Cook County authorities have freed a man who had been wrongly jailed for more than a year.

A Columbia County mother and son accused of beating their neighbor to death went before a judge for pre-trial motions Tuesday. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

A judge says Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the singer’s estate.

A judge says Michael Jackson’s longtime attorney and a family friend should take over the singer’s estate.

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has submitted a revised bankruptcy plan that funnels more of his future earnings to creditors, though a judge did not immediately rule on the proposal.

Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has submitted a revised bankruptcy plan that funnels more of his future earnings to creditors, though a judge did not immediately rule on the proposal.

An attorney for veterans who were possibly exposed to HIV and other infections at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals says his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.

A new federal report shows a Veterans Affairs clinic in Augusta was investigating improper sterilization of endoscopic equipment a month before a similar discovery in Tennessee set off a national review of VA cleaning procedures.

Lawmakers sharply criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday about why a national scare over botched colonoscopies earlier this year didn’t prompt stronger safeguards at the agency’s medical centers. House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner said VA Secretary Eric Shinseki has pledged to take disciplinary action over the matter.

The Associated Press has learned that fewer than half of Veterans Affairs clinics given a surprise inspection last month followed proper standards for colonoscopies and other minimally invasive procedures - even after the agency learned that mistakes may have exposed thousands of veterans to HIV and other diseases.

A South Carolina man charged with murder after police say he lost control of his speeding Maserati, plowing into a house and killing a man, is expected to appear in court. Pam Larson of the Greenville City Court Clerk’s Office says 36-year-old John Ludwig Jr. is to have hearing Wednesday afternoon on a possible bond violation.

A woman accused in an abduction hoax that began near Philadelphia and ended at Walt Disney World will be sent back to Pennsylvania to face charges. Bonnie Sweeten waived her extradition rights during a hearing in Orlando, Fla., Friday that lasted less than a minute.

He’s already entered a plea. Now, the man charged in the shooting death of Dolla is trying to get his bail reduced. The attorney for Aubrey Berry is to ask for bail reduction at a hearing set for Tuesday in a courtroom in Los Angeles.

He’s already entered a plea. Now, the man charged in the shooting death of Dolla is trying to get his bail reduced. The attorney for Aubrey Berry is to ask for bail reduction at a hearing set for Tuesday in a courtroom in Los Angeles.

It was another day at a bankruptcy hearing for the owner of Dent’s Funeral Home. The business closed, earlier this year, after tax problems. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has more.