WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE BEGIN WITH AN INVESTIGATION IN ANDERSON COUNTY, WHERE DEPUTIES FOUND TWO PEOPLE DEAD IN A TRAILER. THE CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS THEY FOUND THE PAIR ON JOE BLACK ROAD IN WILLIAMSTON. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT RELEASED THE CAUSE OF DEATH, BUT THEY DO SAY THERE DOESN’T APPEAR TO BE ANY FOUL PLAY. AND THEY ALSO ADD THAT DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING. THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. A MAN HAS DIED DAYS AFTER BEING FOUND SHOT IN A CAR IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AS PART OF A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT. THE CORONER HAS IDENTIFIED THE MAN AS 25 YEAR OLD NICHOLAS RIOS, AND HIS DEATH HAS BEEN RULED A HOMICIDE. LAST WEEK, AUTHORITIES SAID AN INCIDENT PROMPTED A TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN OF A SECTION OF AUGUSTA ROAD. HE WAS FOUND INSIDE A CAR AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED YESTERDAY. STEPHEN STRICKLAND WAS ARRESTED IN THE SHOOTING THURSDAY. HE’S FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AND THOSE MAY BE UPGRADED SINCE RIOS HAS DIED. MEANWHILE, BUNCOMBE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A THEFT OF A BLACK IRON BULL DUMP TRAILER. AND THEY’RE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. THEY SAY IT WAS TAKEN FROM A BUSINESS ON FRIDAY, SO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE PICTURES ON YOUR SCREEN. IF YOU’VE SEEN THIS TRUCK OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE OWNER, PLEASE CONTACT THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. MIAMI HEAT PLAYER AND FORMER CHARLOTTE HORNET TERRY ROZIER IS SET TO APPEAR IN A NEW YORK COURT TODAY. HE’S FACING CHARGES HE HELPED GAMBLERS PLACE BETS ON HIS PERFORMANCE IN NBA GAMES. HE’S SET TO BE FORMALLY ARRAIGNED IN BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT ON FEDERAL WIRE FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY CHARGES. PROSECUTORS SAY ROZIER CONSPIRED WITH FRIENDS TO HELP THEM WIN BETS ON HIS PERFORMANCE. IN A MARCH 2023 GAME WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE HORNETS. UNITY PARKS PLAYGROUND IS CLOSING STARTING TODAY, AND THE REASON FOR THAT CREWS ARE REPLACING THE SYNTHETIC TURF SYSTEM AFTER HURRICANE HELENE CAUSED FLOODING AND UNDERGROUND SHIFTING. THE PROJECT INCLUDES REMOVING THE CURRENT TURF, REBUILDING THE BASE LAYER AND IMPROVING ATTACHMENT POINTS ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER. IT’S SET TO BE CLOSED FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS AND THE MEADOW LOT TWO PARKING AREA IS ALSO CLOSED TO STORE THE REPAIR MATERIAL, WITH ICE AND ROAD TREATMENTS BEING USED. PETS ARE AT RISK EVERY TIME THEY STEP OUTSIDE, AND EXPERTS SAY THERE’S A SIMPLE RULE TO KNOW IF IT’S TOO COLD FOR THEM. OUR TANIQUA PENNIX BREAKS DOWN WHAT PET OWNERS SHOULD CHECK AS TEMPERATURES FALL. TIA WELL HEY, GOOD MORNING ERIN. ANIMAL CARE STAFF SAY IF YOU’RE COLD OUTSIDE, YOUR PET IS PROBABLY COLD AS WELL. NOW, AS TEMPERATURES DROP, THE SAFEST OPTION IS JUST TO BRING THEM INDOORS. AND IF THAT’S NOT POSSIBLE, A SCREENED IN PORCH WILL WORK. EXPERTS ALSO SAY CHECK PAWS EVERY TIME YOUR PET COMES IN ROAD SALT ICE TREATMENT AND EVEN SOME SNOW CAN GET STUCK BETWEEN TOEPADS AND PETS OFTEN. TRY TO LICK IT OFF, SO YOU’RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET THAT OUT, EITHER WITH A WARM COMPRESS WHEN THEY WALK IN, OR EVEN JUST A DRY TOWEL. DON’T RIP IT OUT OF THEIR FUR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT’S ALL YOU KNOW OUT BEFORE THEY GO RUMMAGING THROUGH THE