Baltimore County police say a South Carolina woman accused of neglecting her 555-pound son’s health has been released from the hospital and transferred to the county jail. Police had taken her to the hospital after her arrest because she showed signs of wanting to hurt herself.

One of the saddest stories coming out of this storm was in Thomson, where Saturday, a dying woman’s wish was supposed to come true. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the story.

A 16-year-old in Graysville has been taken into custody after shots were fired and the teeanger’s mother was killed. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Randy Christian says the shots were fired around 8:15 p.m. Sunday and deputies responded.

Police say a Savannah woman shot her 11-year-old daughter while the girl was sleeping in bed. Savannah-Chatham County police spokeswoman Judy Pal says investigators don’t believe the Monday morning shooting was an accident, but she declined to give a motive.

The attorney for a North Carolina mother who reported for Army duty with her two young children says she will be discharged from the military.

A 22-year-old Charleston County woman accused of suffocating her 5-month old son earlier this year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Authorities say 27-year-old William Balfour was arrested Monday at a prison where he was being held on a parole violation.

Jennifer Hudson’s estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in Illinois in the deaths of the singer’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Authorities say 27-year-old William Balfour was arrested Monday at a prison where he was being held on a parole violation.

It appears calling for the public’s help has paid off in tracking down the SUV linked to the murders of Jennifer Hudson’s mother and brother.

Documents show that a suspect in the Chicago murders of three members of Jennifer Hudson’s family was arrested for drug possession in June, but state officials didn’t revoke his parole.

Chicago authorities say the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson died of multiple gunshot wounds. Cook County spokesman Sean Howard tells The Associated Press that in Tuesday’s autopsy the county’s medical examiner ruled Julian King’s death a homicide.

Chicago authorities say the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson died of multiple gunshot wounds. Cook County spokesman Sean Howard tells The Associated Press that in Tuesday’s autopsy the county’s medical examiner ruled Julian King’s death a homicide.

For singer-actress Jennifer Hudson, almost everything seemed to be going her way, until Friday.

Chicago police say the body of a child found in an SUV has been identified as Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew.

Chicago police say the body of a child found in an SUV has been identified as Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson’s 7-year-old nephew.