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North Charleston Boeing workers vote to unionize

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WOLO) – There is now a union presence at Boeing’s North Charleston plant. In a rare victory for organized labor in the south, 104 of 169 flight line workers voted to join the International Association of Machinists. Boeing says it believes the so-called micro-unit is illegal and will appeal. A plant wide union vote failed in in…

Coroner identifies body of 20-year-old found in Lexington woods

  Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) – Lexington County Coroner Margret Fisher has identified the individual who was found dead in a wooded area off of Platt Springs Rd. this afternoon as 20-year-old Kyrstin Star Blackburn of Lexington. Blackburn had been reported missing earlier this week. And autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow (6/2) to determine her cause of death. An investigation by…

Columbia City Council Considers Rate Changes to Water Bills

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The City of Columbia is meeting with residents to discuss an overhaul of the water system, they say, coud affect your bills. To better help customers understand the process and the possible increase in utility bills, the city is hosting a series of drop-ins. City Council is considering rate changes for an 80-million dollar annual investment into…

Boeing worker unit unionizes in South Carolina

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Flight-line employees at Boeing Co.’s South Carolina plant have voted to unionize in a rare victory for organized labor in the South. News outlets report 104 of the 169 workers who cast ballots Thursday voted to have the International Association of Machinists represent them in collective bargaining. The same union failed to attract enough support…

Skydiving Death in Chester County

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) – A Virginia woman has died in a skydiving accident in South Carolina. Chester County Emergency Management Director Eddie Murphy told news outlets the woman died at the county airport around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Coroner Terry Tinker says the 68-year-old victim was from Williamsburg, Virginia. Her name has not yet been released. Tinker said the woman’s main…

‘Cops on the Coop’ Wrapped up at Chick Fil A

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Cops on the Coop brought out folks to the Chick Fil A on Harbison Blvd. on Thursday. The event wrapped up two days of donations for the Special Olympics. The City of Columbia Police Officers were set up outside the drive thru for Cops on the Coop. It’s a fundraiser for our state’s bravest athletes. Officers we spoke…