COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia is opening three of its recreation centers this summer so teens can have safe places to hang out.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's law enforcement community is celebrating the best of the best at an annual gathering.

IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County authorities are holding sporting events to raise money for the South Carolina Special Olympics.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia parks officials are resuming their "Movies in the Park" series this summer.

PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in its 96-year history, a female general will lead the famed Marine Corps training installation at South Carolina's Parris Island.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A service dog training program at the U.S. Navy brig in South Carolina has gotten Labor Department certification for the prisoners who participate.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an Anderson security guard killed after he lost control of his Jeep may have suffered a medical emergency before the crash.

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the decomposing bodies of two men have been found near some woods in Pickens County.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Around 30,000 utility customers in South Carolina and western North Carolina are without power after storms moved through the area, knocking down trees and power lines.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A Myrtle Beach man charged in connection with the shooting death of a Coastal Carolina University student has been sentenced to two years in prison and four years of probation.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley hopes pressure from South Carolina's congressional delegation will show President Barack Obama the state is serious about protecting its employers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and senators have agreed to delay action on a measure that would allow legislators to discuss her restructuring agenda.

LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — A former Laurens County sheriff's deputy has been arrested and charged with assaulting a woman.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is going to Hilton Head Island to make an announcement concerning the Heritage Classic golf tournament.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — BMW in South Carolina is adding a new shift of workers in October to increase production by at least 20,000 more vehicles.

ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff's deputies have destroyed more than 1,200 marijuana plants in what they say is one of the largest pot busts in Calhoun County history.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal agency is suing a Columbia real estate management company, saying it fired an employee who reported concerns about asbestos at one of the company's worksites.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a new title sponsor for the Heritage Classic on Hilton Head could be announced by week's end.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have overridden Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of a bill meant to coordinate efforts to increase opportunities in poor, rural communities along Interstate 95.