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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...