FOR NEWS TO GO. WE’VE GOT A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS IN PICKENS COUNTY THIS MORNING THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING. WE NOW KNOW THE NAME OF THE VICTIM WHO DIED AFTER A POLICE CHASE AND CRASH IN CLEMSON. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 830 YESTERDAY MORNING. CENTRAL POLICE AND TROOPERS SAY THEY WERE THEN LED ON A CHASE ON HIGHWAY 93. TROOPERS SAY 32 YEAR OLD JEREMY BASKETTE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE RAMP OFF HIGHWAY 76, BUT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND OVERTURNED. WE’RE TOLD BASKETTE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE CORONER SAYS HE DIED THERE FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. THAT APPEARS TO BE SELF-INFLICTED. AN AUTOPSY IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. BREAKING NEWS IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THE CORONER’S OFFICE HAS RESPONDED TO A PEDESTRIAN CRASH. WE’RE TOLD IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST RIVER STREET AND SOUTH JEFFERSON AVE. DETAILS SURROUNDING THE INCIDENT HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. WE HAVE A CREW HEADED TO THE SCENE FOR THE LATEST ON THIS BREAKING NEWS STORY. STAY WITH WYFF NEWS FOUR ACROSS ALL MEDIA PLATFORMS. A 19 YEAR OLD IN THE UPSTATE ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO ASSASSINATE A SOUTH CAROLINA REPRESENTATIVE. OUR TANIKA PENIX IS LIVE AT THE GREENVILLE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER WITH MORE THIS MORNING. TANIQUA. WELL, GOOD MORNING DESTINEE. WE JUST LEARNED THAT REPRESENTATIVE NANCY MACE WILL BE HERE FOR THE BOND HEARING OF THAT 19 YEAR OLD SAMUEL KANE. NOW, KANE, WHO ALSO GOES BY ROXY WOLF. WARRANT SHOW, POSTED THREATENING MESSAGES ON X SAYING HE WAS GOING TO ASSASSINATE NANCY MACE WITH A GUN. MACE. THINK CAPITOL POLICE AND SLED FOR ARRESTING KANE, WHO SHE CALLED A TRANS ACTIVIST. KANE IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE THIS MORNING, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA. PENNIX WIFE NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. AFTER MONDAY’S FLOODING IN PARTS OF GREENWOOD, ONE LOCAL BUSINESS SAYS IT NOW HAS SEVERE WATER DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO A GOFUNDME, GREENWOOD GAMER ARCADE, WHICH IS ON MAXWELL AVENUE, EXPERIENCED WATER DAMAGE TO ITS GAMES AND EQUIPMENT. A PAGE HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP THE BUSINESS OWNER WITH REPAIR EXPENSES. WELL, HURRICANE SEASON DOESN’T BEGIN UNTIL JUNE 1ST, BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL RELEASE ITS OFFICIAL FORECAST FOR THE SEASON NEXT WEEK. BUT OTHER WELL-KNOWN SOURCES LIKE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, PREDICT A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE SEASON. THEY’RE OFFICIALLY CALLING FOR 17 NAMED STORMS, NINE HURRICANES AND FOUR MAJOR HURRICANES. GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER SPOKE IN NORTH CHARLESTON YESTERDAY, SAYING THE MOST IMPORTANT THING DURING NATURAL DISASTERS IS SAVING LIVES. A DISASTER DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE A LOSS OF LIFE. WITH PREPARATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT’S HAPPENING, WE LOST 49 PEOPLE