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Alabama lawmaker calling for more transparency with DHR after 3-year-old dies in hot car
An Alabama lawmaker is demanding more oversight and accountability for the state’s Department of Human Resources (DHR) ...
Update: Heat advisory in place for North Alabama until Wednesday night
On Tuesday at 8:50 p.m. an updated heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 9 p.m. until Wednesday ...
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Former teacher raised concerns a year before Alabama bunker child abuse case surfaced
BIBB COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A former Bibb County, Alabama, teacher revealed she raised concerns about a child, now believed to ...
North Alabama under an extreme heat warning until Tuesday night – heat index values to reach 110 degrees
At 12:11 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning valid between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m. for ...
A mom says an "everything bagel" caused her to fail a drug test. The hospital reported her to child protective services anyway
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 ...
How faulty drug tests are turning new moms' lives upside-down
New mothers say they had to undergo devastating investigations after hospitals reported their false positive drug tests to ...
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Alabama foster kids forced to sleep in DHR offices
News 5 Investigates claims that children in Alabama’s foster care system are being forced to sleep inside Department of Human Resources (DHR) offices, including in Mobile. A ...
Lawmakers demand accountability in wake of Alabama's first hot car death of 2025
A tragic incident has sparked questions about accountability and oversight after 3-year-old Ke’torrius Starkes, Jr., known as ...