Jamey Tucker

Consumer Technology Reporter

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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.

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Articles

Alabama Sets Season For Hunting Sandhill Cranes

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama has set its first hunting season for sandhill cranes in more than a century. The state wildlife agency says a limited number of hunters will be allowed to kill the migratory birds over two periods…

Man Pleads Innocent to ’99 Cold Case Slayings

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A man accused of killing two Dothan teens in 1999 has pleaded not guilty. News outlets report that Coley McCraney entered a plea of not guilty to capital murder charges during a court appearance this week.…

Eufaula Woman Arrested After Fatal Overnight Stabbing

An arrest has been made in the early Saturday morning stabbing that resulted in the death of a Eufaula man. According to the Eufaula Police Department, Latonya M Grubbs, 36, of Eufaula was arrested for her alleged involvement in the domestic…

Coast Guard Rescues Man South of Mobile Bay

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The Coast Guard has rescued a man from a fishing vessel about 46 miles (74 kilometers) south of Mobile Bay. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 7:44 p.m. Friday of a man…

20-Year-Old Man Murdered in East Alabama Shooting

One man is dead after a shooting in East Alabama. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, 20-year-old Demetrius Darrell Bradford Jr. of Fort Mitchell was found deceased in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. The vehicle was parked in…

Prosecutors: White Supremacist Convicted on Gun Charges

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Federal jurors in Alabama have convicted a man who prosecutors describe as a white supremacist gang member on weapons charges. A news release from prosecutors in Birmingham says a jury convicted 44-year-old Christopher "Rudy" McNabb of…

Alabama, Auburn Ranked in Annual Reviews

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A new ranking credits Auburn University with having the nation's happiest college students, while the University of Alabama is No. 2 at partying. The Princeton Review ranks universities in a number of categories each year, and…