IN HURRICANE HELENE. NOAA IS SET TO ANNOUNCE ITS OUTLOOK FOR THE SEASON NEXT THURSDAY AT 647. SAFE TO SAY, IF YOU LOVE GREEK FOOD, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN SOME FAVORITE FOODS. YOU SHOULD HEAR. VICTORIA. THAT’S RIGHT, IT’S THE ANNUAL GREENVILLE GREEK FESTIVAL. BACK IN TOWN. OUR ISABELLE MARAK IS JOINING US LIVE FROM THERE WITH A LOOK AT THE SETUP AND DETAILS. IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND ISABELLE. HAHA. HEY ERIN AND DESTINY, GOOD MORNING GREENVILLE GREEK FESTIVAL BACK IN TOWN LEFT EDDIE. HE’S SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. IT KICKS OFF TODAY AT 11 AND YOU CAN ENJOY AUTHENTIC GREEK MUSIC, DANCING, VENDORS AND FOOD. THERE’S ALSO AN OPTION FOR A DRIVE IN IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HAVE TIME TO STAY. RATHER. BUT REMEMBER, IT CLOSES TWO HOURS EARLIER THAN THE REST OF THE FESTIVAL. FESTIVAL RUNS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY FROM 11 TO 9 EACH DAY ON ON SUNDAY, THE FESTIVAL ENDS AT 5 P.M. NOW ADMISSION IS $3 AND IT BENEFITS GIRL UP GREENVILLE. THERE’S ALSO A CLEAR BAG POLICY. IF YOU’RE PLANNING ON ATTENDING, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE ME BACK OUT HERE LIVE AT NOON WITH EDDIE AND A COUPLE OTHERS OUT ENJOYING THE FESTIVAL, AND ALSO OUR VICTORIA, KOKKINOS, NIGEL AND CAROL. THEY WILL ALL BE OUT HERE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE ISABELLE MARAK AND LEFT EDDIE FOR WYFF NEWS FOUR ISABELLE. THANK YOU. IF ANY GROWN UPS ARE LOOKING FOR A WILD NIGHT OUT, BREW IN THE ZOO IS TONIGHT FROM 7 TO 10. THE GREENVILLE ZOO WILL CLOSE EARLY AT 3 P.M. IN PREPARATION, THERE’S CRAFT BEER AND FOOD SAMPLES FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS, AND YOU CAN EXPLORE THE ZOO AFTER HOURS. TICKET OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ZOO GOERS AND DESIGNATED DRIVERS OVER ON GREENVILLE ZOO.COM, AND IT’S THE 15TH ANNUAL EVENT. THERE’S ALSO SIPPIN IN SIMPSONVILLE, A DOWNTOWN BEER TASTING HAPPENING TONIGHT FROM 6 TO 10. CHECK IN IS AT 105 WEST CURTIS STREET. REGULAR TICKETS ARE $45. DAY OF VIP TICKETS ARE 65. THIS YEAR’S ROUTE WILL FEATURE MORE THAN 30 BUSINESSES POURING TWO OUNCE SAMPLES OF LOCAL CRAFT AND SEASONAL BREWS. THIS IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT, AND IT’S COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND FOR TWO SPARTANBURG COUNTY SCHOOLS. WOFFORD COLLEGE WILL HOLD ITS CEREMONY SUNDAY MORNING AT 930 EACH YEAR IN MAY, WOFFORD PLANS A WEEKEND OF EVENTS FOR GRADUATES AND THEIR FAMILIES. THEN CONVERSE UNIVERSITY WILL HOLD ITS CEREMONY SATURDAY MORNING AT 930. SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN JIM CLYBURN, WHO REPRESENTS THE LOWCOUNTRY, WILL SERVE AS COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER. LIVE STREAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH OF THOSE CEREMONIES. VICTORIA. AND AGAIN, IT’S GOING TO BE HOT AND HUMID FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES NEAR 90. HEADING OUT TO THE GREEK FESTIVAL. SAY HELLO TO ALL OF US FROM OUT THERE. WE ARE GOING TO SEE TEMPERATURES SOAR NEAR 90. HUMIDITY IS GOING TO BRING UP THE FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURES TOWARDS THE LOW 90S. AND THEN WE ARE SEEING MAINLY DRY FOR TODAY. WE’LL