Drop in prices means business owners don’t have to press customers to help relieve high gas prices

The falling gas prices at many stations on the Grand Strand have some people waiting in long lines for the chance to fill-up.

Gasoline prices continue to drop in the eastern Carolinas, following a national trend.  As of Monday afternoon, AAA Carolinas said the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded stood at $3.20. South Carolina’s average was $3.23.

AAA Carolinas expects gasoline supplies to increase over the weekend, although some local retailers think the Pee Dee might not see any benefits of new shipments until next week at the soonest.

Florence police arrested two Miami men Wednesday after a witness saw them using a hose to steal fuel from a tractor trailer’s fuel tank, then pump it directly into their tank.

Whether you’re from Florence or just driving through the Pee Dee, the impact of Hurricane Ike can be felt at the gasoline pump from thousands of miles away.

Drivers are asking for a meter increase across the board rather than a surcharge because they said that is what will be fair for everybody, especially people who live here.

While consumers continue to feel pain at the pump, many local organizations say they, too, are being affected. Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone says his agency budgets around $10,500 a week for fuel.

With the growing cost of gasoline, many consumers are turning to hybrid vehicles.  News13 takes a look at how they work and if they make financial sense.

Researchers are doing cutting-edge work in world-class facilities in South Carolina, all to find ways to help cars and trucks use less gas—and what gas they do use, to use it more efficiently

With the uncertain economy, vacationers are making last minute plans instead of planning months ahead like in years past. Some local hoteliers want to make it easier for vacationers to come to Myrtle Beach, so, they’re paying part of their gasoline bill.

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., is interested in an array of measures to address energy supply issues — but they don’t include lowering speed limits by federal mandate.

Just as it did in 1974 in response to the Arab oil embargo, Congress might lower the speed limit on Interstate highways as a way to save gas.

Gas prices are hitting most of our wallets, and companies across the nation are trying to cut back on fuel expenses.  But what happens when that fuel is needed to save your home, or your life?

Florence County Councilman Morris Anderson said he “almost fainted” when he saw it would cost $48,000 to resurface streets in west Florence’s Arrowood subdivision, which he described as in “dire need” of repairs.