Governor Ivey Remembers September 11, 2001
Governor Kay Ivey released the following statement this morning reflecting on September 11, 2001: “September 11, 2001 will forever be marked as one of our country's darkest days, as it changed our…
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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Rain Chances Increase Today and Through the Weekend
RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE TO RISE: Higher moisture levels are back across the area as the air mass is very muggy and almost tropical. For today, like yesterday, scattered showers and storms are…
EPA Removes Downtown Montgomery From Proposed Superfund Priority List
The Environmental Protection Agency has removed roughly 50 blocks in downtown Montgomery from its proposed superfund priority list. The area is called the Capitol City Plume. See the area in this map. A…
MPS Leaders Go Before State School Board Requesting State Intervention to Be Lifted
On Thursday, September 10, Montgomery Public Schools took big step in possibly ending the state intervention. School leaders went before the state school board to say why the intervention should be lifted. Back…
Prattville Police Charge Man with Murder in Death of Baby
Prattville police say they've charged Christopher Hundley, 32, of Prattville with murder. They say he was already in the Autauga County Metro Jail when the murder warrant was executed. Police say the charge is related to the investigation into of…
Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Conviction in January 2019 Murder
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that on Friday the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Jacory Tyshon Townsend for murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. Townsend was convicted in Pike County Circuit Court in January 2019…
Lee County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Body Found on Waverly Property
Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found in the 9000 Block of Lee Road 188 in Waverly. Caretakers of the property located the body of a male in a wood area and notified police. Lee County Coroner Bill…
Andalusia Police Searching for RV Stolen from Parking Lot of Wright Manufacturing Company
Andalusia police are investigating the theft of a a 2015 Heartland Mallard RV. The trailer has the tag number, #Z647BU. Investigators say an employee with GCI went to the pick up the RV from 110 Manhattan Drive but noticed the…
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Gets $300 Million in CARES Act Funds to Prevent Business Closures and Layoffs
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that Alabama will be re-allocating $300 million in CARES Act funds to Alabama’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The funds will be used to offset “shared costs,” which are costs that are equally distributed to…
Governor Ivey Awards $72.34 Million in CARES Act Funds for Colleges, Junior Colleges
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday awarded $72.34 million of the Coronavirus Relief Fund for higher education institutions to support the purchase of technology and infrastructure related to remote instruction and distance learning. https://twitter.com/GovernorKayIvey/status/1304073104566689792?s=20 “Since July, the state of Alabama has…
