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MINUTES. WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF GREENVILLE COUNTY. TROOPERS SAY ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER CRASHING INTO A TREE. WE’RE TOLD THAT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 1 A.M. ON HUNT’S BRIDGE ROAD NEAR FENWICK LANE IN BEREA. OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER WAS HEADING NORTH ON HUNT’S BRIDGE ROAD WHEN THEIR PICKUP TRUCK TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. THEY SAY THE DRIVER DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES ON SCENE, AND A PASSENGER WAS INJURED. NO WORD ON THEIR CONDITION JUST YET, BUT THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. DONALD TRUMP IS NOW ETCHED INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS AS THE FIRST FORMER PRESIDENT TO EVER BE ON TRIAL IN A CRIMINAL CASE, JURY SELECTION STARTED YESTERDAY IN NEW YORK, AND THE HUSH MONEY TRIAL, WITH SELECTION EXPECTED TO LAST AT LEAST A WEEK. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS CHARGED WITH 34 FELONY COUNTS OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS. HE’S ACCUSED OF PAYING ADULT FILM STAR STORMY DANIELS HUSH MONEY BEFORE THE 2016 ELECTION. TRUMP HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY IN THE CASE. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR CRIMINAL CASES THE FORMER PRESIDENT FACES. AN UPSTATE MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STARTED A BRUSH FIRE, CAUSING PEOPLE TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AND EASLEY FIREFIGHTERS SAY AROUND EIGHT ACRES ALONG DUNKLIN STREET WERE BURNED, AND OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT 20 HOMES WERE EVACUATED FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHILE CREWS WORKED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE PICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS CHARGED 23 YEAR OLD SETH BOLDING WITH THIRD DEGREE ARSON IN RELATION TO THE CASE. THERE WAS FLAMES JUST SHOOTING UP OUT OF THE TREES AND THE FOREST, LIKE THERE WAS FLAMES REALLY, REALLY BIG. YOU COULD SEE THEM FROM LIKE RIGHT HERE. THEY WERE ORANGE. AND THEN IT STARTED SPREADING OVER HERE. AND THEN MORE FLAMES JUST STARTED COMING UP HERE. AND THEN THAT’S WHEN IT GOT REAL BAD. DEPUTIES SAY BOLDING IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR BEFORE A JUDGE FOR A BOND HEARING THIS AFTERNOON. FIREFIGHTERS SAY NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO HOMES WERE DAMAGED. TURNING NOW TO PICKENS COUNTY, WE’VE LEARNED A CLEMSON STUDENT DIED AFTER A CRASH. WE’RE TOLD THAT HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT ON OLD STONE CHURCH ROAD NEAR RIDGECREST DRIVE IN CLEMSON. OFFICIALS SAY A CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND OVERTURNED. THE CORONER SAYS 20 YEAR OLD CAROLINE DEER, WHO WAS FROM MOUNT PLEASANT, WAS KILLED IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY. OFFICIALS SAY A MAN HAS DIED AFTER A DROWNING, ACCORDING TO S.C. DNR AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO LAKE RUSSELL AT THE BLUE HOLE LANDING MONDAY AFTERNOON. DNR SAID A FISHERMAN FELL OUT OF A BOAT NOT FAR FROM LAND. THEY SAY A BODY WAS RECOVERED A SHORT TIME LATER. THE CORONER SAYS 89 YEAR OLD BILLY PAYNTER, OF GREENVILLE COUNTY, DIED IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. WE’RE TOLD A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF A BUS WITH KIDS ON BOARD AND CRASHED INTO A MOBILE HOME. NOW, THANKFULLY, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER WAS NAVIGATING A CURVE ON STORMY VALLEY ROAD AND TRAVELERS REST, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER THEN OVERCORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL, HITTING A MAILBOX, A FENCE AND THEN THE MOBILE HOME. WE’RE TOLD NO ONE LIVES THERE. THE GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT TELLS US TWO STUDENTS WERE ON BOARD, BUT AGAIN, NO INJURIES. WE’RE TOLD THE DRIVER WAS CITED