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.
Alabama lawmakers have approved a pay equity bill that would prohibit businesses from paying employees less because of their gender or race. The Alabama House of Representatives voted 99-0 to give the bill final passage. If signed into law by…
Peach season is in full swing in Alabama, with the peak of the season just around the corner in mid-June. Growers of the famous peaches in Chilton County took a little bit of…
ABC 32 will air Alabama's football season opener. The Crimson Tide will play in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Duke at 2:30PM CT on August 31 in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. "We look forward to welcoming another national television audience…
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that nurse practitioner Lilian Akwuba of Montgomery has received a 10-year sentence for her part in two separate "pill mill" operations in Montgomery over a four-year period. That announcement came from U.S. Attorney…
A federal appeals court is refusing to block Alabama's bid to execute an inmate convicted of killing a country preacher with a sword. The 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on Wednesday refused a stay requested by 46-year-old Christopher Lee Price.…
The Biscuits (30-21) had to come from behind, but ultimately snapped their season-high five-game winning streak in a 9-4 win over the Birmingham Barons in the 23rd Rickwood Classic on Wednesday afternoon at America's oldest ballpark, Rickwood Field. Playing in just…
During the same holiday period in 2018, Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) investigated 10 traffic fatalities. The 2019 total was half that. Between 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 24, and midnight Monday, May 27, Troopers investigated five traffic…
Montgomery Fire and Rescue responded to the the scene of a "hazardous material incident" at the National Guard Armory (187th Fighter Wing) on Selma Highway. Officials say 10 people were exposed to a small chemical (Hydrazine) leak. After they…
Governor Kay Ivey signs HB468 in the Old House Chamber Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in Montgomery, Ala. This bill provides a two-step salary increase for certain employees of the Department of Corrections (DOC) in specified classifications;…
On May 15, Prattville police officers responded to the Glynwood subdivision on an attempted breaking and entering of a vehicle call where the suspect(s) shot at the homeowner. On Wednesday May 29, investigators of the Prattville Police Department obtained an…
