BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX. OUR FIRST HEAT WARNING IN EFFECTIVE FOR TOMORROW NOON UNTIL 8 PM. HEAT INDEX MAY BE IN THE LOWER TO MID HUNDREDS. WE TALK ABOUT HOW LONG THE HEAT WILL LAST AND MORE ABOUT THE FIRST HURRICANE OF THE YEAR. NEXT. AND TODAY WAS ALSO UPSTATE BLACK PRIDE. BUT THE EVENT TAKES A TWIST. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE CELEBRATIONS? WELL, A LIVE SUPER DOPPLER FOUR IMPACT DAY. I HAVE METEOROLOGIST GRIFFIN HARDY HERE. YOU KNOW, GRIFFIN, THE RAIN WAS PLAYING HIDE AND SEEN, AND THEN IT WAS SOMETHING OF A HEAT WARNING. WHAT'S ALL IN THE WAY? YES, SO THERE'S A LOT TO DESCRIBE IN THE FORECAST, RIGHT? YES. WE HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT RAINS, ONE OF THEM PASSED THROUGH GREENVILLE EARLIER TODAY. A LOT OF US ARE HOPING FOR RAIN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN UNUSUALLY DRY THIS MONTH. WE HAVE A LITTLE OF IT, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE. IT'S VERY VARIABLE BY NATURE. AND STILL SOME RAIN-COOLED AIR IN GREENVILLE, 30 DEGREES. LOOK AT THE DEW POINT, THOUGHT. 74. THAT'S REALLY HIGH. IT FEELS MORE LIKE 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE HEAT INDEX IS 100, IN PICKENS IT'S 98. IN CLEMSON IT FEELS LIKE 97, IN HARTWELL IT'S 100. THE HEAT INDEX IN ELBERTON. THE HEAT INDEX IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT NUMBER TOMORROW BECAUSE THIS REALLY HIGH HUMIDITY IS GOING TO CO-OCCREATE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. SO THE HEAT ALERT IS THE FIRST ONE IN EFFECT SO FAR THIS SUMMER. DRINK LOTS OF WATER TOMORROW AND SPEND YOUR TIME OUTSIDE IF YOU CAN BEFORE SPOKEN STORMS ARRIVE TOMORROW BETWEEN 3-7 PM. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT SATELLITE AND RADAR PICTURE. PRETTY CALM WEATHER wise. TODAY WE HAD SOME RAIN BLOWS THAT MOVED THROUGH GREENWOOD COUNTY, SPARTANBURG COUNTY, AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES, BUT THE BIGGEST RAINBEAT, AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, IS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. IT'S PRETTY SPARKY. A SMALL RAINBEAT JUST NORTHWEST OF BURNSVILLE, BUT PRETTY CALM FOR MOST OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, WITH A FEW SHOTS OF RAIN WEST OF TOWN. BUT OTHERWISE, THE LIKELIHOOD IS ON FOR THE REST OF THE NEXT 12 HOURS. AT LEAST THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. IT'S STILL POSSIBLE FOR SOME MORE RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT, BUT AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE VERY UNLIKELY. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOT BE UNTIL LATE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO GET SOME OR EVEN GENEROUS RAIN OR STORMS IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS, LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL. WARM TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES STAY ABOVE 60 F. AND YES, WE HAVE OUR FIRST HURRICANE OF THE SEASON IN LATE JUNE TO TALK ABOUT HURRICANE BERYL IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. THE FORECAST TRACK FOR THAT IS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE HELD PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATIONS. BUT PROTESTERS WITH OPPOSING VIEWS SHOWED UP AT THE EVENT. OUR JAMIE REED CAME LIVE WITH MORE ON THAT. REPORTER: YES, YES. MYA, THAT'S RIGHT. TODAY WAS A BLACK PRIDE MARCH AND FESTIVAL, BUT IT TOOK A TWIST. THE FESTIVAL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN EVENT. THINGS TOOK A TWIST BECAUSE IT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY PROTESTERS, WHICH LEAD TO SOME HEATED EXCHANGES. