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The Huntsville Hospital Emergency Room may have taken top honors during the recent Lifesavers Club video contest but the staff at the Oncology unit staff showed they have some moves, too.

The winner between incumbent Rep. Wayne Johnson and challenger Ritchie Whorton will face Dennis Stephens in the November general election.

There could be a few morning showers until 10 a.m., but there is only a 30 percent chance of this in the forecast. The clouds will gradually clear while winds between 10 and 20 mph help usher in cooler air, pulling the high to the mid-60s.

A Huntsville man was robbed when he was asked to help someone he knew with their car.

The oldest daughter who was injured in a wreck in Hampton Cove on Monday condition is improving.

According to police, a man in an upstairs unit told them he answered a knock at the door shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday. He said the stranger on the other side pulled a gun and stole his money but did not injure him. He fled in a black Ford Escort in an unknown direction.

Police arrested Golden, 48, in October 2013 after saying he admitted to buying kittens off Craigslist then torturing and killing them. Police say Golden had a "cat room" where he would throw them against the floor, stomp on them and "wring their necks."

James McCullars, who volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America in Huntsville and also worked for the University of Alabama in Huntsville, was indicted as part of a worldwide child pornography ring in November 2013. According to court documents, McCullars' specific charges include those of sexual exploitation and activities related to the sexual exploitation of children and minors.

Indiana law enforcement officials have placed a detainer hold on Danny Cherry and he is expected to be transported to Indiana at some point to face nearly 40 charges in connection with harassment of members of Indianapolis' Chin community.

Kevin Nunnery filed for legal custody Tuesday. The office of Madison County District Judge Linda Coats said the motion has not moved yet, and the next step will be to serve it to the mother, Natasha Townsend. Once served, Townsend will have 14 days to respond.