Juneteenth Celebration Held in Downtown Union Springs
The Juneteenth holiday was celebrated Saturday in downtown Union Springs.
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Consumer Technology Reporter Jamey Tucker started providing his daily “What the Tech” stories to Action 8 News in 2019. He can be seen on Action 8 News Rising as well as Action 8 News at 5:00 and 5:30PM.
Jamey previously worked as a reporter for WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee. He was also an anchor and reporter for WREG in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT in Huntsville.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press in Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
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The Juneteenth holiday was celebrated Saturday in downtown Union Springs.
The Alabama runoffs are today. State and local races will be on the ballot.
Auburn will now meet Stanford in an elimination game.
For this weekend, drier air is filtering into the state, and a cold front is moving towards our area! While our temps will still be in the mid 90s for today and Sunday, humidity levels will be lower, which will keep the heat index relatively lower. However, there are several days next week in which we could eclipse the 100° mark. #alwx
President Joe Biden fell to the ground when he tried to get off his bicycle near his beach home in Delaware.
A third person has died in the Vestavia Hills church shooting, and the accused shooter has been identified by police.
The teenager who was sentenced for the fatal crash that killed "The Voice of the Auburn Tigers" Rod Bramblett and his wife Paula has now been arrested on child pornography charges, according to Auburn police.
Vestavia Hills police have released more details about the suspect accused of a deadly church shooting.
Another mainly sunny and hot day for Alabama with temperatures in the upper 90s and low 100s. The heat advisory continues today for all of Alabama and through Saturday evening for much of Central Alabama as heat index values continue to be in the 105°-110° range.
The shooting erupted inside Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills on Thursday.



