Tropical Storm Beryl threatens to snarl traffic on Memorial Day as it brings drenching rain, winds and the possibility of flooding to the southeastern U.S. coast.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People in Columbia have an opportunity to hear some music for free this Memorial Day.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says a subtropical storm called Beryl is crawling nearer to the U.S. Southeast coast and is expected to make for a rainy finish to the long Memorial Day weekend on beaches from north Florida to South Carolina.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Holiday weekend plans for the South Carolina beaches could turn out to be largely a bust.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About 160 South Carolina Army National Guard engineers are heading to Afghanistan with a new panther logo designed to help boost their morale.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say early tests show that there was nothing dangerous in white powder found inside a shipment of rubber products being shipped to Michelin headquarters in South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies say they spent seven hours staking out a home after a woman falsely claimed she was being held hostage there.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Rescue crews are searching near Charleston for a missing swimmer as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A Beaufort resident hurt in a crash involving a stolen fire truck is suing Beaufort and Port Royal, saying firefighters acted improperly when they left the truck running.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a teenage suspect has been rearrested after climbing out the window of a Greenville patrol car.

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a cluster of storms gaining strength near the Southeast coast is moving west and is expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl over Memorial Day weekend.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley was so coy during her 2010 campaign about whether she supported helping out companies who locate in South Carolina that the Chamber of Commerce in this Republican state took the unusual step of endorsing her Democratic rival.

ST. GEORGE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge says there's enough evidence for a jury to decide charges facing a man whose 2-month-old son was dismembered and killed by the family dog while he slept nearby.

ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina town's special election is being upheld after county election officials denied protests from two losing candidates for mayor.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman named U.S. men's national senior coach Richie Meade to lead the Paladins new lacrosse program.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dave Zabriskie won his seventh national time trials title and second straight at the USA Cycling Pro Championship.