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Officials: Man’s body washes ashore on North Carolina coast

Gregory L. Miller, 65, of Durham washed up on the north end of South Core Banks on Monday.

Officials: Man’s body washes ashore on North Carolina coast

Gregory L. Miller, 65, of Durham washed up on the north end of South Core Banks on Monday.

BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THEN WE START TO TAKE A LOOK AT CHANGES. PATRICK: TNKHA YOU. BREAKING OVERNIGHT OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, A CHILD WAS KILLED IN A CRASH AFTER A DEPUTY TRIED TO STOP A SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER. JENNIFER: OUR DANIEL ROBINSON JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE WITH NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE COLLISION. DANIEL: JENNIFER, PATRICK, THE GREENVILLE COUNTY CORONER SAYS A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD HAS DIED FOLLOWING THIS CRASH ON WHITE HORSE ROAD. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAID THE CRASH HAPPENED AS THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN SUV AS A DEPUTY WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE DRIVER. IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CRASH NREA CLAXTON DRIVE HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 8:00 P.M. MONDAY. THDRIVE ER OF THE SUSPECT’S VEHICLE DIED AT THE SCENE, ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. TROOPER SAY THE 35-YEAR-OLD WAS NOT WEAR A SEAT BELT AND WAS ENTRAPPED IN THE CAR. HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS ALL THREE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER SUV WERE HURT AND TAKEN TO ETH HOSPITAL, AND THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD HAS DIED WE WILL BRING YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION AS SOON AS IT COMES IN. LI INVE GREENVILLE, DANIEL ROBINSON, WYFF NEWS 4. PATRICK: RIGHT NOW, TROOPERS ARE INVESTIGATING A CRASH IN ANDERSON COUNTY. ONE PERSON DDIE THERE TWO OTHERS , WERE HURT. JENNIFER: IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 6:30 MONDAY NIGHT. TRPEOORS SAY THE DRIVER OF A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO OLD GREEN POND ROAD FROM OLD ASBURY ROAD WHEN THEY HIT A SEN.DA A 55-YEAR-OLD PASSENGER IN THE SEDAN LATER DIED AT A HOSPIT.AL BOTH DRIVERS WERE HURT. NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITIONS. PATRICK: THIS MORNING, TWO CHILDREN ARE IN CRITICAL COND ITION. GREENVILLE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A FAMILY MEMBER SHOT THE CHILDREN IN AN ACCIDENTAL DISCHGE,AR DURING TART GEPRACTICE. IT HAPPENED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT A HOME ON STAUNTON BRIDGE ROAD. THE CHILDREN ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 10. THE ERSHIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THERE ARE NO CHARGES RIGHT NOW. JENNIFER: IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, A WOMAN AND HER SON ARE FACING CHARGES AFTER A MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL COACH WAS ASSAULT.ED ON FRIDAY, JACQUELINE ROBIONNS IS ACCUSED OF CUSSING AND SCREAMING AT THE COACH AT DAWKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL. OFFICIALS SAY SHE ALSO DUG HER FINGERS INTO HIS EYE SOCT.KE HER SON, TYQWAN ROBERTSON, LATER THREATENED THE COACH. WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF TIRHE CHARGES, ON WYFF4.COM. PATRICK: GREENVILLE COTYUN DEPUTIES HAVE A MAN IN CUSTODY ACCUSED OF ROBBING THE WELLS FARGO BANK ON WHITE HORSE ROAD. MONDAY MORNING, DEPUTIES SAY HE DEMANDED CASH FROM A TELLER, IMPLIED HEAD H A WEAPON, AND THEN LEFT IN A BLACK PICKUP TRUCK. THAT AFTERNOON, WEST PELZER POLICE SAW THE SUSPECT’S UCKTR AT A GAS STATION. EXCLUSIVE SKY 4 VIDEO SHOWS ANDERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES MAKING THE ARST.RE NO WORD ON THE MAN’S NAME SO FAR. JENNIFER: RIGHT N,OW THERE ARE AT LEA 1ST1 LAWSUITS AGAINST TRAVIS SCOTT AND THE ASTROWORLD ORGANIZERS. EIGHT PEOPLE DDIE INCLUDING TWO TEENAGERS FOLLOWING A CROWD SURGE DURING SCOTT’S CONCERT FRIDAY. MANY BLAMED THE ORGANIZERS FOR NOT STOPPING THE CONCERT AS PEOPLE STOPPED BREATHING. PATRICK: A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IN WTOHAT CAUSED THE JUNE 24 COLLAPSE OF THE SURFSIDE CONDO IN FLORIDA IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN VICTIMS AND FAMILIES HAD HOPED. E THNATIONAL INSTITUTEF O STANDARDS DAN TECHNOLOGY SAY INVESTIGATORS HAVEO N INFORMATION TO THIS DATE. THEY SAY DETERMINING THEAU CSE OF THE COLLAPSE COULD TAKE MORE THAN TWO YEARS. BUT THE AGENCY REMAINS COMMITTED. PATRK:IC SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL ALAN WILSON PLANS SUETO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. WILSON RELEASED A STATEMENT ABOUT THE VACCINE MANDATE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKS.ER HE SAID -- PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS ONCE AGAIN OVERSTEPPED HIS LEGAL AUTHORITY AND OVERREACHED HIS POWER. JENNIFER: WILSON HAS ALSO JOINED ANOTHER LAWSUIT OVER THE VACCINE MANDATE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS. IT WOULD REQUIRE BUSINESSES WITH 100 OR MORE EMPLOYEES TO PROVE THEY ARE VACCINATED. OR GET TESTED WEEKLY. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED THE MANDATE. PATRICK: THE DEPARTMENOFT JUSTICE IS ARGUI ANGGAINST THE COURT ORDER. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE STATES AND BUSINESSES CHALLENGING THE MANDATE HAVE NOT SHOWN HOW THEIR CLAIMED INJURIES "OUTWEIGHHE T HARM OF STOPPING A STANDARD THAT WILL SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES AND PREVENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDOFS HOSPITALIZATIONS." THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SAID THE TEMPORARY BLOCK WAS UNNECESSARY BECAUSE THE MANDATE DOESN’T TAKE EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY. JENNIFER: RIGHT NOW, 68.4OF% AMERICANS 12 AND UP ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID. PATRICK: LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE VACCINATIONS IN OUR AREA. GEORGIA HAS NOT UPDATED SIT NUMBERS SINCE FRIDAY BECAUSE OF AN ISSUE PROCESSING LAB REPOS.RT IN SOUTH CAROLINA, 55.5% OF PEOPLE 12 AND UP ARE FULLY VACCINAT.ED DHEC CONFIRMED MORE THAN 300 NEW CASES IN SOUTH CAROLINA WITH A POSITIVITY RATE OF 3%..2 JENNIFER: IN NORTH CAROLINA, %65 OF THOSE 12 AND UP ARE FULLY VACCINATED. THE STATE CONFIRMED MORE THAN 1100 NEW CASES. 5.1% OF NEWLY REPORTED TEST RESULTS WERE POSITIVE. PATRICK: STARTING NEXT WEEK FACE , MASKS WILL BE OPTIONAL IN ALL HENDERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION VOTED TO LIFT THE MANDATE FOR EVERYONE ON MONDAY. BOARD MEMBERS AGREED QUANTRAINE NUMBERS LIKELY WILL GO UP ONCE MASKS ARE OPTIONAL. A BILL IN NORTH CAROLINA REQUIRES SCHOOL BOARDS TO VOTE MONTHLY ON MASK MANDATES. RIGHT NOW, GAS PRISCE ARE THE HIGHEST THEY’VE BEEN IN SEVEN YEARS AND THEY ARE NOT DONE GOING UP. JENNIF:ER AIXA DIAZ IS IN OUR CLEXUSIVE WASHINGTON BUREAU WITH WHAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS DOING ABTOU THIS. AI:XA PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE’S TALKING TO OTHER COUNTRIES ABOUT GETTING MORE ENERGY INTO THE PIPELI.NE BUT SOME LAWMAKERS SAY THE ADMINISTRATION ISN’T DOING ENOUGH TO LOWER GAS PRICES. A GROUP OF SENATE DEMOCRATS IS ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO TAP TOIN THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE AND ANNOUNCE A BAN ON CRUDE OIL EXPORTS. REPUBLICANS ARE BLAMING THE PRESIDENT FOR INFLATION. THE BIDEN ADMINISTTIRAON IS FINGER AT OPE TC,HE ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM-EXPORTING COUNTRIES. >> THE PRESIDENT IS ALOVERL THIS. OF COURSE EVERY PRESIDENT IS FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THEY CAN’T CONTROL THE PRICE OF GASOLINE BECAUSE IT’S A GLOBAL MARKET. AIXA: TODAY, WE’LL LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IN ETH MONTHS AHEAD WHEN THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT RELEASES ITS FORECAST FOR WINTER FUEL PRICES. INAS WHINGTON, I’M AIXA DIAZ FOR WYFF NEWS 4. PATRICK: NEW JOBS ARE COMING TO GREENVILLE. LUXOR SCIENTIFIC IS EXPANDING OPERATIONS. INVESTING $3.2 MILLION, CREATING 54 NEW JOBS. LUXOR IS A LAB THAT SPECIALIZES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER MEDICAL RESEARCH. THE EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED IN APL.RI IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN APPLYING, YOU CAN VISIT, LUXORSCIENTIFIC.ORG. JENNIFER: RIGHT NOW THERE IS AN , URGENT NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS IN THE UPSTATE. THIS WYFF 4 IS PARTNERING WITH FRIDAY, THE BLOOD CONNECTION FOR A BLOOD DRIVE. AND YOU CAN FIND IT IN THREE LOCATIONS. IN GREENVILLE YOU CAN DONATE , DOWNTOWN AT THE CORNER OF NORTH MAIN AND COLLEGE STREETS. IN SPARTANBURG CITY HALL IS , HOSTING A DRIVE. AND IN ANDERSON AT THE CIVIC CENTER. EACH DRIVE RUNS FROM NOON UNTIL 5:00. YOU CAN SCAN THE Q.R. CODE ON YOUR SCREEN TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. OPEN THE CAMERA APP HOLD IT UP TO THE SCREEN. AND IT WILL DIRECT YOU TTHO E OOBLD CONNECTION’S WEBSITE. OR YOU CAN GO TO THE BLOOD CONNECTION OR/WYFF4. YOU CAN WALK IN BUT APPOINTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED. PATRICK: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS THAT CAN BE RECYCLED - GREENVILLE WILL HOST ITS FALL E-WASTE RECYCLING AND SHREDDGIN EVT.EN IT TAKES PLACE SATURDAY FROM 10:00 A.M. UNTIL 1:00 AT THE P.M. PUBLIC WORKS CAMPUS LOCATED AT 475 FAIRFORESWAT Y. YOU ARE ASKED TO BAG OR BOX ALL PAPER AND LIMIT IT TO THREE LOADS. IF YOU HAVE ELECTRONICS LIKE COMPUTERS, KEYBOARDS OR PRINTERS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO BRING THOSE AS WELL JUST LIMIT IT TO TEN ITEMS. AND THE EVENT IS FREE MASKS ARE REQUIRED. UNITED WAY OF GREENVILLE COUNTY IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED THIS HOLIY SEDA
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Officials: Man’s body washes ashore on North Carolina coast

Gregory L. Miller, 65, of Durham washed up on the north end of South Core Banks on Monday.

A man’s body has washed ashore on a North Carolina beach, authorities said.The National Park Service said in a news release that the body of Gregory L. Miller, 65, of Durham washed up on the north end of South Core Banks on Monday.(Video above: Morning headlines) Miller was staying at the Great Island Cabin Camp, which is operated by the park service on Cape Lookout National Seashore, the news release said.Authorities have not said how Miller died. National Park Service rangers and the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office have begun an investigation, according to the news release.

A man’s body has washed ashore on a North Carolina beach, authorities said.

The National Park Service said in a news release that the body of Gregory L. Miller, 65, of Durham washed up on the north end of South Core Banks on Monday.

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(Video above: Morning headlines)

Miller was staying at the Great Island Cabin Camp, which is operated by the park service on Cape Lookout National Seashore, the news release said.

Authorities have not said how Miller died.

National Park Service rangers and the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office have begun an investigation, according to the news release.