GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit organization that aims to empower young people to make better decisions is holding a workshop on bullying in Greenville.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The Beaufort Water Festival is opening for its yearly run on the South Carolina coast with the traditional concerts, sporting competitions, shows and other events.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A 52-year-old man accused of robbing seven banks in the Carolinas in 2009 has been found guilty on the North Carolina charges.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 58-year-old Spartanburg County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting a groom-to-be in the head hours before his wedding.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — In 20 years of record keeping, it has never felt hotter anywhere in South Carolina than it felt in Mount Pleasant this week.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — An Anderson County deputy investigating a separate case has found human remains in an abandoned well.

UNION, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been shot to death by Union County sheriff's deputies when he refused to drop his gun after shooting his girlfriend at a convenience store.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Charleston County man has been charged with improper lane use in a wreck that killed a doctor riding his bicycle on the James Island bridge this month.

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Bond has been denied for a Florence man charged with stabbing his wife and mother-in-law to death.

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A 51-year-old former Selma resident has been arrested at his home in Columbia, S.C. and charged in a securities fraud case with allegedly collecting money to operate a facility for troubled children in Dallas County, although District Attorney Michael Jackson said there was no evidence plans for that facility ever existed.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Beekeepers from around South Carolina are buzzing into Clemson for their annual meeting.

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — A Laurens County deputy has been shot and killed as officers went to a home during a murder investigation.