WYFF NEWS FOUR AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. TWO TEENS ARRESTED FOR KILLING A 16 YEAR OLD. I’M NATE STANLEY WITH THE DETAILS OF A CRIME. POLICE ARE CALLING SENSELESS. FROM RECORD BREAKING HIGHS TO FROST IN THE FORECAST, WHO COULD SEE THOSE FROSTY TEMPERATURES AND HOW LONG THAT STRETCH WILL STICK AROUND? BALANCING THE FUTURES OF SOUTH CAROLINA’S SMALL BUSINESSES AND DRUNK DRIVING VICTIMS IN THE STATE. THAT’S WHAT LAWMAKERS HAVE TO DECIDE IN NINE DAYS WITH TWO LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE BILLS. THE HUB CITY SPARTANBURG HOME OPENER IS TONIGHT. THE MINOR LEAGUE TEAM PLAYING IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT CROWD. WE’LL TAKE YOU THERE LIVE. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AT SIX IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. TWO TEENAGERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE MURDER OF ANOTHER. ONE OF THE TEENS WAS ARRESTED TODAY. A TRAVELERS REST HIGH SCHOOL. OUR NATE STANLEY JOINS US LIVE AT THE GREENVILLE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER WITH WHAT WE KNOW NOW. NATE. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAROL. TODAY WE’RE TOLD THE TWO SUSPECTS MET 16 YEAR OLD HANS JADEN THOMPSON FOR A TRANSACTION. THAT’S WHEN THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THEY ROBBED AND KILLED HIM. LIEUTENANT RYAN FLOOD WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS INVESTIGATORS THINK THOMPSON AND THE TWO SUSPECTS KNEW EACH OTHER BEFORE THE MURDER. HE SAYS THE SUSPECTS ARE 16 AND 15 YEARS OLD AND ARE NOW IN CUSTODY. EARLIER TODAY, THE 15 YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED AT TRAVELERS REST HIGH SCHOOL. FLOOD DESCRIBED HOW OFFICERS FOUND THOSE SUSPECTS. WITNESSES, ALONG WITH SOME VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. AND THANKFULLY, YOU KNOW SO QUICKLY WERE THEY ABLE TO UNCOVER THE DETAILS TO TO LINK THESE TWO. AND THEN, OF COURSE, GET THEM IN CUSTODY. SO WE’RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN GETTING THESE DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS OFF THE STREETS. AND FLOODS. FLOOD SAYS THE TEENS WILL BE HELD AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER IN COLUMBIA, AWAITING FAMILY COURT PROCEEDINGS HERE IN GREENVILLE. REPORTING IN GREENVILLE, NATE STANLEY, WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU NATE. ALSO BREAKING NEWS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEPUTIES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN THE 2020 DISAPPEARANCE AND MURDER OF A TEENAGER. THEY SAY JORDAN NIEBLING WENT MISSING ON OCTOBER 10TH OF THAT YEAR. DEPUTIES SAY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THEY RECEIVED A BREAK IN THE CASE FOLLOWING A CONFESSION BY 23 YEAR OLD TYLER WILKINS. WILKINS IS ALREADY SERVING A 45 YEAR SENTENCE FOR THE UNRELATED 2022 MURDER OF CLARISSA WINCHESTER. STILL NOT HAVE NOT LOCATED HER BODY. SO THAT’S SOMETHING THAT WE’LL CONTINUE TO DO IN OUR EFFORTS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEARCHED ROUGHLY 15 DIFFERENT PLACES. WE HAVE EXECUTED THROUGH PHONE RECORDS AND AND PHYSICAL SEARCH WARRANTS. WE HAVE EXECUTED AT LEAST 100 SEARCH WARRANTS PERTAINING TO THIS CASE SINCE 2020. WILKINS WILL BE ARRAIGNED AT A LATER DATE. A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS NOW UNDERWAY. CREWS WILL BE WORKING ON THE CHURCH STREET BRIDGE IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE UNTIL LATE 2026. THE DECADES OLD BRIDGE IS GETTING EXPANDED. SIDEWALKS, BARRIER WALLS, NEW LIGHTING. IT’S A MULTI-PHASE SCDOT PROJECT. TODAY, THE BRIDGE WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN EITHER DIRECTION. A DETOUR IS SET UP ALONG NORTH ACADEMY STREET AND DUNBAR STREET. THE BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED ENTIRELY DURING THE FINAL SIX WEEKS, BUT THAT’S NOT SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN UNTIL MAY OF 2026. TO TRAFFIC IN NORTH CAROLINA NOW, ANOTHER STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 26 IS OPEN. NCDOT