Upstate woman viciously attacked by 2 dogs who then tried to attack deputies, officials say

WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. WE START WITH CONDOLENCES FOR LATE PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER, WHICH CONTINUE TO POUR IN IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION SET UP A CONDOLENCE BOOK AND A LONG LINE OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP AT THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE, A WHITE HOUSE EXPERIENCE, TO WRITE MESSAGES TO THE CARTER FAMILY. SEVERAL VISITORS DISCUSSED WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO SIGN THE BOOK AND THEIR OWN CONNECTIONS TO THE LATE PRESIDENT. IN 2012, WE BECAME HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMEOWNERS, WHICH ALLOWED US TO BE HERE TODAY. SO IT’S KIND OF A STEP UP IN OUR LIVES AND BROUGHT US OUT OF THE DEPTHS OF POVERTY. I JUST THINK HIS PERSONAL LIFE, AS WELL AS HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE AS A LEADER, WAS AMAZING. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK IT’S AN HONOR TO TO BE ABLE TO SIGN AND HAVE THAT LAST, I GUESS, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS DONE AS WELL AS HIS FAMILY. FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER’S OFFICIAL STATE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 9TH, THE SAME DAY AS A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN. AND AS WE REMEMBER, FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER, MAKE SURE TO STAY WITH WYFF NEWS FOUR ON AIR AND ON WYFF4.COM FOR THE LATEST. 644 IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS JUST WEEKS AWAY. OUR ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH WHAT WE CAN EXPECT WHEN LAWMAKERS RETURN TO COLUMBIA, ISABELLE. HEY, ERIN, LAWMAKERS WILL RETURN JANUARY 14TH TO THE STATEHOUSE FOR THE 2025 SESSION. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS SAY THAT THIS TIME AROUND, THEY’RE FOCUSING ON TAX AND EDUCATION REFORM. THIS IS ACCORDING TO SENATE MINORITY LEADER BRAD HUTTO. DEMOCRATS WANT TO INCREASE THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE AND OFFER HOUSING FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. AND THIS YEAR, PASSING DEMOCRATIC POLICIES COULD BE A BIGGER CHALLENGE DUE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S SUPERMAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS. BUT ONE THING BOTH PARTIES ARE AGREEING ON FOR THIS TIME AROUND, THEY BOTH WANT TO BRING MORE POWER TO THIS GROWING STATE. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR ISABELLE. THANK YOU. A REMINDER FOR YOU THIS MORNING. YOU’LL NEED A REAL ID TO FLY DOMESTICALLY. STARTING IN MAY OF 2025. THAT’S UNLESS YOU HAVE A PASSPORT OR AN ENHANCED DRIVER’S LICENSE ISSUED BY SEVERAL STATES. THE DEADLINE IS MAY 7TH, BUT YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO GET THAT REAL ID SO YOU CAN APPLY FOR YOUR REAL ID COMPLIANT DRIVER’S LICENSE OR ID CARD THROUGH YOUR LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. REAL IDS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MARKED WITH A STAR ON TOP OF THE CARD. THEY’LL ALSO BE NEEDED TO ACCESS CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES. TURNING NOW TO A ROSSEN REPORT. HAVE YOU EVER HAD YOUR CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD DECLINED WHILE SHOPPING ONLINE? MAYBE THE BILLING ADDRESS WAS WRONG, OR MAYBE THE NUMBER YOU TYPED IN WAS SLIGHTLY OFF. EITHER WAY, IT’S PRETTY COMMON. AND NOW SCAMMERS HAVE FOUND A WAY TO EXPLOIT THAT. CHIEF NATIONAL CONSUMER CORRESPONDENT JEFF ROSSEN IS HERE WITH THAT NEW WARNING AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF. YEAH, MAKE SURE YOU’RE PAYING EXTRA ATTENTION WHEN SHOPPING ONLINE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE SCAMMERS HAVE FIGURED OUT AN ALL NEW WAY, AN ALL NEW TRICK TO STEAL YOUR INFORMATION. HERE’S A BRAND NEW WARNING FROM THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THEY SAY SCAMMERS WILL CREATE FRAUDULENT WEBSITES THAT LOOK SUPER REAL. THEN YOU GO ON, YOU TRY TO BUY SOMETHING, BUT YOU GET A MESSAGE THAT YOUR CARD WAS DECLINED. SO YOU TRY AGAIN, MAYBE WITH A DIFFERENT CARD. SAME THING HAPPENS. YOU TRY A THIRD PAYMENT METHOD. WHAT’S GOING ON? THEN IT HITS YOU. YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO GET THAT THING YOU WANTED TO BUY BECAUSE YOU WERE ON A FAKE WEBSITE AND YOU JUST GAVE THE SCAMMERS ALL OF YOUR CARD INFORMATION DOWN TO THE SECURITY CODE. