MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A new Coastal Carolina University study has found tourism in the Myrtle Beach area led the recovery from the Great Recession, bouncing back faster than other areas of the economy along the state's Grand Strand.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House Ethics Committee is discussing whether to reopen an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A summit for top state elected and law enforcement officials to discuss guns and violence has been canceled.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bicycling advocates say a 32-mile bike route through Charleston could pump $42 million into the local economy each year.

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an Aiken man who shot and killed his ex-wife was then shot to death when he fired on police officers responding to her 911 call.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 26-year-old Orangeburg man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing a man to death during a fight.

MARION, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Marion County man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife as her teenage sons heard the struggle from another room.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia-area bridge that was closed earlier this week after heavy rains shifted a barge has now re-opened.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A McDonald's worker in Simpsonville has been cleared of a charge that he spit into two customers' iced tea.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and singer Edwin McCain are getting together to support the state's foster children.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Bestselling author Pat Conroy is one of the featured speakers at the 16th annual South Carolina Book Festival.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Election Commission is telling the state Republican Party it can't put someone back on the June primary ballot without violating a state Supreme Court order.