Montgomery City Council Committee Moves Closer Towards Airbnb and Single-Room Rental Oversight
According to city officials, Montgomery currently has 587 short-term rentals, most of which are unlicensed.
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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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According to city officials, Montgomery currently has 587 short-term rentals, most of which are unlicensed.
Montgomery police have charged a man in a homicide that happened over the summer.
Action 8’s Magical Christmas Toy Drive is underway, with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama going on a shopping spree to help fill up the toy vault.
It happened around 6:20 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Courtland Drive.
For a dozen years, Action 8 has presented our Magical Christmas Toy Drive to benefit the Salvation Army of Montgomery. One of our partners is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.
The training was put on by the North American Equipment Company.
The fatal shooting happened around 4:46 p.m. Friday in the 3500 block of Fairground Road.
Check out the Montgomery County Mugshots from 11/01/25- 11/15/25. All are innocent until proven guilty. See more at waka.com
Keyshawn Hall posted his third straight double-double for No. 22 Auburn before leaving with an injury against No.1 Houston
The Auburn football players hosted a turkey drive in their hometown of Highland Home, where cars lined up to receive holiday meal packages.