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO? ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU’RE SHOPPING ON LEGIT WEBSITES. TO DO THAT, VISIT THE SITE YOURSELF. DON’T LINK IN THROUGH AN UNSOLICITED EMAIL OR TEXT. I HAVE MORE TIPS ON MY ROSSEN REPORTS NEWSLETTER. THE LINK TO SIGN UP. IT’S FREE. IT’S AT ROSSEN REPORTS.COM. BACK TO YOU. IT’S NEW YEAR’S EVE. WE’RE ALL ABOUT 17 HOURS, 12 MINUTES AND 40 OR SO SECONDS AWAY FROM NEW YEAR’S DAY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WILL GATHER IN NEW YORK CITY TONIGHT TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR. YOU’RE LOOKING AT LIVE PICTURES RIGHT NOW FROM TIMES SQUARE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT CRYSTAL COVERED BALL THAT WILL DROP JUST A FEW HOURS FROM NOW. AT MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY MORNING. NEW YORK’S MAYOR. WEDNESDAY MORNING, I SHOULD SAY. NEW YORK’S MAYOR SAYS THE NYPD IS READY FOR THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THE CITY FACES. A NEW YEAR’S EVE BALL IS DROPPED IN TIMES SQUARE FOR NEARLY 120 YEARS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TWO YEARS 1942 AND 1943. AND THE REASON IS NIGHTLY DIM OUTS THAT OCCURRED DURING WORLD WAR TWO TO PROTECT THE CITY FROM ATTACKS. AND MANY OF YOU TONIGHT WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH FIREWORKS THIS NEW YEAR’S EVE. BUT THERE ARE LAWS AND ORDINANCES IN EFFECT ON WHEN YOU CAN SHOOT THEM. FIRST, IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, YOU CAN SHOOT FIREWORKS ON DECEMBER 31ST FROM 10 A.M. UNTIL 1 A.M., JANUARY 1ST. IN THE CITY, FIREWORKS ARE PERMITTED ON DECEMBER 31ST FROM 9 A.M. TO 12:30 A.M. ON JANUARY 1ST, AND IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. YOU CAN SHOOT FIREWORKS ANYTIME, BUT IN THE CITY IT IS ILLEGAL. IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. NOVELTY FIREWORKS THAT DO NOT EXPLODE AND LEAVE THE GROUND OR SHOOT INTO THE AIR ARE LEGAL. AND THEN IN GEORGIA, FIREWORKS ARE LEGAL. BUT DO BE MINDFUL OF ANY LOCAL ORDINANCES THAT MIGHT HAVE STRICTER RULES. IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE THE FIREWORKS TO THE PROFESSIONALS, YOU CAN. THE SWAMP RABBITS HOCKEY TEAM IS HAVING AN INDOOR SHOW TONIGHT. THIS IS VIDEO NOW FROM LAST YEAR’S EVENT AND ACCORDING TO THE TEAM, THERE WILL BE A PLAZA PARTY STARTING AT 4 P.M. OUTSIDE THE BON SECOURS WELLNESS ARENA, FOLLOWED BY THE GAME AT SIX. AND THE FIREWORKS SHOW WILL BE RIGHT AFTER THE GAME. FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN FIND THIS STORY ON WYFF4.COM. OH, WHAT A THROWBACK IT WAS THE BIGGEST TECH THREAT THE WORLD HAD EVER EXPERIENCED UNTIL IT WASN’T. NEW YEAR’S DAY 2025 WILL MARK THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF Y2K. THAT’S PRETTY HARD TO BELIEVE. AND FOR THOSE TOO YOUNG TO REMEMBER, Y2K WAS THE TERM USED FOR A WIDESPREAD COMPUTER BUG THAT WAS EXPECTED TO CRASH COMPUTERS WHEN THE YEAR 1999 TURNED INTO 2000. IN NOVEMBER 1999, THEN PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SAID EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE. BUT DESPITE THAT, TECH COMPANIES SPENT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON UPDATES. YOU MAY EVEN REMEMBER THE COMPUTER STICKERS THAT SAID TURN YOUR COMPUTER OFF AT MIDNIGHT. AVERAGE AMERICANS WERE ALSO WORRIED. IN