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.
Mountain High Outfitters will open its’ 8th Alabama location this fall at The Shoppes at EastChase. The Birmingham-based company offers apparel, footwear and gear for backpacking, bouldering, camping, caving, climbing, hiking, long-boarding, mountaineering, skiing, trail running, slack lining, paddle boarding,…
The Montgomery Police Department is continuing to investigate the discharging of a firearm into an unoccupied vehicle following a Saturday evening shooting that occurred near the intersection of Woodley Road and East Fairview Avenue. On Saturday, August 3, around 6:40…
FOR OUR MONDAY: To start the work week, rain chances will remain elevated and today will once again feature numerous showers and storms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. With a…
The Autauga County Sheriff's Office says a man has been charged with killing a woman this afternoon. Deputies say James Warren Thomas, 54, is being held on a $150,000 bond for domestic violence-related murder. This afternoon, deputies responded to the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Properly educating students who are learning English as a second language is proving to be a significant challenge for Montgomery County schools. Students who don't speak English as their primary language make up nearly one-quarter of…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 150 previously unlicensed daycares in Alabama have gotten licensed by the state in order to continue receiving childcare subsidies. A 2018 state law required centers to get licensed by Aug. 1 to continue receiving…
Around 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning, hundreds in cash was stolen from Moe’s Original Bar B Que in Cloverdale. Owner Hill Lubin said security footage shows a masked individual smashing through the window of a glass door with a brick. The…
Montgomery police say they've made an arrest in the shooting death of a man last night. Police say they've charged 22-year-old Markel Thomas of Montgomery with murder in the killing of 40-year-old Derrick Blount. Police say they found Blount dead…
Authorities work at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Several people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours,…
Texas state police cars block the access to the Walmart store in the aftermath of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Multiple people were killed and one person was in custody…
