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.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on X at @jameytucker.
This increase comes a year after the pandemic caused college enrollment nationally to decline 2.5%. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, the decline in fall 2020 was nearly twice the rate of decline the previous year.
The awards are part of more than $40 million allocated to Alabama under a special Community Development Block Grant program funded from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) - A union says nearly a dozen miners who've been striking an Alabama coal company for about two months were arrested during a protest outside a mine in Tuscaloosa County. The United Mine Workers of America says…
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A Florence man accused of attacking his three children and brother with a machete held police at bay for more than three hours before officers arrested him to end the standoff. Authorities say Kyle Seeley seriously…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is weighing whether to delay next year's high-stakes requirement to hold back third-graders who aren't reading on grade level. Ivey has through Thursday to sign legislation by Democratic Sen. Rodger Smitherman of…
BETTER RAIN CHANCES: For today, expect a mix of sun and clouds with some scattered afternoon and evening showers. Highs today will range from the upper 80s to lower 90s. For Friday,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama sheriff has resigned ahead of an impeachment proceeding that sought to remove him from office. Attorney General Steve Marshall's office announced Wednesday that Clarke County Sheriff William Ray Norris is resigning effective June 1.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation to ban curbside voting in the state. Ivey's office announced Wednesday that she had signed the bill by Republican Rep. Wes Allen of Troy. It would forbid election workers…
HOOVER, Ala. – Alabama took down the higher-seeded team for a second straight day, this time claiming a 3-2 win over the No. 2 seed and fourth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers at the Hoover Met. The Crimson Tide came away with a 3-2…
Attorneys for a man who died during an incident involving Montgomery police last week are speaking out against the police department for what they say was the murder of an unarmed Black man. But Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and District Attorney Daryl Bailey say those attorneys are ignoring the facts of the case.