FACT, MILLIONS STOCKED UP ON FOOD, TOILET PAPER AND OTHER GOODS. BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ONCE THE CLOCK STRUCK MIDNIGHT FOR THE FIRST DAY OF 2000, WHICH AGAIN WAS 25 YEARS AGO. THAT’S HARD TO BELIEVE. WHY ARE WE ALWAYS STOCK UP ON TOILET PAPER IF THE COMPUTER CRASHES? I MEAN, IT’S AMAZING HOW THAT ALWAYS FINDS ITS WAY ONTO A CHECKLIST NO MATTER WHAT’S GOING ON. HEY, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WE HAVE A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOME OF THESE GUSTS UP TO 50MPH, ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT IN THAT AREA. AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THOSE GUSTS ARE GOING TO BE PRETTY STRONG ACROSS THE UPSTATE AS WELL. I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE WIND GUSTS. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE STILL OUT TO THE WEST. SO NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, AS WE GO INTO LATER THIS AFTERNOON, SOME OF THOSE GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 40MPH AT TIMES ACROSS THE UPSTATE. AND THEN TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, THEY’LL BE CLOSER TO 50 AT TIMES FOR PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS. SO NOT A GOOD AFTERNOON, NOT A GOOD NIGHT OR OVERNIGHT FOR FIREWORKS. THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS, BY THE WAY, TONIGHT AND TOMORROW OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW WE’VE GOT A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS, A FEW STRAY SHOWERS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS IS ALL COURTESY OF A COLD FRONT. SO THERE YOU GO. A FEW EXTRA CLOUDS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AND THEN BEHIND IT, WE’VE GOT CLEARING SKIES. WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO SUNSHINE, BUT BEHIND IT IS WHERE THOSE STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE AND THOSE COLDER TEMPERATURES THAT BEGIN TO FUNNEL IN TODAY. BUT WE’LL REALLY START TO FEEL IT TOMORROW. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 60S. IT WILL FEEL A LITTLE BIT COOLER THAN THAT AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THAT WIND. MID TO UPPER 50S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE. GET A CHECK ON THOSE ROADS. AARON PARELLA STILL PHENOMENAL EVEN AT 650. THIS IS THAT HOLIDAY TRAFFIC IN EFFECT YOU CAN SEE ON NEW YEAR’S EVE. BUT HEY, LOOK AT THIS. I-85 NEAR HIGHWAY 14, IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. YES, MORE CARS, BUT NO. NO SLOWDOWNS, NO DELAYS, NO CONCERNS THERE. OR PELHAM OR CLEMSON BOULEVARD. IT’S ALL LOOKED FANTASTIC SO FAR THIS MORNING. OUR TRAVEL TIMES LOOK FANTASTIC TOO. IN THE GREEN HERE. I-240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY AT 12 MINUTES ON 26. EASTBOUND 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD AT SIX MINUTES AND 385 NORTHBOUND FROM FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN. YOU’RE LOOKING AT 13 MINUTES RIGHT NOW. WE TALKED ABOUT Y2K. HERE’S ANOTHER BLAST FROM THE PAST. REMEMBER THE ICONIC SODA BRAND JOLT COLA FROM THE 1980S? WELL, IT’S COMING BACK NEXT YEAR. AND THE BRAND THAT OFFERED ALL THE SUGAR AND TWICE THE CAFFEINE IS NOW OFFERING EVEN MORE CAFFEINE. A 12 OUNCE CAN OF JOLT COLA HAD 70MG OF CAFFEINE BACK IN 1985, BUT THIS NEW 16 OUNCE VERSION WILL HAVE 200MG OF CAFFEINE. WOW. RECON WON THE SPORTS NUTRITION BRAND, LEADING THE RELAUNCH SAYS JOE COLA WILL BE MARKETED AS A MODERN VERSION OF A NOSTALGIC DRINK. THE COMPANY SAYS IT WILL BE RELEASING LIMITED EDITION FLAVORS INSTEAD OF JUST COLA, AS WELL. AND TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DONATE TO THE HOLIDAY SUNSHINE FUND. WYFF4.COM WITH THE GREENVILLE NEWS TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED, AND TAKE A LOOK AT JUST HOW MUCH HAS BEEN DONATED. 76,000 PLUS DOLLARS. 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