SEE A FEW CLOUDS IN THE FORECAST AND THEN HEADING IN TOWARDS TOMORROW. THAT’S WHEN STORMS DEVELOP MAINLY OVERNIGHT AND TOWARDS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BUT THEN THEY CLEAR OUT SIMILAR FOR THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL. A BIT MORE COMFORTABLE THIS MORNING STARTING OFF IN THE 60S. BUT THEN ALL OF US FEEL THAT SUMMERTIME LIKE WEATHER, WILL FEEL TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND THE MOUNTAINS FOR TODAY. HUMIDITY ALSO ON THE RISE IN THE MOUNTAINS. FEEL-LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL HEAD TOWARDS THE MID 80S FOR TODAY. AGAIN, THE GOOD NEWS IS WE ARE MAINLY DRY FOR TODAY, BUT THAT DEFINITELY CHANGES AS WE HEAD TOWARDS TOMORROW. STORMS MORE LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN WE DRY OUT FOR THE REST OF YOUR SATURDAY. MORE DETAILS IN JUST A BIT ON YOUR FOUR DAY, BUT LET’S TAKE IT OUT TO THE ROADWAYS ACTUALLY TO THE SKY FROM SKY. FOR AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT 385 AT HAYWOOD ROAD. THIS IS USUALLY PRETTY BUSY IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THE DOOR, USUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT RIGHT NOW NEARING 7:00, NOT TOO BAD ON 385 AND OUR TRAVEL TIMES ALSO IN THE GREEN THIS MORNING. IF YOU ARE HITTING THE ROADWAYS 85 SOUTHBOUND, THAT ONE FROM 6 MINUTES TO 8 MINUTES, BUT IT’S STILL IN THE GREEN THIS MORNING. IF YOU’RE HEADING TOWARDS DOWNTOWN USING 385 AT 13. ALL RIGHT, VICTORIA, THANK YOU. WELL, THE FAIR AT HERITAGE PARK IN SIMPSONVILLE IS COMING TO TOWN. ORGANIZERS OF THE FAIR SAY THERE’S NEW FOOD, NEW RIDES AND NEW SHOWS THIS YEAR. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 17 MUST HAVE A LEGAL GUARDIAN WITH THEM AFTER 5 P.M. THERE’S A CLEAR BAG POLICY AND A METAL DETECTOR AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE EVENT. THE FAMILY OWNED FAIR WILL OPEN TODAY AT 4 P.M. AND WILL RUN THROUGH SUNDAY, MAY 25TH. WELL, FROM GREENWOOD TO GREER WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS TO EXPLORE THIS WEEK. HERE’S STEPHANIE TROTTER WITH WHAT’S NEW FOR YOU. NOTHING LIKE A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE TO START THE DAY. AND NOW THERE’S A NEW PLACE TO GRAB YOUR LATTE. MIDTOWN IN GREENVILLE ON CONGAREE ROAD. SO ESPRESSO BAR IS OPEN, SERVING BISTRO COFFEE ALONG WITH EUROPEAN STYLE PASTRIES. THEY SAY A VISIT HERE IS LIKE A TRUE ITALIAN. EXPERIENCE. AND KAY BUENA. THERE’S NEW MEXICAN DINING IN GREENWOOD. COMPANIONS FRESH MEX IS NOW OPEN ON MONTAGUE AVENUE. THE MENU IS FILLED WITH TORTAS, BURRITOS AND BOWLS. THEY EVEN HAVE A GRAB AND GO DISPLAY FULLY STOCKED WITH SPECIALTY BURRITOS. NO NEED TO WAIT. ALSO, BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SALSA BAR. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET MOVING THIS WEEKEND, HOTEL HARKNESS IS HOSTING A NEW POP-UP WITH EXERCISE GURU AND CLAIRE NELSON. THE TAYLOR’S NATIVE HAS TRAVELED THE U.S. TRAINING FOLKS LIKE GWYNETH PALTROW AND JENNIFER LOPEZ. SHE’S RETURNING HOME FOR THIS ACE WORKOUT THAT INVOLVES DANCE AND MAT EXERCISES. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE TO THE SATURDAY MORNING WORKOUT. IF YOU KNOW OF A NEW THING HAPPENING IN THE REGION, BE SURE TO SEND THEM OUR WAY. WE’D LOVE TO SEE IT. IN THE MEANTIME, H