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Fort Mill Schools calls for operations at Silfab Solar to stop after another chemical spill
44+ min ago (541+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - Safety concerns are even more heighten now that Silfab Solar had its second chemical spill days a part. On Thursday morning, just before 8:30 a.m. hydrofluoric acid leak was reported, according to York County officials. On Thursday, March 5, Fort…...
Record warmth and thunderstorms possible across Charlotte Metro
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (265+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - We're tracking near-record warmth that will peak on Friday with highs challenging records across the region. Shower chances increase over the weekend as moisture moves in. We are giving you the First Alert. This Afternoon: A pleasant afternoon…...
Seeing smoke in Charlotte? It’s likely from several fires happening across the region
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (92+ words) Seeing smoke in Charlotte? It's likely from several fires happening across the region'WBTV Seeing smoke in Charlotte? It's likely from several fires happening across the region Legendary head coach Lou Holtz dead at 89, Notre Dame officials say Fort Mill Schools…...
Silfab Solar must cease all operations at Fort Mill facility after 2nd chemical leak, state says
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (850+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - A solar facility in York County was ordered to "immediately cease all operations" after two chemical spills happened there this week. Silfab Solar was ordered by the state on Thursday, March 5 to pause operations at its facility…...
Fort Mill community protested Silfab facility years before spills, records show
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (490+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - The Silfab Solar Facility in Fort Mill has faced its share of pushback over the years, long before two chemical spills within as many days. Here's a look at the facility's tenuous relationship with the community: Almost…...
Live stream: Students sent home after second Silfab chemical leak reported in Fort Mill
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (213+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - Another leak was reported at the Silfab Solar facility in York County. County officials announced the leak around 8:22 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, at the facility on Logistics Lane in Fort Mill. WBTV reporters were scheduled to go live at…...
Latest chemical leak prompts school closure in York County
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (200+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - A chemical leak has forced a school in York County to close on Thursday, March 5. Officials confirmed Flint Hill Elementary School was closed due to another leak at the Silfab Solar facility in Fort Mill. The school is…...
Second leak reported at Silfab Solar facility this week, York County officials confirm
6+ hour ago (154+ words) FORT MILL, S.C. (WBTV) - Another leak was reported at the Silfab Solar facility in York County. County officials announced the leak around 8:22 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, at the facility on Logistics Lane in Fort Mill. According to county officials, hydrofluoric acid leaked on…...
Storm chances ahead as unusually warm weather moves into Carolinas
12+ hour, 42+ min ago (256+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Temperatures are feeling a lot more like May than early March across the Charlotte area, and that theme will continue right through the weekend. Near-record warmth will peak on Friday before shower chances increase a little bit over…...
Following the bloom: The story of hummingbird migration to Charlotte and beyond
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (745+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Every spring, I find myself watching the sky a little more closely. There's something magical about knowing that a bird weighing roughly the same as a small marshmallow is flying hundreds - sometimes thousands - of miles to get here....