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The lawsuit said the injuries sustained by the victim included a traumatic brain injury, loss of consciousness, a left frontal linear skull fracture, a left frontal subdural hematoma, an epidural hematoma, a broken nose, nausea, severe headaches, and memory loss.

An Albertville man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Marshall County Circuit Court today in the August 2012 stabbing death of a Horton man, according to District Attorney Steve Marshall.

Madison County superintendent candidates Ronnie Blair and Matt Massey sat down with AL.com on Monday to discuss the race leading up to the June 3 primary. Incumbent Superintendent David Copeland did not participate, citing a busy schedule.

Highway Patrol states the vehicle apparently lost control at about 9 p.m. Monday and crashed on Highpoint Road about a half-mile west of Albertville. Four people were inside, and two teens were taken to Huntsville Hospital.

Dwight Wright said his proposal would indemnify the city for any accidents involving a 15-foot-tall security fence located on public right-of-way adjoining his yard.

The first involves a fake deputy. A local pediatrician's office reported that someone called Tuesday claiming to be "Deputy Duncan" of the Morgan County Sheriff's Office and said the doctor had to call the FBI right way because of "federal charges" on him.

Federal Building Authority Chairman Bob Ludwig has said the larger of the two homes, a more than 4,000-square-foot residence, is earmarked for the commanding general of Army Materiel Command -- currently Gen. Dennis Via.

The Tennessee Valley Authority's Browns Ferry plant has been under heightened federal scrutiny after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission determined in 2011 a failure of a valve in the plant's cooling system would not allow Browns Ferry to follow its firefighting procedure in the event of a fire.

Twelve students with special needs were honored Monday as members of the first graduating class from the Project Search program sponsored by Huntsville City Schools and Huntsville Hospital.

Bryan Jeffery Byrd, 21, was arrested Monday afternoon on drug trafficking charges after Madison County sheriff's deputies found guns, drugs and cash in his car, home and a storage unit. Charged with trafficking oxycodone, he has been released on bond.