ST. CLAIR, COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A 43-year-old man accused of rape, human trafficking and other sex crimes involving a child younger than 12 is back in Alabama
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — Bessemer City Schools Superintendent Michael Turner says the district expects its next state report card to show significant academic ga
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — Bessemer City Schools Superintendent Michael Turner says the district expects its next state report card to show significant academic ga
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama’s public education health insurance plan says it needs another $222 million in funding next year just to maintain current bene
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — The Abrams Pre-K Center is closing and students will return to the schools they were originally zoned to attend, according to informatio
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — A landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms will bring more than $117 million to Alabama while requiring sweeping changes to
BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — The president of the Central Alabama American Federation of Teachers is raising concerns about conditions inside J.S. Abrams Elementary
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — The percentage of Alabama kindergartners with vaccine exemptions has reached its highest level in more than a decade of federal data,
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama has already restricted students' use of cellphones during the school day. Now, state leaders are taking a closer look at the s
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Alabama education leaders are preparing for rising costs tied to employee health insurance, aging technology and textbook purchases, e
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBMA) — Educator shortages across Alabama increased sharply in the latest statewide data, reversing a decline from the previous year and reach
