Alabama radio station WJLX booted from air after 200ft tower vanished
“Have you ever seen a 200-foot tower go by?” That’s the question WJLX general manager Brett Elmore asked everyone last week after thieves broke into the station’s AM tower, forcing the station to shut down. That’s a question. A station in Jasper, Alabama, has been ordered off the air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]
Alabama substitute teacher arrested for sex with student
In the latest alleged teacher sex scandal, an Alabama educator is accused of having sex with a student, according to police. Stephanie Mechelle Woods, 45, was arrested Friday by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Woods, of Henagar, was booked into the DeKalb County Detention Center. 4:20pm A school employee was charged Friday with having sex […]
Seahawks plan to hire former Washington assistant coach days after he committed to Alabama: reports
Ryan Grubb spent the past few seasons helping build the Washington Huskies’ prolific offensive line. The star assistant coach then appears to have inked a deal with former University of Alabama head coach Karen DeBoer. Within three days, Grubb even reportedly told Alabama’s boosters of his intention to coach the Crimson Tide’s offense starting in […]
Ryan Grubb leaves Alabama for Seahawks offensive coordinator job
The coaching carousel continues to spin in college and the NFL. Ryan Grubb was expected to join Alabama as the next offensive coordinator, but ended up jumping to the NFL to take the same role with the Seahawks. ESPN reported on friday. Grubb was rumored to be heading to Seattle last week, but he told […]
Alabama thieves steal 200-foot radio tower
A landscaper in Jasper, Alabama, was cleaning a property when workers noticed that a 200-foot-tall radio tower was missing. Brett Elmore, General Manager WJLXall the equipment on the radio tower site It was stolen and the wires were cut. “This will probably come out eventually, so it might be a good idea to get it […]
Thieves steal 200-foot tower from Alabama radio station
Employees at an Alabama radio station are puzzled how a 200-foot-tall tower was stolen from their property. WJLX station manager Brett Elmore told WBRC-TV he doesn’t know how the thieves got away with the structure. “I tried all weekend to figure it out and just couldn’t,” Elmore said. “I’ve been in radio all my life, […]
Nick Saban joining ESPN as analyst after retiring from Alabama
Nick Saban’s next step in college football will likely be wearing a different kind of headset on game day. It was announced Wednesday that the former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach will be joining ESPN. Schefter said Saban will work primarily as an analyst for the College GameDay team, but will also provide analysis for […]
Families of Alabama inmates allege organs removed without consent as expert eyes wider ‘problem’
A lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased Alabama inmate who was allegedly sent home for burial without a heart joins a class-action lawsuit from several other families alleging their relatives’ organs were harvested without their knowledge. gave way to the possibility of The original complaint, filed in December 2023 on behalf of Brandon […]
Alabama man sues police, claiming he was handcuffed so tightly that his hand had to be amputated
An Alabama man who lost his hand after police overcuffed him has decided to file a lawsuit with his local sheriff’s department. According to reports, the incident occurred on February 16, 2020. AL.com. Giovanni Loyola, 28, claimed he was handcuffed so tightly during his 2020 arrest that he lost blood circulation to his hands. He […]
Shark fossils found in Kentucky and Alabama lead to discovery of two new species
The National Park Service announced Thursday that two new species of sharks that have lived more than 325 million years have recently been discovered. The discovery was made through the Paleontological Resource Inventory at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky. PRI researchers used fossils collected at Mammoth Cave and northern Alabama to identify the […]