SAYS NEW LANES WILL BE OPEN EAST OF LONG SHOALS ROAD IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. THREE LANES WILL BE OPEN UP TO GLENN BRIDGE ROAD AND FOUR LANES FROM THE GLENN, OR FROM THE BRIDGE OVER GLENN RIDGE ROAD. THAT’S WHERE IT WILL CONNECT WITH THE RECENTLY OPENED FOUR LANE SECTION BEYOND AIRPORT ROAD. WE’RE TOLD ONCE THE AREA IS OPEN, CREWS STILL NEED TO INSTALL SNOW PLOW REFLECTORS, FRESH LANE MARKINGS AND ROAD SIGNS. A LIVE LOOK NOW FROM OUR LAKE HARTWELL SKYCAM. OUR NICE SUNNY WEEK CONTINUES. IT LOOKS LIKE THE WIND IS RUFFLING THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE THERE. METEOROLOGIST SYDNEY SULLIVAN IS IN FOR CHRIS WITH THE AREA’S CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT LATER THIS WEEK? YEAH, WE ARE KEEPING THE SUNSHINE AROUND, AT LEAST FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER. AND FINALLY STARTING TO SEE OUR WINDS BEGIN TO DIE ON DOWN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AT LEAST BRIEFLY. FOR THE TIME BEING, THOUGH, WINDS ARE OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST, GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO 30MPH. SO THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT, BUT STILL GOING TO BE SOMETHING TO WATCH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WE’RE CONTINUING THE VERY DRY STRETCH OF WEATHER. WE COULD USE THE RAIN, BUT THE SUNSHINE CERTAINLY IS A WELCOME CHANGE. SO STILL VERY DRY RIGHT NOW. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. WE’RE MAINLY SITTING IN THE 60S ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER 70S ELSEWHERE. SO VERY SEASONABLE APRIL LIKE WEATHER ON TAP FOR US. AND AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS EVENING, WE’LL START TO SEE OUR TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO FALL INTO THE 40S LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. A LITTLE BIT OF A COOL DOWN FOR US AND A BIG CHANGE. WAKING UP TOMORROW MORNING. BUT COMING UP, I’LL MAP OUT THESE ROLLER COASTER TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS WHEN OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN RETURNS. SYDNEY. THANK YOU. FURMAN UNIVERSITY SAYS TWO OF ITS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS HAVE HAD THEIR VISAS REVOKED. OUR JANE ROBELLO JOINS US IN STUDIO WITH THE VERY LATEST JANE. WELL, NIGEL FURMAN DID NOT RELEASE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STUDENTS OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEIR PRIVACY. BUT A SPOKESPERSON DOES TELL US THAT THE UNIVERSITY IS SUPPORTING THEM TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. THE SCHOOL SAYS IT HAS ADVISED ALL OF ITS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO SPEAK WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN IN CASE THEY ARE IMPACTED. THE SCHOOL ALSO HAS PROVIDED RESOURCES FOR THE STUDENTS AFFECTED, INCLUDING A LIST OF IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS AND MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ALSO REPORTED THAT SOME OF ITS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VISAS WERE REVOKED OVER THE LAST WEEK. THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RELEASED THE REASONS FOR THE REVOCATION OF THESE VISAS. CAROL. JANE. THANK YOU. THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR LAWMAKERS TO EITHER PASS OR KILL A BILL ADDRESSING LIQUOR LIABILITY INSURANCE. IT’S SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS BUSINESSES ACROSS OUR REGION AND HAS LED TO MANY CLOSURES. OUR PEYTON FURTADO IS TRACKING THAT, AND THE LINE LAWMAKERS ARE HAVING TO WALK. PEYTON. YEAH, CAROL, WE TRIED TO GET THE FULL PICTURE. TODAY WE TALKED TO LAWMAKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS AND MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. WE’RE TRACKING TWO BILLS SPECIFICALLY, BUT AFTER TALKING TO THE HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW SYSTEM, WE’RE TOLD THAT THIS SENATE BILL 244, IS THE MOST LIKELY ONE TO PASS. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THE FUTURE OF OUR LOCALLY OWNED BARS IS GRIM, SINCE LAWS CHANGED TO REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO HAVE AT LEAST $1 MILLION IN LIQUOR LIABILITY COVERAGE. MANY INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE PULLED OUT OF THE STATE, LEAVING BUSINESSES WITH FEWER OPTIONS AND HIGHER COSTS. THE COMPANY WE HAD FOR TWO YEARS IS LEAVING THE STATE, WHICH THEY’RE LEAVING. EVERYBODY THAT HAS MORE THAN 30% ALCOHOL SALES, WHICH IS MOST EVERYBODY. AND WE’RE KIND OF FACING THE REALITY THAT THE PRICE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE MORE THAN WHAT WE’RE WILLING TO PAY OUT. KEN TRIBLE OWNS TRIBLE’S BAR AND GRILL AND STARTED THE SC VENUE CRISIS TO BRING ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. A COUPLE YEARS AGO, PUTTING PRESSURE ON LAWMAKERS. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO GO HOME THIS YEAR WITH SOMETHING PASSED THE SENATE, PASSED SENATE BILL 244, WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, MAKES SERVER TRAINING MANDATORY, LOWERS COVERAGE TO HALF A MILLION, AND CHANGES CURRENT LAWS TO READ THAT A BAR OR RESTAURANT SHOULD ONLY PAY OUT THEIR PERCENTAGE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH. WE’VE HAD SOME SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WHERE SOMEBODY COULD BE 5% LIABLE FOR SOMETHING AND END UP WITH 100% OF THE. SETTLEMENT. AND SENATE BILL 244, WE SEE AS A DIRECT ASSAULT ON ON VICTIMS RIGHTS TO RECEIVE WHAT THEY SHOULD IN THE CIVIL ARENA. THAT’S STEPHEN BURRITT, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING. WHILE HE SAYS THE BILL HAS SOME GOOD THINGS, HE SAYS BY LOWERING THE AMOUNT OF COVERAGE AND CHANGING HOW THESE SUITS WORK, MOST OF THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WILL FALL ON THE DRUNK DRIVER, WHO OFTEN DOESN’T HAVE MONEY. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE UNPAID MEDICAL BILLS. THOSE COULD EASILY FALL ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. TRIPLE TRAINS. ALL HIS BARTENDERS NOT TO OVERSERVE, BUT HE SAYS HE CAN’T CONTROL CUSTOMERS WHO DRINK AT A BAR AND THEN DRINK SOMETHING THEY BROUGHT IN THEIR CAR. WE DO EVERY SINGLE THING POSSIBLE, BUT I STILL WALK IN MY BATHROOM AND FIND MANY BOTTLES IN THE GARBAGE CAN, AND AT THAT POINT IT’S LIKE, WHAT DO I DO? SENATE BILL 244 IS NOW IN THE HOUSE, BUT THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THEY SPENT NINE WEEKS ON IT, FINALLY SENT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE, AND NOW WE GOT NINE DAYS TO ADDRESS IT. TRIPLE HOPES THEY PASS IT, BUT IT’S STILL GOING TO BE TOO LATE FOR MANY OF US. THE STATE SENATE AND HOUSE. THEIR LEGISLATION ENDS ON MAY 15TH THIS YEAR, BUT THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY DAYS THEY’RE ACTUALLY MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. I’M PEYTON FURTADO WYFF NEWS FOUR. PEYTON. THANK YOU. NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN CHUCK EDWARDS HAS UNVEILED HIS REPORT DETAILING RECOMMENDATIONS. HE SAYS WILL FIX FEMA COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE CONTINUING TO REBUILD AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS SAYS HE WITNESSED THE NEED TO REFORM FEMA TO IMPROVE ITS EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS FOR SURVIVORS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ALIKE. WITH MORE CONSISTENT AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION TO A MORE LOCALIZED VERSUS ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH TO DISASTERS. THE FULL REPORT CAN BE FOUND ON EDWARDS WEBSITE. A FALLEN U.S. SOLDIER WHO WAS SERVING OVERSEAS IN LITHUANIA WILL BE LAID TO REST IN EASLEY. STAFF SERGEANT EDWIN FRANKO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY ON MARCH 31ST. THE 25 YEAR OLD SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY FOR OVER SIX YEARS, JOINING RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN 2018. HIS FUNERAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND AT 2 P.M. AT ROCK SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH. WE ARE TOLD