Swamp Rabbits ‘part ways’ with head coach
Updated: 11:11 AM EDT Apr 28, 2025
GO. WE HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES, TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH A ARREST. IN A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION. OUR ISABELLE MARK JOINS US LIVE FROM THE GREENVILLE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER. ISABELLE. HEY, AARON AND DESTINY, A WOMAN AND TWO JUVENILES WERE ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTOUT THAT HAPPENED AT BELLEMEADE APARTMENTS. NOW, THE CORONER SAYS FIVE YEAR OLD BRIGHT OKOYE WAS KILLED. HER TWIN, ALSO SHOT, REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION THIS MORNING. AN 18 YEAR-OLD, WHO WAS ALSO SHOT, IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. SHANTI’S ELISHA SHERMAN WAS ARRESTED IN. WE’RE LOOKING AT THIS DEADLY SHOOTOUT STORY THAT WE COVERED THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND AS WELL. LET’S GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES ON THIS. WE DO KNOW THAT SHANTIA SHERMAN, WHO YOU SEE ON YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE, WAS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AND CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND WAS DENIED BOND DURING A HEARING. THAT’S RIGHT. AND WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS CHARGED WITH WEAPONS RELATED OFFENSE, BOTH OF THE JUVENILES THAT WERE ARRESTED ARE REMAINING IN CUSTODY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY IN COLUMBIA, AND DEPUTIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING TO IDENTIFY OTHER SUSPECTS. BUT AGAIN, ALREADY ARRESTED. ON YOUR SCREEN AS SEAN SHERMAN. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WYFF NEWS FOUR. AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN GREENWOOD COUNTY. POLICE RESPONDED TO BAILEY CIRCLE SATURDAY FOR A COMPLAINT FROM A HOMEOWNER AND A WORKER, AND POLICE SAY THEY APPROACHED THE SUSPECT. AND THAT’S WHEN THE SUSPECT ATTACKED THE OFFICERS WITH A WEAPON. OFFICERS SAY THEY FIRED IN DEFENSE. AUTHORITIES SAY 22 YEAR OLD BRANDON OROZCO ANGULO WAS HIT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE HE LATER DIED. SLED IS LEADING AN INVESTIGATION. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND SIX ARE INJURED AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITY ON THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST YESTERDAY, ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY SAYS THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS A 24 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS NOT A STUDENT. BUT IT SAYS THREE OF THE GUNSHOT VICTIMS ATTEND THE SCHOOL, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS HURT IN THE COMMOTION. THE SCHOOL SAYS NONE OF THE INJURIES ARE LIFE THREATENING. WE’RE TOLD THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AT THE CENTER OF CAMPUS AROUND 1230 SUNDAY MORNING. THE UNIVERSITY SAYS IT HAD JUST FINISHED A MULTI-DAY CELEBRATION INVOLVING BOTH ALUMNI AND STUDENTS, CALLED VIKING FEST. NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN SAYS THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HAS APPROVED THE STATE’S ACTION PLAN FOR A $1.4 BILLION GRANT TO HELP WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA REBUILD AFTER HURRICANE HELENE. ONCE HUD CERTIFIES THE STATE’S FINANCIAL CONTROLS FOR THE PROGRAM, NORTH CAROLINA CAN SIGN THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND BEGIN COMMITTING THE FUNDS. THE GRANTS FOCUS IS LONG TERM REBUILDING, INCLUDING INCLUDING HOUSING, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. THE HELENE ACTION PLAN PROPOSES MOST FUNDS GO TO HOUSING RECOVERY FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS, WITH THE REST FOR INFRASTRUCTURE REBUILDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WELL, FEMA IS IN TALKS TO SHIFT MORE DISASTER RESPONSE RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE STATES. FEMA’S ADMINISTRATOR HAS ISSUED A MEMO WITH RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS IT APPROVES AND HOW MUCH FEDERAL AID IS HANDED OUT. THE MEMO ALSO CALLS FOR INCREASING THE THRESHOLD STATES NEED IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. SO FAR, THERE’S NO WORD IF THE WHITE HOUSE IS INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING THE PROPOSALS. 