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.
The United States Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force is searching for the location of 38-year-old fugitive, Timothy Jabbar Wyatt. Wyatt is described as a black male, 6’0 ft.in height, weighing approximately 222lbs. Wyatt is considered a Dangerous…
The Montgomery Police Department is conducting a death investigation following the fatal shooting of James Legregory McGhee Jr., 18, of Montgomery, that occurred on May 6. On May 6, around 6:50 pm, MPD and Fire Medics responded to the…
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) on Wednesday confirmed an inmate incarcerated at Hamilton Aged & Infirmed (Hamilton A&I) in Hamilton, has tested positive for COVID-19. This represents the eighth confirmed case of COVID-19 among our inmate population, four (4)…
Montgomery Police has charged a man in the Wednesday, May 6, homicide that left one person dead. Police arrested and charged 36-year-old Maurice Cooper-Jenkins with murder relating to the shooting…
It is was a clear and chilly start to our Thursday with temperatures down in the lower 40s...The record low this morning in Montgomery is 43° set back in 1944, so we…
Montgomery police say they've charged two people with the stabbing death of 17-year-old Maryuri Cantillano of Montgomery, whose body was discovered April 14. Police say they've charged…
Less than one week after Governor Ivey lifted the statewide stay at home order, a bill was introduced in the Alabama Senate to protect businesses against coronavirus related lawsuits. The language of the…
As most of us are still trying to work from home, it'd be nice to get the kids to help around the house and earn an allowance. There's a fairly new app that…
The Alabama Department of Public Health's Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has expanded the criteria to test for COVID-19. They are now testing for certain asymptomatic, high-risk groups, and individuals. These changes were under the recommendation of the CDC. By widening…
