An Alabama woman was taken into custody following the death of a 3-year-old boy who police say was "forgotten" in a hot car ...

A 3-year-old in state custody died in a hot car when a worker forgot to drop him off at day care after a family visit, ...

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

Kela Stanford was booked in Jefferson County Friday morning. She posted bond and has been released, pending a court date.

Kela Stanford, a former transport driver for The Covenant Services, is charged with leaving a child unattended in a motor ...

A three-year-old boy was left inside a vehicle while in the care of a contractor for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, police said.

Ketorrius Starkes Jr. was found dead hours after the DHR employee left him in the vehicle on Pine Tree Drive in Birmingham.

"The interior temperature of the car where KJ was trapped likely exceeded 150 degrees," an attorney for the family said.

Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, ...

Their legislation, originally sponsored in the Alabama House in the 2025 regular session, would have given prosecutors ...