BIBB COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A former Bibb County, Alabama, teacher revealed she raised concerns about a child, now believed to ...

An Alabama lawmaker is demanding more oversight and accountability for the state’s Department of Human Resources (DHR) ...

News 5 Investigates claims that children in Alabama’s foster care system are being forced to sleep inside Department of Human ...

A tragic incident has sparked questions about accountability and oversight after 3-year-old Ke’torrius Starkes, Jr., known as ...

The boy, who was in foster care, was being transported between a supervised visit and day care, his aunt said. State ...

The family of 3-year-old Ke’Torrius “K.J.” Starkes Jr. is remembering the little boy as a “joyful,” “brilliant” “happy boy ...

New mothers say they had to undergo devastating investigations after hospitals reported their false positive drug tests to child welfare agencies shortly after they gave birth. “It was torture; it was ...

Ketorrius is the first hot car death in Alabama in 2025. He is at least the 16th child to die in a hot car nationwide this year, according Kids and Car Safety.

BLOUNT COUNTY, Ala. (WIAT) — An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to 225 counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of producing child pornography. Dennis Ray Spann, 55, of Boaz w… ...

Drowning death rates vary across the U.S., but Alabama's numbers are above the national average. Between 2018 and 2021, the CDC reported an age-adjusted drowning death rate of 1.31 per 100,000 ...

Nearly 10,000 child/youth lawn mower injuries occur in the United States annually, with approximately 5 percent resulting in ...

With summer break looming around the corner, child care is not an option for all families. Here's what to know about leaving a child home alone in AL.