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Rey Llerena
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SCBA Award-winning journalist for WYFF News 4 in Greenville, SC. Tips? Rey.Llerena@hearst.com
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Hey all, giving Bluesky a shot to share my ongoing work, as well as on my X account, for @wyffnews4.bsky.social! Feel free to drop a follow!
HAPPENING NOW - Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride is discussing details of a shooting where one was killed and 9 others injured over the weekend. “I don’t understand how this happens.”

More later tonight on @wyffnews4.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Hearing of an investigation ongoing at a Mexican restaurant near Ingles in West Union, SC.

@wyffnews4.bsky.social is on the way now and working to confirm information with officials
June 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
An ecumenical service remembering 10 years since the Emanuel 9 shooting is now underway.

Rabbi Jeff Myers from the Tree of Life Synagogue is at the podium now. @wyffnews4.bsky.social #Emanuel9
June 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
10 years ago, the lives of people in the South Carolina Lowcountry changed forever.

Today, there will be an ecumenical service as people continue to heal.

#emanuel9 #motheremanuel

More: www.wyff4.com/article/char...
June 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hi Bluesky, been a while. Spoke with Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis about what he expects for this weekend’s No Kings protest. We also spoke with a SC organizer about what she expects as well.

www.wyff4.com/article/gree...
Upstate sheriff discusses expectations ahead of 'No Kings' protest
Greenville County's sheriff says he doesn't expect violence during a planned "No Kings" protests, but adds that deputies are preparing for anything.
www.wyff4.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#BREAKING: The 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office confirms the murder trial of Zachary David Hughes, who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in October 2021, has been rescheduled for Feb. 10. @wyffnews4.bsky.social #canebraketrial #sccourts #scnews
January 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NEW: CBP announces CBP One is now offline.

"The functionalities of CBP One that previously allowed undocumented aliens to submit advance information and schedule appointments at 8 southwest border ports of entry is no longer available. Existing appointments have been cancelled." #scpol #trump
January 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
TikTok is no longer available in the US. Users when they open the app are greeted with this message. #tiktokban #scpol #tiktok @wyffnews4.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
#BREAKING: The Canebrake Trial has been continued for 45 days, according to 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins.

Wilkins says they were not able to qualify enough jurors for the trial.

They’re hoping to reschedule for sometime in February. @wyffnews4.bsky.social #canebraketrial
January 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Good morning from the Greenville County Courthouse! Over the next two weeks, I will be reporting on the murder trial of Zachary David Hughes, accused of murdering Christina Parcell in the Canebrake neighborhood in October 2021.
@wyffnews4.bsky.social
#canebraketrial #zacharyhughes #scnews
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Greenville County has revealed four EMS workers were fired after photos from the death investigation at Frankie's Fun Park from Dec. 27 were found on their personal cellphones.

We're following this story throughout the day on @wyffnews4.bsky.social #SouthCarolina #frankiesfunpark #scnews
4 EMS staff fired after pictures from Frankie's death investigation were found on personal phone
Pictures of a deadly scene at Frankie's Fun Park in Greenville, South Carolina, being found on a personal cell phone led to the firing of 4 EMS staffers.
www.wyff4.com
January 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A candlelight vigil has been announced for Kamel Seveion Sewell, the 17-year-old who, according to the Greenville County Coroner's Office, was killed in an accident involving a go-kart and a forklift.

