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.
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Clarence Morris Lamar. Lamar, 35, of Montgomery, was convicted in Montgomery County Circuit Court in August 2017, for the murder of Cordarryl Foxhall.…
Alabama legislators have re-elected Rep. Mac McCutcheon as speaker of the House of Representatives and Sen. Del Marsh as Senate president pro tempore. Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday elected the two Republicans as their leaders at the start of an organizational…
Tuesday afternoon, Montgomery County Commission President Elton Dean announced his candidacy for the office of Mayor of Montgomery. Dean made his candidacy official through a video that was released on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. The full text of Dean’s announcement…
Today the Alabama Senate re-elected Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston) as President Pro Tempore by a vote of 32-0 gaining support from both Republican and Democrat Senators. Senator Marsh will serve as Pro Tem for a third consecutive term and is…
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A two-vehicle crash at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, has claimed the life of a Milton, Fla., man. Carl Evans, 54, was killed when the tractor-trailer he was driving struck a 2004 Kenworth, before leaving the road and striking a…
Alabamians who received unemployment compensation benefits in 2018 can now view and download their form 1099-G online at www.labor.alabama.gov. The Form 1099-G details how much unemployment compensation claimants received during the calendar year as well as information about taxes withheld from…
A cold front has brought clouds back into the area today and this front could even squeeze out a few isolated showers today, but nothing heavy or widespread as rain amounts…
Authorities in Tallapoosa County are investigating a deadly hunting accident. They say 48-year-old Donna Duran was killed when a rifle that was being taken out of a car, went off. The incident happened Sunday on Centerpoint Road near Dadeville. The…
