Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp. The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

Michael Vick has agreed to pay the Atlanta Falcons at least $6.5 million as part of his bankruptcy case, clearing the way for the team to release him before training camp. The settlement was reached ahead of Vick’s bankruptcy hearing in Virginia on Thursday. Vick arrived in Virginia Monday afternoon and is being held at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk, Va.

It was big news in the James Brown estate case, when the word “settlement” got passed around, last month. A proposal that was presented to the court suggested 50% of Brown’s estate go to his widow, Tommie Rae Hynie Brown, 25% to the trust Brown set up, and the other 25% be split up among Brown’s adult children. But, once again, things aren’t going smoothly. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe spoke with one woman who says she has James Brown on tape, saying exactly what he wants done with his money, and she says this proposed settlement…isn’t it.

They went in looking to settle…but once again, the children of James Brown will have to wait. The battle over the estate of the late singer continued, Friday, but this time there were some extra twist and turns. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the details.

They went in looking to settle…but once again, the children of James Brown will have to wait. The battle over the estate of the late singer continued, Friday, but this time there were some extra twist and turns. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the details.

Attorneys involved in the legal battle over James Brown’s estate say a South Carolina judge could soon decide on a settlement that would end the fight over how to parcel out the singer’s wealth. A hearing in Aiken County Friday will center on a long-awaited settlement. It would give 50 percent to Brown’s charitable trust to educate needy students; 25 percent to a woman claiming to be Brown’s surviving spouse; and 25 percent to some of Brown’s adult children.

Attorneys involved in the legal battle over James Brown’s estate say a South Carolina judge could soon decide on a settlement that would end the fight over how to parcel out the singer’s wealth. A hearing in Aiken County Friday will center on a long-awaited settlement. It would give 50 percent to Brown’s charitable trust to educate needy students; 25 percent to a woman claiming to be Brown’s surviving spouse; and 25 percent to some of Brown’s adult children.

Starting Tuesday, several big name retailers are giving away about $175 million dollars worth of free cosmetics, nationwide, including six Macy’s stores in Connecticut.

A partial settlement has been reached in lawsuits stemming from last year’s furniture store fire which killed nine Charleston firefighters.

Settlement: The buzz word Tuesday in the James Brown estate case. People on one side of the say it will all be over next month. But those on the other side of the courtroom say…not so fast. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

Thursday was The Great American Smokeout, an annual focus to get smokers to quit, at least for 24 hours. As that was happening, a recent report ranks South Carolina worst in the nation at spending tobacco settlement money on smoking prevention and cessation programs. The Campaign for Smoke-Free Kids report says South Carolina will generate $114 million from the tobacco settlement and cigarette taxes this year, but will spend just $1 million of federal money, and no state money, on prevention programs. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kitle, has the story.

Thursday was The Great American Smokeout, an annual focus to get smokers to quit, at least for 24 hours. As that was happening, a recent report ranks South Carolina worst in the nation at spending tobacco settlement money on smoking prevention and cessation programs. The Campaign for Smoke-Free Kids report says South Carolina will generate $114 million from the tobacco settlement and cigarette taxes this year, but will spend just $1 million of federal money, and no state money, on prevention programs. WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kitle, has the story.