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

Authorities in Alabama on Monday said that a 3-year-old foster child who died in a hot car was left by a state contractor who had “forgotten that the child was in the vehicle.” Per AL.com, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) — Following an extensive investigation, officers arrested Austin English, 23, of Chickasaw, Alabama on child exploitation charges, Chitimatcha Tribal Police Department said.

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.