HOUSE, BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT THEM TO EAT ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE ON THERE AND INGEST ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE BAD FOR THEM AS WELL. LET’S ALSO SAY ONE EASY RULE OF THUMB IS IF IT’S TOO COLD FOR YOU TO HOLD YOUR HAND OUT FOR TOO LONG, IT’S TOO COLD. FOR MOST PETS, ESPECIALLY SHORT HAIRED BREEDS. AND THEN JUST MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CLEAN ACCESS TO WATER THAT’S NOT FROZEN. VICTORIA. THANKS. YEAH, THAT’S DEFINITELY SOME GOOD ADVICE, ESPECIALLY AS THESE COLD FRONTS CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP. SOME OF US SEEING SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN RIGHT NOW, GREENVILLE SEEING SOME RAIN MOVE THROUGH UP TOWARDS SPARTANBURG. PICKENS LIGHT RAIN. AND THEN WE TRAVEL UP TOWARDS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WE ARE SEEING A MIX OF SOME SLEET AND SNOW AND RAIN UP TOWARDS PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS, MAINLY NORTH OF I-40, DOWN TOWARDS ASHEVILLE. SEEING SOME SNOWFLAKES AND NEAR RUTHERFORDTON. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, BUT IN THE UPSTATE WE DO BEGIN TO DRY OUT. WE WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE FORECAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL CAP IN THE 40S FOR TODAY, 45 DEGREES FOR THE HIGH. IT IS COLD. WE EVENTUALLY SEE THOSE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT BY TOMORROW, BUT FOR TODAY, MAKE SURE TO BUNDLE UP ONCE AGAIN AND HAVE THE RAIN GEAR READY THROUGH THE MORNING. NOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS. A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY. A WINTRY MIX CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON, NOT EXPECTING ANY WIDESPREAD IMPACTS, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. THIS WILL BE A MIX THIS TIME OF SNOW AND SLEET AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH. IT SHOULD CLEAR OUT BY ABOUT FOUR. WE’LL KEEP THE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE FORECAST, AND THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN ASHEVILLE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NEAR 40. NOW SUNSHINE DOES RETURN TOMORROW, SO THAT IS FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS. ERIN. VICTORIA. THANK YOU. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS CREATING A TASK FORCE TO LOOK AT FOOD PRICES, AS SOME REPUBLICANS ARE URGING ACTION ON THE ISSUE. THE WHITE HOUSE BLAMES THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FOR HIGH INFLATION. SOME ECONOMISTS SAY PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE HAVING AN IMPACT ON PRICES AS WELL. BUT ONE BRIGHT SPOT IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE COST OF GAS. TRIPLE A REPORTS IT FELL BELOW $3 A GALLON FOR REGULAR LAST WEEK. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER FOUR YEARS IN OUR AREA, THE PRICE PER GALLON OF REGULAR GAS IS LESS THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. IN FACT, IN SOUTH CAROLINA, IT’S 2.68 A GALLON, NORTH CAROLINA IS 2.75 A GALLON. AND IN GEORGIA, IT’S TWO. 78. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW AT 650. SEE WHERE THINGS STAND. WE’RE TAKING YOU TO I-85 SOUTHBOUND NEAR HIGHWAY 29. STILL SMOOTH SAILING THERE. NORTHBOUND. SOUTHBOUND LOOKS GOOD IN ANDERSON COUNTY, SO IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT, PERHAPS YOU’RE GETTING ON 85 FROM 29. NO MAJOR ISSUES THERE. THE ONE THING I AM SEEING TICK UP LIKE CLOCKWORK EVERY TIME THIS TIME OF MORNING, IS THAT TRAVEL TIME 85 SOUTHBOUND FROM AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD IS UP ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO 10 MINUTES. SO