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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Governor Ivey has issued a state of emergency in response to Tropical Storm Claudette to aid in any recovery efforts. The state of emergency went into effect Friday, June 18. The state of emergency includes: Baldwin, Butler, Cherokee, DeKalb, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe and Tuscaloosa.
A law firm based in Montgomery is doing their part in helping mold the youth. The Serious Injury Law Firm has awarded over $52,000 in scholarships to high school students across the state of Alabama. Twenty-one students received scholarships.
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities say an armed 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a standoff with sheriff's deputies and Alabama state troopers. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency troopers identified the slain man as Jeff Melvin of Salem, an unincorporated community…
Summer is now officially here, but the good news is that temperatures look to stay a little cooler than average this week as highs will range throughout the 80s. Today will feature…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A city-owned museum in Alabama will return works of art to two Alaskan Native American tribes that requested the items back in 2017. A vote by the Birmingham City Council cleared the way for the Birmingham…
Tuscaloosa is ordering most water customers to use less, saying a leak is reducing how much water it can pump out. On Sunday, Mayor Walt Maddox ordered conservation measures south of the Black Warrior River, including the University of Alabama…
Debris sits along a creek and roadway in Northport, Alabama, Sunday, June 20, 2021. Tropical Depression Claudette has claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and spurring…
As Tropical Storm Claudette moves out of our area, general clearing is expected throughout the day, with a passing shower or two possible in the afternoon due to remnants of Claudette. Temperatures will stay slightly below average, hovering in the mid to upper 80s for the weekend, with lows in the low to mid 70s.
Alabama Sheriffs Youth Ranches CEO Michael Smith is speaking publicly for the first time about yesterday's fiery 17-vehicle wreck on Interstate 65 in Butler County that killed 10 people.
Tributes to the victims of yesterday's fiery 17-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 in Butler County are coming in to Alabama News Network.
