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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Two guards from Spartanburg's USC Upstate landed on the Big South women's basketball preseason all-conference teams Wednesday, even as league coaches slotted the Spartans seventh in their preseason poll. Aubrie Kierscht made the first team. Now in her third season in Spartanburg,…
From the HERE City State DeskCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks open the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season as the No. 1 team in a major national preseason Top 25, ahead of UConn and Southern California. The ranking landed as SEC Tipoff got underway and again lists South Carolina among…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — In Greenville County, the latest senior class cleared record marks: a 92.2% graduation rate and college-or-career readiness above 90%. District figures show the diploma rate climbed about a point and a half from the prior year and sits roughly 20 points higher than the 2012 baseline. For…
Events
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg Fashion Week opens its fourth year Thursday with a film theme, running Oct. 15 through Oct. 18 across several downtown venues. Founder and executive director Contessa Thompson built the week as a showcase for designers, models, stylists, photographers and other creative workers. It starts with a…
From HERE Greer
GREER, S.C. — Readers can meet roughly 30 writers and browse about 180 titles Saturday, Oct. 17, when the free Fall Book Festival takes over the Randall House in downtown Greer, running 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. A writing group based in the city puts on the festival. The house…
Business
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven auto-parts makers tied to Scout Motors detailed more than $82 million in Upstate expansions Wednesday, promising about 200 new jobs across Spartanburg, Duncan and Piedmont. State and local officials joined supplier executives for the announcement. Scout Motors president and CEO Scott Keogh said building vehicles in…
From the HERE City State Desk
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Seven automotive parts makers in the Upstate will expand to supply Scout Motors, putting more than $82 million into new work and adding about 200 jobs across Spartanburg, Duncan and Piedmont, the automaker announced Wednesday. The plans were laid out at OneSpartanburg Inc., with Gov. Henry McMaster,…
From the HERE City National Desk
BANGKOK — The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has held up better than expected against war, an energy shock and trade fights, but it is warning finance ministers gathered in Bangkok this week that the cushions behind that resilience are wearing thin. In its latest World Economic Outlook,…
Traffic
DUNCAN, S.C. — Drivers on Interstate 85 through the Upstate were told to expect a thicker law-enforcement footprint Thursday and Friday after the Duncan Police Department confirmed a multi-agency surge along the corridor. Duncan officers said the push mixes federal, state and local agencies. News crews on Thursday afternoon counted…
Crime
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A Spartanburg homeowner pulled down her Halloween yard display after a man confronted her over it and an online post about the decorations was followed by death threats, according to a Spartanburg Police Department report. Officers were sent to a home on South Fairview Avenue at about…
Crime
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A 39-year-old man will serve three decades in state prison after pleading guilty in a downtown Spartanburg shooting from December 2023, the 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office said. Travis Lamont Means entered guilty pleas Monday covering attempted murder, first-degree assault and battery, a weapons count tied to a…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Attorney General Alan Wilson, the Republican nominee for governor, rolled out a cost-of-living platform on Thursday that centers on taxes, fuel, insurance and power bills. The biggest promise is to do away with the state income tax while reworking how South Carolina taxes property. Wilson also wants…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blasted Kyiv for restarting attacks on Russian oil and diesel plants, saying the raids lift world fuel prices after an energy pause he floated last weekend fell apart. Speaking in a Thursday television interview from the White House, Trump said Ukrainian forces have plenty of…
From the HERE City National Desk
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola spent Thursday night hammering each other on character and policy in the closing Debate for the State of a U.S. Senate contest that national scorekeepers call a toss-up race. They argued over household energy bills, the Iran…
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