FOR DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. OFFICIALS IN CLEMSON WILL PRESENT NEW TECHNOLOGY TODAY AIMED AT ADDRESSING UNDERAGE DRINKING IN THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY THERE. OUR JAMIE REID JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE TIGER TOWN TAVERN, WHERE THAT MEETING IS SET TO TAKE PLACE TODAY. JAMIE. HEY, AARON CLEMSON OFFICIALS ARE ANNOUNCING A NEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES BEFORE CLEMSON BARS CONVENIENCE STORES AND LIQUOR STORES TO COMBAT UNDERAGE DRINKING. IT’S THE INTELLI. CHECK NEW ID VERIFICATION TECHNOLOGY INTELLI CHECK IS AN IDENTITY COMPANY THAT DELIVERS ON DEMAND, DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL IDENTITY VALIDATION SOLUTIONS FOR FRAUD AND AGE VERIFICATION NEEDS. IT CAN BE USED THROUGH A MOBILE DEVICE, A BROWSER OR RETAIL POINT OF SALE SCANNER. IT ALSO VALIDATES IDENTITIES FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, FINTECH COMPANIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RETAIL, E-COMMERCE BUSINESSES AND MORE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CLEMSON POLICE, CHIEF MAYOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS ARE INTRODUCING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THAT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL HAPPEN HERE AT THE TIGER TOWN TAVERN AT 11 A.M. LIVE IN CLEMSON. JAMIE REID, WYFF NEWS FOUR. JAMIE, THANK YOU. CLEMSON CITY COUNCIL SAYS A MAJOR STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT IS ANOTHER STEP CLOSER TO REALITY. COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF REZONING FOR THE HUB CLEMSON AT ABERNATHY PARK IN A VOTE OF 4 TO 3 ON MONDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL PEOPLE SPOKE AGAINST IT AHEAD OF THAT VOTE, LISTING TRAFFIC AND PARKING AS CONCERNS. THE PROJECT CALLS FOR BUILDING HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 1300 PEOPLE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED PARKING SPACES AS WELL. IT ALSO CALLS TO EXPAND ABERNATHY PARK. NOW, IF THAT WHOLE PROJECT IS APPROVED, DEVELOPERS HOPE TO HAVE IT BUILT BY AROUND 2027. SPARTANBURG COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS ADDING A NEW PATH AND NEW CURRICULUM FOR THEIR STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE HAS LAUNCHED A NEW SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, AND WE’RE TOLD IT’S TO ADDRESS THE GROWING DEMAND FOR QUALIFIED EDUCATORS IN THE UPSTATE. THE NEW ACADEMIC UNIT WILL BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE COLLEGE’S EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. SEC OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP FUTURE PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO HELP MEET THE DEMAND FOR TEACHERS. THERE’S NO WORD JUST YET ON WHEN STUDENTS CAN START APPLYING FOR ITS PROGRAMS. STARTING NEXT WEEK, YOU CAN JOIN WENDY, MICHAEL AND JOHN ON THEIR JOURNEY TO NEVERLAND. PETER PAN IS TAKING THE STAGE AT THE PEACE CENTER IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE FOR NEARLY 70 YEARS, PETER PAN HAS TAUGHT US TO EMBRACE OUR INNER CHILD AND NEVER GROW UP. ACCORDING TO ONE CAST MEMBER, THE NEW PRODUCTION INCLUDES EVERYTHING AUDIENCES KNOW AND LOVE ABOUT PETER PAN AND WILL APPEAL TO BOTH CHILDREN AND CHILDREN AT HEART. YOU CAN SEE PETER PAN AT THE PEACE CENTER STARTING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD UNTIL SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH. THOSE TICKETS ARE ON SALE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN VISIT PEACE CENTER ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION. MEANWHILE, THE PEACE CENTER IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE HAS ANNOUNCED A NO CASH POLICY. THE PEACE CENTER SAYS IT’S MOVING TO A CASHLESS VENUE TO ENHANCE PEOPLE’S OVERALL EXPERIENCE. OFFICIALS SAY THAT CHANGE WILL GIVE PEOPLE SHORTER WAIT TIMES AT THE PEACE CENTER RESTAURANT AT THE LOBBY, REFRESHMENT STANDS AND AT THE BOX OFFICE TO T