Morning Pledge: Redland Elementary School-Ms. Byrd’s Class
Today's Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Byrd's 2nd grade class at Redland Elementary School.
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.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on X at @jameytucker.
Articles
Blistering Weekend Heat
TODAY AND THE WEEKEND: Dry air is in place and that means we got no rain in the forecast and we are in store for more late summer heat. Expect sunny, hot…
State Monitors to Observe Runoff in Montgomery
Earlier Thursday, Secretary of State John Merrill, held a press conference at his executive office, addressing problems that happened in Montgomery's mayoral race last week. You may remember: It took at least…
Tuskegee Event Aims to Bring Tourism to Macon County
An all new cultural and heritage event is coming to Tuskegee and Macon County. It's called the National Conference of African-American Culture, Heritage and Tourism. Officials hope the event will genereate…
New Parole Board Director Places Officials on Leave
The new director of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has placed his predecessor and two others on leave, citing job performance. The Parole Board said Thursday that Director Charlie Graddick placed three members of the agency's previous leadership…
Survey Suggests Older Adults Not Prepared for Emergency Evacuation Situations
A new poll suggests more older adults need to be ready all the time for an emergency such as a natural disaster. The survey of more than 2,200 adults over 50 finds less than half signed up for emergency alerts.…
President Trump Plans to Divert Money from the Military to Build Border Wall
The Pentagon will cut funding from military projects to pay to build 175 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to defense officials. In all, $3.6 billion will be diverted from the military to border wall projects. In Alabama,…
Walker County Sheriff: Father Kills Son, Post It on Social Media Before Killing Himself
Walker County sheriff's say a man killed his son, sent a picture of it on social media and then killed himself when a deputy arrived. Walker County Sheriff's spokesman T.J. Armstrong says it happened on Tuesday. Sheriff Nick Smith said…
Missing Uniontown Man, Truck Found in Wooded Area on County Road 12
Missing Uniontown man, Archie Evans' pickup truck was found in the 8100 block of County Road 12. A driver spotted something in the woods and called 911. When Uniontown police arrived, Evans' pickup was found in between two trees in…
What the Tech? Facebook Facial Recognition
Facial recognition is now a full part of Facebook offered to all users. Last year Facebook quietly rolled out facial recognition to some users. The feature allows Facebook to scan photo…
