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

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

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

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

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

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.

An Alabama preacher who police said left a 5-year-old unattended while he drank at a bar into the early morning hours is facing a criminal charge in connection to the weekend incident.

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 ...

Alabama's national ranking in overall child well-being fell from 39 to 43 this year, according to a new annual report. The 2025 Kids Count Databook showed that child poverty remains a huge issue ...