648 NOW ON, AMERICANS ARE DELIVERING A NEGATIVE VERDICT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PERFORMANCE AS HE NEARS THE 100 DAY MARK OF HIS SECOND TERM. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A NEW NBC NEWS. STAY TUNED POLL. NOW, THAT INCLUDES A DIVIDE ON HIS HANDLING OF IMMIGRATION AND DISAPPROVAL OF TRUMP’S TARIFFS. OVERALL, THE RESULTS SHOW A MAJORITY OF AMERICAN ADULTS DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY TRUMP IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT. WHILE 45% APPROVE. THOSE ASSESSMENTS COME AS TRUMP FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY SUPPORT ON ANY SPECIFIC POLICY ISSUES TESTED IN THE SURVEY. ON TARIFFS, TRUMP’S EARNED HIS LOWEST RATING WITH 39%, APPROVING OF HIS HANDLING OF THE ISSUE AND 61% DISAPPROVING. THE POLL SAYS 60% OF AMERICANS SAY THE UNITED STATES IS ON THE WRONG TRACK. REPUBLICANS WERE THE GROUP MOST LIKELY TO SAY THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR INFORMATION AND FURTHER FINDINGS, YOU CAN HEAD TO NBC NEWS.COM PARELLA. OKAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY MONDAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT. LIVE, LIVE. LOOK AT LAKE HARTWELL. THE CLOUDS ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE. IN FACT, JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, WE HAD MORE CLOUDS THAN ANYTHING. NOW WE’RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THAT SUNSHINE BREAK THROUGH. IT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL DAY. IT’S GOING TO LOOK AND FEEL REALLY NICE. LOOK AT THAT. WE’RE STARTING IN THE 50S. REMEMBER ALL LAST WEEK? WE WERE IN THE 60S AND EVEN 70 TO START THE DAY. SO THIS IS A TREAT. THOSE CLOUDS AS YOU CAN SEE STARTED OFF CLOUDY. LOOK AT THAT. THEY ARE GOING AWAY. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. SO HOW ABOUT SOME SUNSHINE TEMPERATURES BACK WHERE THEY SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR? THAT’S THE UPPER 70S, BUT WITHOUT ALL OF THE HUMIDITY. DAYS LIKE THESE ARE A GIFT, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING. SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN GET OUT AND ENJOY LUNCH OR DINNER OUTDOORS. YOU’LL WANT TO, BECAUSE WE’RE STARTING TO WARM THINGS UP TOMORROW WITH AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN. A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THE WEEK, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE CHANGES AND THEN A REALLY NICE WEEKEND AHEAD. A LOT OF THAT COMING UP HERE WITH YOUR FOUR-DAY PLUS IN ABOUT 6 OR 7 MINUTES FROM RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST, LET’S GET YOU OUTSIDE, SEE HOW ROADWAYS ARE LOOKING. FOR THOSE OF YOU ABOUT TO HEAD OUT THE DOOR, VICTORIA LOOKS PRETTY BUSY, BUT NO MAJOR ISSUE ISSUES RIGHT NOW AS WE HEAD OUT THE DOOR. FLYING OVER 85 AND HIGHWAY 14. THIS IS USUALLY PRETTY BUSY THIS TIME OF THE MORNING. YOU CAN SEE IT’S MOVING RIGHT ALONG THOUGH, BUT AS WE TRAVEL UP 85, WE ARE SEEING PLENTY OF CARS. IT LOOKS LIKE WE’RE DEFINITELY GOING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. LOOKING NEAR SKYVIEW SKYVIEW FOUR AT 85 AND AGAIN HIGHWAY 14, BUT NO MAJOR ISSUES AND IT LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC IS MOVING SO WE’RE NOT AT A STANDSTILL, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS IF YOU ARE HEADING UP 85 TRAVEL TIMES THIS MORNING. ALSO IN THE GREEN AT 26 EASTBOUND, 85 SOUTHBOUND AND 385 NORTHBOUND, WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY MAJOR ISSUES FOR THE MOMENT. DESTINY. AARON. VICTORIA. THANK YOU. THE PRESSURE STARTS RATCHETING UP TONIGHT ON THE VOICE AS EACH COAST HAS TO TRIM THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS FROM FIVE DOWN TO TWO HEADING INTO THE LIVE SHOWS. AND IT’S A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRESSURE IN THE KITCHEN AS YES CHEF IS PREMIERING NBC’S MARK BARGER PREVIEWS BOTH. FOR TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE OF CHAPEL, RON’S BIG HIT HELPS KICK OFF THE VOICES. NEXT ROUND, I SEE REAL STARS EMERGING. 