From Montgomery to the World : ASU Celebrates Nat King Cole
World famous singer, musician , and actor Nat King Cole would have turned 100 years old this year. Wednesday a celebration was held on the campus of Alabama State University to celebrate…
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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Drug Traffickers Turning to East Coast Due to Increased Southwest Border Security
This week's staggering cocaine bust in Philadelphia is another sign that traffickers are turning to East Coast seaports as a result of increased law enforcement pressure along the country's southwest border. Federal law enforcement officials raided a container ship at…
Auburn Eliminated from College World Series with 5-3 Loss to Louisville
Two Louisville relievers survived anxious moments to hold Auburn to two runs over five innings and the Cardinals eliminated the Tigers from the College World Series with a 5-3 win Wednesday, completing a game suspended by rain one day earlier.…
Comedian Tiffany Haddish Won’t Perform in Georgia Due to New Anti-abortion Law
Tiffany Haddish says she chose to join a boycott of Georgia after she read the state's new anti-abortion legislation. Haddish announced this week that she had cancelled a show in the state and explained her reasoning Tuesday. "The reason that…
CrimeStoppers Puts Out Urgent Call in Search for Murder Suspect
CrimeStoppers has put out an urgent call in the hopes of finding a murder suspect who failed to appear in court. J'Tari Bass is wanted by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for failure to appear on the charge of murder.…
Pike Road Elementary Getting a New Library
AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, is giving back to a local school here in our region as a part of its annual "Week of Possibilities". The company chose to gift Pike Road Elementary School with a library as one of…
Scattered Storms Remain in the Forecast
Today will be a more typical June day of weather, with a mix of sun and clouds, hot and humid conditions, and scattered showers and storms. Highs today should have no problem…
Benin Delegation Visits Tuskegee
A group that included the brother of the president of the West African country Benin was in Tuskegee today. The delegation is in Alabama visiting Africa town in south Alabama. While in Alabama the group wanted to see the historic…
Biscuits Finish with Best-ever First Half Record in Team History
The Biscuits (44-26) closed out the 2019 First Half with a 3-2 win over the Chattanooga Lookouts (36-33) on Sunday night at Riverwalk Stadium. The victory was the Biscuits' fifth in their six-game series against the Lookouts, and their 44-26…
Four Teenagers Arrested in Butler County Fatal Shooting
Butler County authorities are investigating a shooting where one man died. Sheriff's deputies responded to shots fired last Wednesday on Crosby Lane in Butler County. They found one male victim with a gunshot wound. He was taken to LV Stabler…
