Author: Annelyn Russ

A Railroad Union Rejects Proposed Contract Prompting Threats Of Strikes

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers is the smallest of 13 unions that represent over 100 thousand union members.

A move has been made that deepens the threat of railroad workers going on strike. A third railroad union has rejected a preliminary labor contract. Members of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers voted against a tentative agreement reached in September. Details of the previously presented deal, were not released. The union consists of nearly 300 workers who repair and rebuild…

Two Arrested On Charges For Drugs And Neglection Of A Child

Florence County deputies have arrested a man and woman for charges of drugs and child neglect. 24-year-old, Saleek McClease, and 21-year-old, Haley Bellamy, were detained after the search of a home in the 500 block of S. Franklin Drive. Officials revealed unspecified amounts of marijuana as well as cocaine. The neglect charges are in place for the discovery of drugs…

Conway Man Pleaded Guilty To The Murder Of His Stepdad

The suspect has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and he will not be granted parole or an early release.

Two years after an incident, a Conway man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a retired police officer. 24-year-old, Eric Faulk, pleaded to voluntary manslaughter for the 2020 fatal shooting of his stepdad, James Cochran who retired from the police force after serving 38 years. The murder was not connected to his former job, but an act of domestic…

A Blazing Fire Demolished A Building In Horry County

No injuries were reported and the fire remains under investigation.

On Wednesday, a fire demolished a building in Horry County. The blaze began around 4:30p.m. The Horry County Fire Department responded to an outbuilding located on Highway 701 near McNabb Shortcut Road. Unfortunately, the building was destroyed as well as a neighboring residence. No injuries were reported and the fire remains under investigation.

A Heat Shield Experiment Could Land Humans On Mars

The mission is designed to test the inflatable heat shield technology needed to land human crew missions on Mars.

An experimental heat shield tagged along with a polar satellite designed to improve weather forecasting as it launched into space. The two separate missions were launched from United Launch Alliance Atlas V Rocket from space launch complex-3 at the Vandenberg Space Force base in California. Both missions were delayed after the original launch was set for November 1st. A faulty…

Meta Announced Terminations To Come For Thousands Of Employees

Other tech firms have also been conducting layoffs in recent months as inflation soars and rising interest rates inflict fears of a recession.

Meta has announced it is making the most significant job cuts in history of the Facebook parent company. The company is planning to terminate 11 thousand employees. The cuts come as Meta is facing a variety of challenges to its core business and makes an unclear and costly bet on pivoting to the Metaverse. The cuts would reduce the meta…

Paul Pelosi’s Attacker Has Been Indicted By A Federal Judge

Depape pleaded not guilty to all state charges during his first appearance in court.

A grand jury has returned a federal indictment for the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi late last month. With the indictment, David Depape is facing both federal and state charges which include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elderly abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, and threats to a public official as well as their…

Nicole Made Landfall In Florida As A Category 1 Hurricane

Since initial impact, the storm has weakened back to a tropical storm still unleashing heavy rains and strong winds.

As the National Hurricane Center predicted, Nicole made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 Hurricane. The storm brought winds of 75 miles-per-hour during landfall. It has since weakened back to a tropical storm still unleashing heavy rains and strong winds across central Florida. The winds have also died down since initial impact and the storm surge is now down…