20 ARTISTS WILL VIE FOR JUST EIGHT SPOTS IN THE LIVE SHOWS STARTING IN TWO WEEKS. I’M SEEING WHO’S GIVING ME PERFORMANCES THAT LET ME KNOW THEY CAN HANDLE THE PRESSURE. NO MORE SAVES AND NO MORE STEALS TO LEAN ON. EACH COACH CAN ONLY TAKE TWO SINGERS TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS THE MOMENT I GOT TO JUST TAKE MY BEST TWO PEOPLE AND GO, HI SHERYL CROW PROVIDES SOME MENTORING ASSISTANCE TO SET THEM FREE. I LOVE IT AND SO DOES LEANN RIMES. IT’S GOT TO HIT THAT POCKET A LITTLE BIT MORE. TONIGHT’S OPPORTUNITY IS GOLDEN. IT MEANS ONE STEP CLOSER TO MY DREAM. YES, CHEF. DREAMS OF GASTRONOMIC GRANDEUR. FOLLOW THE VOICE WITH THE PREMIERE OF YES, CHEF. IT’S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING TO COOK FOR THESE. YOU KNOW, TWO LEGENDS KITCHENS ARE A PRESSURE COOKER. MARTHA STEWART AND JOSE ANDRES WILL JUDGE A DOZEN CHEFS ON THEIR WORK IN THE KITCHEN. THEIR CHALLENGES IS DEALING WITH THEIR OWN PERSONALITY PROBLEMS. REALLY? I NEED MORE EGGS NOW. IT’S BEEN A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES. I’M A WORK IN PROGRESS CURBING. KITCHEN MISBEHAVIOR IS ITS OWN REWARD. THEY ARE ABLE TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES, BUT COOKING THAT WOWS MARTHA AND JOSE MEANS A $250,000 PRIZE. THIS IS WHAT I’M MEANT TO DO, AND I’M EXCITED TO SHOW EVERYONE. COME ON, MAY THE BEST CHEF WIN. THAT WAS MARK BARGER REPORTING. YES, CHEF. PREMIERES TONIGHT AT 10:00, RIGHT AFTER THE VOICE, WHICH BEGINS AT EIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT HERE ON WIFE FOR ANOTHER SHOW. I’M READY FOR MAYBE A HUSBAND AND WIFE THAT SAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR DINNER? I DON’T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR DINNER? AND IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.
Swamp Rabbits ‘part ways’ with head coach
Updated: 11:11 AM EDT Apr 28, 2025
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced Monday that the team is parting ways with head coach Kyle Mountain.The organization made the announcement in the following email: “The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced today that the team is parting ways with Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations, Kyle Mountain.”Mountain, 34, was promoted to Head Coach on June 22, 2024, becoming the fifth Head Coach in Swamp Rabbits/Road Warriors history. He posted a 27-37-6-2 record, earning his first professional win on October 25, 2024, with a 3-2 victory against the South Carolina Stingrays. Mountain previously served as the Assistant Coach in the 2023-24 ECHL Season, running the Swamp Rabbits defense corps and penalty kill, in addition to holding other responsibilities in various hockey operations capacities. He helped lead the team to a finish inside the top-10 defensively in the ECHL, sharing eighth with 2.94 goals against-per-game, en route to the team’s fourth consecutive Kelly Cup Playoff appearance and the 2024 South Division Regular Season Championship.’I want to thank Kyle for his time and dedication put into the Greenville Swamp Rabbits over the past two seasons,’ Swamp Rabbits President Tim Vieira said. ‘Kyle is a first-class human being both personally and professionally, and we wish him all the best moving forward.'”The search for the team’s sixth Head Coach will begin immediately.”
GREENVILLE, S.C. —
The Greenville Swamp Rabbits announced Monday that the team is parting ways with head coach Kyle Mountain.
The organization made the announcement in the following email:
“The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, announced today that the team is parting ways with Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations, Kyle Mountain.
“Mountain, 34, was promoted to Head Coach on June 22, 2024, becoming the fifth Head Coach in Swamp Rabbits/Road Warriors history. He posted a 27-37-6-2 record, earning his first professional win on October 25, 2024, with a 3-2 victory against the South Carolina Stingrays. Mountain previously served as the Assistant Coach in the 2023-24 ECHL Season, running the Swamp Rabbits defense corps and penalty kill, in addition to holding other responsibilities in various hockey operations capacities. He helped lead the team to a finish inside the top-10 defensively in the ECHL, sharing eighth with 2.94 goals against-per-game, en route to the team’s fourth consecutive Kelly Cup Playoff appearance and the 2024 South Division Regular Season Championship.
‘I want to thank Kyle for his time and dedication put into the Greenville Swamp Rabbits over the past two seasons,’ Swamp Rabbits President Tim Vieira said. ‘Kyle is a first-class human being both personally and professionally, and we wish him all the best moving forward.’
“The search for the team’s sixth Head Coach will begin immediately.”