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AN EVENT OF CELEBRATION AND COMMUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THERE WERE OVER 100 VENDORS PROVIDING PERFORMANCES, FOOD, DRINKS AND MERCHANDISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BUT THE ATMOSPHERE DIDN'T INDICATE A PLACE TO CELEBRATE. WE WILL BE MORE NUMBERED AND IT'S HONESTLY MORE FUN FOR US TO COME HERE AND MAKE FUN OF THEM. THEY MAY THINK WE HATE THEM. ACTUALLY WE DON'T HATE THEM, BUT WE HATE THE SIN THAT IS DESTROYING THEIR LIVES. THE BLACK PRIDE MARCH HAPPENED THIS MORNING AND THE FESTIVAL JUST ENDED A FEW MOMENTS AGO. AND LATER TONIGHT THE OFFICIAL UPSTATE BLACK PRIDE WILL BE HELD. AFTER PARTY AT THE JUSTIN MILL SOCIAL INNOVATION CENTER FROM 9PM TO 2AM LIVE IN GREENVILLE, JAMYA. JAMYA WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANKS, JAMYA. EASLEY POLICE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP IN SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS RELATED TO MAILBOX TAMPERING. POLICE SAY SEVERAL PASSENGERS OF THE NISSAN AWESOME JUST SEEN ON THEIR SCREEN HAVE TAMPERED WITH MAILBOXES AROUND TOWN. MAILBOXES IN PATIO ROAD, PEARL DRIVE AND OTHER STREETS HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT EASLEY POLICE. TODAY PEOPLE IN MALDEN WERE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN A FREE SWIMMING LESSONS. AQUA ANGELS HOSTED A FREE WATER SAFETY CLINIC DESIGNED AS AN INTRODUCTION TO SWIMMING COURSE FOR ALL AGES AND ALSO INCLUDED LECTURES AND CPR TRAINING. PEOPLE WERE ALSO PROVIDED SWIM CAP, GOGGLES AND MORE TO PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS. THE MAJORITY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS COME FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE NOT HAD OR MAYBE NEVER WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES WE PROVIDE. SO WE JUST TRY TO BE A LIGHT IN THE AREA THAT PEOPLE KNOW WE ARE HERE TO HELP THEM. AND IF YOU WANT TO TAKE SWIMMING LESSONS THEY HAVE CLASSES OFFERED YEAR ROUND. JUST VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, AQUA.ANGELS.COM. YESTERDAY THE SOUL SUNFLOWER FESTIVAL STARTED IN ANDERSON AND YOU CAN GO AND TAKE HOME SOME FRESH SUNFLOWERS AND SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES AT THE SAME TIME. 100% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SUNFLOWER SALES WILL GO TO THE FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WHICH SUPPORTS PEOPLE IN ANDERSON, OCONEE AND PICKENS COUNTIES. OUR SUNFLOWERS ARE PRE-CUT AND PRE-BUNDLED, READY TO TAKE HOME. WE HAVE LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL SUNFLOWERS FOR YOU TO LOOK AT AND PHOTOGRAPH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYONE COMING AND JOINING IN. HAVE SOME FUN IN THE COUNTRYSIDE AND TAKE A FEW SUNFLOWERS HOME WITH YOU. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT TODAY IT WILL BE

Laurens County Coroner Confirms Vehicle Caught Fire in Fatal Accident

Updated: June 29, 2024, 9:22 p.m. EDT

The South Carolina Highway Patrol has confirmed that all lanes on a portion of I-385 are closed due to a crash. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) The crash occurred Saturday afternoon in Laurens County on southbound I-385 near mile marker 13. The Highway Patrol is having people backed up as all lanes are expected to be closed for four hours. Patrol officers are advising people to take the detour via SC Highway 101 to Highway 14 and then to Metric Road and I-385 at mile marker 10. The Laurens County Coroner's Office has confirmed that one person died in the crash and the vehicle caught fire.

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The South Carolina Highway Patrol has confirmed that all lanes are closed due to an accident on a portion of I-385.

(Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines)

The accident occurred Saturday afternoon in Laurens County on I-385 southbound near mile marker 13.

The Highway Patrol is redirecting people because all lanes are expected to be closed for four hours.

Police advise people to take the detour via SC Highway 101 to Highway 14 and then to Metric Road and I-385 at mile marker 10.

The Laurens County Coroner's Office has confirmed that one person was killed in the accident and the vehicle caught fire.