His family shared their pain with us late last week @wyffnews4.bsky.social #sc #scnews
Candlelight vigil planned for teen killed at Frankie's Fun Park
Candlelight vigil planned for teen who was killed in go-cart accident at Frankie's Fun Park in Greenville, South Carolina.
www.wyff4.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Rey Llerena
New information from ICE regarding Ahmad Alhendi, the man accused of making a bomb threat on Interstate 85 that led to the roadway being closed for five hours. @wyffnews4.bsky.social #sc #scnews #i85 #bombthreat
January 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New information from ICE regarding Ahmad Alhendi, the man accused of making a bomb threat on Interstate 85 that led to the roadway being closed for five hours. @wyffnews4.bsky.social #sc #scnews #i85 #bombthreat
January 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ahmad Alhendi has been identified as the suspect who shut down parts of Interstate 85 in Greenville County yesterday. He faces charges of:

- BREACH OF PEACE: HIGH/AGGRAVATED NATURE
- CONVEY FALSE INFO ABOUT A BOMB THREAT
- OPERATING/PERMITTING UNREGISTERED VEHICLE

@wyffnews4.bsky.social #scnews
January 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Rey Llerena
JUST IN: President Biden blocks Japan’s Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel.
Biden blocks Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring U.S. Steel
The iconic American company had sought to sell itself amid intense global competition.
www.nbcnews.com
January 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
SCDPS has just released more info about today’s bomb threat on I-85:

- Driver is a man from Illinois
- Pulled over for missing license plate
- Indicated there was an explosive device
- No explosives found
- Taken into custody without incident

@wyffnews4.bsky.social #scnews #sc #i85
New details released after bomb threat situation on I-85 in Greenville County
Greenville County deputies announced the driver is in custody and the situation is deemed safe.
wyff4.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Here’s everything @wyffnews4.bsky.social knows up to this point about the I-85 bomb threat that just ended a bit ago. More information is expected to come out soon, according to the SC Dept. of Public Safety #i-85 #bombthreat #sc #news #scnews www.wyff4.com/article/inte...
Driver in custody after bomb threat on I-85 in Greenville County
Greenville County deputies announced the driver is in custody and the situation is deemed safe.
www.wyff4.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The family of a 17-year-old employee who died Friday at Frankie’s Fun Park is looking for answers, according to their attorney. @wyffnews4.bsky.social has reached out to Frankie’s for comment.

Here’s where the story stands as of this afternoon #sc #frankies #scnews #gvl

wyff4.com/article/sout...
Family of teen killed at Frankie's Fun Park in Greenville expresses concerns, searches for answers
The family of the 17-year-old employee who died Friday at Frankie's Fun Park in Greenville, South Carolina, are expressing concerns and searching for answers.
wyff4.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Rey Llerena
BREAKING: President-elect Trump gives Mike Johnson a “complete and total endorsement” to remain House speaker.
Donald Trump backs Mike Johnson for House speaker
Johnson has faced backlash from some in his party since he passed legislation to prevent a government shutdown without major spending cuts just before the holidays.
www.nbcnews.com
December 30, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Reposted by Rey Llerena
Breaking news: Jimmy Carter, a no-frills and steel-willed Southern governor who was elected president in 1976, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his son. He was 100 and the oldest living U.S. president of all time.
Jimmy Carter, 39th president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 100, his son says
The tenacious Southerner was turned out of office after one term. But he had a brilliant post-presidential career as a champion of health, peace and democracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Yesterday, @wyffnews4.bsky.social checked in with the River Arts District three months after Helene swept through WNC and Asheville.

Artists say they are “holding on” until the spring, when they hope more tourists will come. #wnc #asheville #art #riverartsdistrict

www.wyff4.com/article/ashe...
River Arts District continues recovery 3 months after Helene
"A lot of artists are right now just trying to not — no one is thriving," they said. "We're trying to just hold on long enough for the spring to come."
www.wyff4.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:17 PM
A prefiled bill in the SC House - H.3537 - could allow state solicitors to charge the mother of an unborn child with homicide if they have an abortion, if passed as written.

@wyffnews4.bsky.social is working to learn more about this bill referred to the judiciary committee #abortion #scpol #sc
December 18, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Clinton Police Chief Michael Addison has called a news conference this afternoon related to the disappearance of 18-year-old MyAngel Walker. We’ll have more on this later afternoon on @wyffnews4.bsky.social #clinton #sc #missing #missinginsc
December 13, 2024 at 5:05 PM