Man arrested after police discover 6 dogs: 5 emaciated, 1 dead (2025)

AND TIME FOR NEWS TO GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER. ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR ON THIS FRIDAY MORNING. WE BEGIN WITH VICE PRESIDENT ELECT JD VANCE VISITING WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. NBC NEWS IS REPORTING THAT VANCE WILL VISIT BUNCOMBE COUNTY MORE THAN TWO MONTHS SINCE HELENE DEVASTATED THE AREA. THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT WILL MEET WITH FIRST RESPONDERS IN FAIRVIEW, NORTH CAROLINA, AND ONCE HE’S THERE, HE’LL GET AN UPDATE ON RECOVERY EFFORTS AS WELL. AND A LOOK AT THE SAMARITAN’S PURSE HOME RECOVERY PROJECT. VANCE IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MEET WITH THE FAMILY OF BATTALION CHIEF TONY RAY GARRISON, WHO LOST HIS LIFE WHILE HELPING RESCUE VICTIMS OF A LANDSLIDE CAUSED BY HELENE. THE VICE PRESIDENT ELECT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT 11 A.M. TODAY, AND WE’LL BRING YOU MORE ON HIS VISIT ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON OUR NEWSCAST RIGHT HERE ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. A MANHUNT CONTINUES IN NEW YORK CITY FOR THE MAN WHO SHOT AND KILLED BRIAN THOMPSON, THE CEO OF UNITEDHEALTHCARE, EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THESE NEW PICTURES, TWO FULL FACE PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECT AND OTHER PICTURES AND VIDEO. THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING A FACE MASK. POLICE SAY THE SHOOTING DEATH WAS A TARGETED ATTACK ON THOMPSON AND NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THE WORDS DEFEND, DENY AND DEPOSE WERE WRITTEN ON THE SHELL CASINGS FOUND AT THE SCENE. THE INVESTIGATION INTO A POSSIBLE MOTIVE CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. THE SEARCH CONTINUES AS WELL. FOR A MISSING WOMAN FROM GREENVILLE COUNTY. DEPUTIES SAY 54 YEAR OLD SHEILA THOMPSON WAS LAST SEEN MONDAY ALONG BRENTWOOD CIRCLE. THEY SAY SHE HAS SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND SHE’S BELIEVED TO BE DRIVING A TAN. 2007 KIA SPECTRA. IF YOU KNOW WHERE SHE IS, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL 911. THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONDUCTING AN ARSON INVESTIGATION AFTER TWO TRUCKS BURST INTO FLAMES AT A LANDSCAPING SUPPLY BUSINESS. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 30TH AT THE YARD ON COAL ROAD IN WEAVERVILLE. OFFICIALS SAY IT’S THE SECOND ARSON AT THE BUSINESS THIS YEAR. THIS SUNDAY ON. FOR THE RECORD, OUR DISCUSSION CENTERS ON PREVENTING ILLEGAL DRUG USE AND DEADLY OVERDOSES. GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI SPEAKS WITH TWO FAMILIES, BOTH WHO HAVE LOST A SON TO FENTANYL. WELL, WHEN WE LOST BRANDON, YOU KNOW, WE WERE IN SHOCK. BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY, WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE, WELL, IF IT COULD HAPPEN TO US, IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. IT CAN HAPPEN TO OUR BEST FRIENDS. WE HAVE GOT TO GET IT OUT. WE’VE GOT TO LET PARENTS KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR. YOU CAN JOIN US SUNDAY MORNING AT 1130 FOR THE FULL CONVERSATION ABOUT PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE. YOUR TIME NOW IS 643. IN OUR. NICO PENNIX JOINS US LIVE FROM THE PARADE ROUTE IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE TO GIVE US A PREVIEW AHEAD OF TOMORROW NIGHT’S POINSETTIA CHRISTMAS PARADE. GOOD MORNING. TANIQUA. HEY, AARON, IT’S QUIET NOW HERE ON SOUTH MAIN STREET, BUT TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE LIKE A BIG CHRISTMAS PARTY THAT PARADE STARTS TOMORROW AT 6:30 P.M. AND IT’S GOING TO BE SO MUCH TO SEE, SO MUCH TO DO. THERE’S GOING TO BE MESMERIZING FLOATS. THERE’S GOING TO BE MUSIC, DANCE GROUPS, BANDS JUST A LOT TO EXPERIENCE HERE. NOW, THE PARADE WAS RECENTLY NOMINATED FOR USA TODAY’S TEN BEST HOLIDAY PARADES. HOPEFULLY WE’LL HAVE THOSE RESULTS LATER TODAY. NOW FOR ROAD CLOSURES. THOSE START TOMORROW AT NOON ON VERDAE STREET AND THEN AT 1 P.M. EAST MCBEE AVENUE TO BROAD STREET WILL BE CLOSED. AND THEN BY 3 P.M., THE HEART OF SOUTH MAIN AND PARTS OF NORTH MAIN WHERE THE PARADE TAKES PLACE WILL BE CLOSED. YOU CAN SEE THOSE EXACT SPOTS ON YOUR SCREEN, PLAN AHEAD AND ARRIVE EARLY. CLAIM YOUR SPOT FOR EASY EXIT. YOU MAY WANT TO PARK IN DOWNTOWN GARAGE. AGAIN, THE PARADE TOMORROW EVENING, 6:30 P.M. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, YOU CAN WATCH IT ON WYFF4.COM OR ON OUR VERY LOCAL APP. FOR NOW. REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR TANIQUA. THANK YOU. TWO GREENVILLE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS HAVE JOINED TOGETHER THIS YEAR GREENVILLE HOLIDAY VILLAGE IS COMBINING WITH THE HOLIDAY FAIR AT THE GREENVILLE CONVENTION CENTER. DO YOU HEREBY PROCLAIM TODAY HOLIDAY FAIR AND KRINGLE VILLAGE DAY IN THE CITY OF GREENVILLE AND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION AND COLLABORATION FOR THE EVENT AND GREATER HOLIDAY FUN? A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BRASINGTON PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF GREENVILLE MAYOR KNOX WHITE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHOP AND HIGHLIGHTING THE START OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 645 NOW AND WIFE FOUR IS TEAMING UP WITH THE GREENVILLE NEWS FOR THE HOLIDAY SUNSHINE FUND AND THE MONEY RAISED IN THAT HELPS OUT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE IN NEED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS YOU CAN DONATE TO THE HOLIDAY SUNSHINE FUND THERE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT NOW. FIRST, THE ADDRESS WHERE YOU CAN MAIL A CHECK. THERE’S ALSO THE QR CODE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. POINT YOUR SMARTPHONE CAMERA AT THAT. THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT AND THEN ONLINE AS WELL. WYFF4.COM OR TEXT MESSAGE HSF TWO 4 TO 4 1444. SO FAR THIS YEAR, MORE THAN $10,000 HAVE BEEN DONATED. 100% OF THAT MONEY DONATED STAYS LOCAL. CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK IS HERE FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. THE CLEMSON TIGERS AND GEORGIA BULLDOGS ARE PLAYING FOR CONFERENCE TITLES. TONIGHT YOU CAN JOIN US FOR ROAD TO THE TITLE. OUR SPORTS TEAM IS GETTING YOU READY FOR THOSE GAMES. AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TIGERS. THE BULLDOGS AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS. YOU CAN WATCH ROAD TO THE TITLE RIGHT HERE ON WYFF4.COM TONIGHT AT 7:00. TIS THE SEASON FOR UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS, HOME TOURS AND HOLIDAY STROLLS. STEPHANIE TROTTER HAS THAT AND MORE IN THIS MORNING’S NEW FOR YOU. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A DISCO MIRROR BALL TO ADD SOME SPARKLE TO YOUR HOLIDAYS, AND THAT’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND AT THE MIRROR BALL GALLERIES. UGLY SWEATER PARTY AND TRY ON. THIS IS A BRAND NEW EVENT FOR THE MODERN ART GALLERY THAT OPENED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE PARTY IS SLATED FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT, RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS PARADE. GUESTS WILL FIND PRIZES AND A SILENT AUCTION RAISING MONEY FOR THE UP LIGHTING PROJECT IN TRYON. FROM UGLY SWEATERS TO COWBOY HATS IN GLENNON, COWBOY CHRISTMAS IS THE NEW THEME FOR ALL OF THE CITY’S FESTIVITIES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING SATURDAY’S PARADE. THE CITY WILL ALSO HAVE COWBOY CHRISTMAS MINGLES EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY LEADING UP TO DECEMBER THE 25TH. THIS WILL INCLUDE CARRIAGE RIDES, HAYRIDES AND VENDORS LINING MAIN STREET. WE HAVE A LINK AT WYFF4.COM FOR THE FULL LINEUP. AND SATURDAY THERE’S A BRAND NEW TOUR OF HOMES IN THE ALTA VISTA COMMUNITY IN GREENVILLE. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY ALLIANCE IS HOSTING THE INAUGURAL EVENT THAT WILL RAISE MONEY FOR HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE HISPANIC ALLIANCE. EACH BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED HOME WILL HAVE CRAFTED TAPAS ARTS AND MUSIC CELEBRATING THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY. THE EVENT RUNS SATURDAY FROM TEN UNTIL THREE, BUT PLEASE NOTE TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED BY FRIDAY NIGHT. WE HOPE IN THE COMING DAYS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY ALL OF THESE EVENTS AND MORE THAT ARE NEW FOR YOU. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! OKAY, IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD WEEKEND. BY THE WAY, WEATHER WISE, IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO OUT AND ENJOY ANY OF THAT, YOU’LL WANT TO BUNDLE UP THOUGH. LOOK AT THAT. WE’RE AT 17 DEGREES IN CULLOWHEE, 17 DEGREES IN PICKENS. IT FEELS LIKE SIX DEGREES IN ASHEVILLE. AND TEN DEGREES IN HENDERSONVILLE. THAT’S A BIG CHANGE FROM WHERE WE WERE YESTERDAY MORNING AT THIS TIME, 21 DEGREES COLDER IN ANDERSON THAN WE WERE YESTERDAY MORNING IN THE 6:00 HOUR. AS WE TAKE A LOOK ACROSS THE REGION, CRYSTAL CLEAR, CALM WINDS WILL BE CALMER TODAY. WE’VE GOT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ON THE WAY, BUT AGAIN, WE’RE GOING TO FALL SHORT OF OUR TYPICAL DAYTIME HIGH ONLY IN THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPSTATE, 30S FOR THE MOUNTAINS HEADING INTO TONIGHT, WE’VE GOT ONE MORE HARD FREEZE AND THEN WE’LL START TO WARM THINGS UP. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT YO