Breaking: Monday Morning Wreck in Prattvile Leaves 3 Dead
First responders are on the scene of an accident in Prattville near Highway 82 and Doster Industrial Road. Prattville Police say 3 People have been reported dead and to expect delays in…
Jamey Tucker
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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3 Alabama Professors on Leave Over Insensitive Photos
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Three professors at the University of South Alabama have been placed on leave after racially insensitive Halloween photos surfaced of them. USA President Tony Waldrop made the announcement Friday. An independent investigation into the incident will…
State Health Officer: Please Wear Masks After April 9
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s mask mandate expires on April 9, but the recommendation to wear masks is continuing. State Health Officer Scott Harris said people should continue to take precautions, including wearing masks when in public. Alabama Gov. Kay…
Very Quiet Weather Pattern for March
For the week ahead, an oddly quiet weather pattern for March highlights our forecast as an upper-ridge builds in over the Gulf Coast. Today and tomorrow will feature plenty of sunshine across…
Workers Worry About Safety, Stress as States Ease Mask rules
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Workers such as restaurant servers and retail clerks are balancing the anticipation of better earnings with concerns about keeping themselves safe as states lift mask mandates and ease…
Bloody Sunday Memorial Honors Late Civil Rights Giants
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Activists who gathered virtually and in-person to commemorate a pivotal day in the civil rights struggle that became known as Bloody Sunday have called on people to continue…
President Biden Delivers Remarks Virtually to the King Unity Breakfast in Selma
FILE - In this March 7, 1965, file photo, a state trooper swings a billy club at John Lewis, right foreground, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to break up a civil rights voting march…
President Biden Marks Bloody Sunday with Executive Order Promoting Voting Access
FILE - Then-Vice President Joe Biden, center, leads a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 3, 2013. From left: Selma Mayor George Evans, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Rev. Jesse Jackson,…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Remembers Bloody Sunday
Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is…
U.S. Senate Approves $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote gives President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies a victory that they say is crucial for hoisting the…
