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Scout Motors’ effort to directly sell its electric SUVs where they’ll make them stalls

A House subcommittee held a carefully prepared meeting this week, hearing just an hour of testimony from Scout and its supporters as well as dealers and opponents of direct sales. Then they adjourned debate on the bill, leaving it in a limbo unlikely to be resolved before the legislative session ends in May.

Columbia, S.C. (AP)–Legislation to let Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors sell its electric SUVs directly to people in South Carolina, where the vehicles will be built, has stalled after fierce opposition from traditional automobile dealers. A House subcommittee held a carefully prepared meeting this week, hearing just an hour of testimony from Scout and its supporters as well as dealers and opponents of direct…

RCSD: Individual hit by car following traffic stop

Deputies say the individual pulled over to the shoulder and immediately got out and ran across the interstate.

Richland Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Richland Co. deputies say around 12pm Friday RCSD initiated a traffic stop on I-20 Westbound near MM 74 which is not far from the I-277 interchange. Deputies say the individual pulled over to the shoulder and immediately got out and ran across the interstate. They say the individual was hit by a vehicle in the Eastbound…

Racist comments force Goose Creek police to end series celebrating Black employees

The Goose Creek Police Department has ended its social media series highlighting Black employees during Black History Month as a result of racist comments levied at those featured in the series, the police department said in a social media post.

by Ian Kayanja Goose Creek, S.C. (WCIV)–The Goose Creek Police Department has ended its social media series highlighting Black employees during Black History Month as a result of racist comments levied at those featured in the series, the police department said in a social media post. The local police department asked its employees to provide a snippet they wanted to share…

Lexington Police searching for accused burglar

Police in Lexington say they're looking for a burglar who stole nearly $2,000 in equipment on Christmas Eve.

Lexington, S.C. (WOLO)–Police in Lexington say they’re looking for a burglar who stole nearly $2,000 in equipment on Christmas Eve. Investigators say on December 24, 2024 a man was captured on a surveillance camera as he broke into a business and stole a Kobolt tool box with multiple specialty tools and a Generac generator. Police say if you have information…