Wednesday, December 17, 2025 - A sports reporter who left the airwaves to pursue teaching
was found de@d at her Alabama home alongside her husband in a suspected
murd£r-su!cide, with their 3-year-old son nearby.
Christina Chambers, a former WBRC 6 sports reporter, and her
husband, Johnny Rimes, were discovered at their family home in Hoover shortly
after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dec. 16, WBRC confirmed.
The couple’s 3-year-old son was also at the home, but he was
unharmed, according to the Hoover Police Department.
Cops suspect the two di£d in “a murd£r/su!cide,” but noted
they are still investigating. Both sustained gunshot wounds, the department
said.
Chambers, a celebrated reporter and broadcast journalism
teacher at Thompson High School, was highly regarded by the community and was
even honored with the Alabama Scholastic Press Association Advisor of the Year
award in 2024, according to her Facebook.
The Alabaster City Schools highlighted Chambers’ “meaningful
connections” and “dedication” to her students that helped push the burgeoning
broadcast program to new heights.
During her tenure, Chambers helped Thompson High School earn
a coveted journalism sustainability award, mentored two students who would be
named the Alabama Journalists of the Year, led her team to a SkillsUSA State
Championship in Broadcast News, and brought home two All-Alabama Overall
Broadcast Awards, according to a statement shared with WBRC 6.
“As a beloved member of the Warrior Nation Network,
Christina brought her deep knowledge and love of sports reporting to Friday
nights, leaving a lasting impression on students, colleagues, and viewers
alike,” Dr. Wayne Vickers, the superintendent for Alabaster City Schools,
wrote.
“She was a cherished part of the Warrior family, and we
extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving this profound
loss.”
Chambers joined WBRC 6 in 2015 and became a mainstay on its
“Sideline” segment, which gives local sports the primetime treatment with live
coverage on the field.
She also helped anchor other aspects of sports coverage in
the field, including the very marathons in which she would be racing, the
outlet reported.
Chambers switched to teaching full-time in 2021, but stayed
with WBRC 6 as a freelance reporter for “Sideline” during the most recent
football season.
Before finding her home at WBRC 6, Chambers bounced from WLTZ NBC38 in Columbus, Georgia to the Comcast Sports Southeast in Atlanta. With CSS, she covered Auburn University sports and continued to support the Tigers long after her departure, according to her Facebook.
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