GIVE YOURSELF SOME EXTRA TIME. FIVE, TEN, 15 IN THAT AREA. OTHERWISE, THE OTHER TWO LOOK GOOD. 240 TO ASHEVILLE HIGHWAYS, 12 MINUTES. FAIRVIEW ROAD TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE ON 385 13 MINUTES. THIS YEAR, THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN NEED WILL BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS, ALL THANKS TO THE SALVATION ARMY’S ANGEL TREE PROGRAM. AFTER THE GIFTS ARE PURCHASED, THEY’RE HEADED TO A WAREHOUSE TO GET SORTED. AND THAT’S WHERE ISABELLE MARAK IS. ISABELLE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEXT STEP? HEY, ERIN. GOOD MORNING. WELL, YOU’RE KIND OF LOOKING AT IT. IT ALL GETS SORTED OUT BASED ON DIFFERENT AGES, AND THEN THEY GET BUNDLED AND PUT INTO THESE BOXES THAT ARE RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME TO GO OUT TO THE ANGEL TREE FAMILIES. WHOA. IT’S BEEN A LONG MORNING. WE GOT WALTER SMITH FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. WHAT ARE THE DATES THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW IF THEY’RE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM? FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF YOU’VE ADOPTED AN ANGEL, WE NEED ALL OF THE ANGEL ITEMS BACK THIS THURSDAY, WHICH IS THE 11TH OF DECEMBER. AND IF YOU ARE A ANGEL TREE PARTICIPANT, YOU NEED TO BE CHECKING YOUR EMAILS BECAUSE OUR DISTRIBUTION DAYS ARE 18TH AND 19TH. SO THOSE ARE TWO. THOSE ARE THREE VERY IMPORTANT DAYS. YEAH. AND THEN ALSO VOLUNTEERS REALLY QUICKLY I KNOW THIS TAKES A LOT OF HELP TO GET ALL THE WORK DONE. WE NEED ALL THE ELVES WE CAN GET BELIEVE ME. SO GO ON TO THE SALVATION ARMY WEBSITE AND SIGN UP TO BE A VOLUNTEER. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING OUT HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE ISABELLE MARAK WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANKS, ISABELLE. MEANWHILE, MAKE-A-WISH SOUTH CAROLINA IS OPENING RECRUITMENT FOR ITS SPRING 2026 TRAILBLAZE CHALLENGE, WHICH IS A ONE DAY ENDURANCE HIKE THAT HELPS GRANT WISHES FOR CHILDREN WITH CRITICAL ILLNESSES. THE HIKES, 24 PLUS MILES ON THE FOOTHILLS TRAIL ON MAY 2ND AND HELP PROSPECTIVE HIKERS HEAR MORE. MAKE-A-WISH IS HOSTING IN-PERSON INFO SESSIONS THIS MONTH. THE FIRST ONE TAKES PLACE TOMORROW AT THE GROUP’S HEADQUARTERS IN GREENVILLE, AND THEY’LL BE MEETING IN SIMPSONVILLE IN GREER THIS WEEK AS WELL. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE AT SC TRAILBLAZE CHALLENGE.COM. WYFF 4 IS PARTNERING WITH THE GREENVILLE NEWS FOR THE HOLIDAY SUNSHINE FUND, AND EVERY DOLLAR DONATED STAYS RIGHT HERE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY GET THIS. SO FAR, YOU’VE GENEROUSLY DONATED NEARLY $14,000, SO A HUGE THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVEN’T YET, YOU’D LIKE TO GIVE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS YOU CAN DO THAT, INCLUDING ONLINE, BY TEXT AND THROUGH THE MAIL. WE HAVE ALL THIS INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WYFF 4 DOT COM. NOMINATIONS TO THE 83RD GOLDEN GLOBES ARE SET TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING, AND YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR THESE MOVIES MORE THAN ONCE. THOSE MOVIES ARE SINNERS, WICKED FOR GOOD AND ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. THEY’RE LIKELY TO BE AMONG THE TOP NOMINATION GETTERS. BUT ONE CHANGE THIS YEAR A BEST PODCAST TROPHY. 652 NOW, AND POWERBALL PLAYERS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TONIGHT’S DRAWING BECAUSE NO ONE MATCHED ALL SIX NUMBERS ON SATURDAY. SO THAT MEANS RIGHT NOW, THE JACKPOT SITS AT ABOUT $875 MILLION, WITH A CASH PAYOUT OF MORE THAN 400 MILLION. IT RANKS AS THE SEVENTH LARGEST IN POWERBALL HISTORY.