETHING WE’RE MONITORING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. COMMUTING TIMES LOOK GOOD. FOR OTHER MAJOR ROADS, 26 EASTBOUND FROM I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY AT 12 MINUTES, 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM THE AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD, STEADY AT SIX MINUTES. THERE’S 35 NORTHBOUND FROM SIMPSONVILLE TO GREENVILLE. THAT’S A 13-MINUTE COMMUTING TIME. WELL, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE FLYING TO AND FROM ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND TO MEET THE DEMAND, TSA HAS INSTALLED A FOURTH SECURITY LANE. AUTHORITIES SAY THE AIRPORT HAS HAD TWO RECORD DAYS THIS SUMMER, WITH MORE THAN 6,400 PASSENGERS SCREENING IN ONE DAY. THEY SAY THE NEW LANE WILL REDUCE WAIT TIMES DURING PEAK HOURS. PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO PLAN AHEAD AND DRESS PROPERLY TO AVOID DELAYS DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS, AND BLINK 182 WILL TAKE THE STAGE TONIGHT AT THE BON SCORE WELLNESS ARENA. THE CONCERT STARTS AT 7 PM. THE ROCK BAND SEER IS PART OF THEIR ONE MORE TIME TOUR. THEY WILL BE JOINED BY SPECIAL GUEST PIERCE THE VEIL.
2 Conn’s HomePlus Stores and 1 Badcock Store to Close in South Carolina
Updated: 12:38 p.m. EDT July 29, 2024
Three stores in the upstate South Carolina area will close after Conn’s HomePlus, a 134-year-old furniture and electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy. Conn’s HomePlus announced that half of its 170 stores will close. The company’s website says the Haywood Road store in Greenville and the Peachwood Center Drive store in Spartanburg will close. The Badcock Home Furniture & More store in Easley will also close as part of the deal after Conn’s purchased W.S. Badcock last year. For more on this story, click here.
Three stores in the upstate South Carolina area will close after Conn’s HomePlus, a 134-year-old furniture and electronics retailer, filed for bankruptcy.
Conn’s HomePlus has announced that half of its 170 stores will close.
The company’s website says the Haywood Road store in Greenville and the Peachwood Center Drive store in Spartanburg will close.
The Badcock Home Furniture & More store in Easley will also close as part of the deal after Conn’s purchased WS Badcock last year.
To read more about this story, click here.