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.
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to Jacksonville State University for a forensics training program that helps law enforcement officers conduct death investigations more effectively. The university’s Center for Applied Forensics will use the grant to conduct training…
Police say a teenager has been arrested in a shooting at the McDonald's restaurant on West Magnolia Avenue near Auburn University that left one person dead and four others wounded. The shooting happened early Sunday morning. The 17-year-old boy was…
Alabama News Network is following a major fire in Tuskegee. The fire happened at the Macon County Water Authority Building off West Martin Luther King Highway. The fire chief tells…
Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most…
Troy police responded to a call of a subject shot in the 100 block of St. Paul Street Saturday night. The shooting reportedly happened at approximately 7:00 pm. When officers arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old male in the…
The Biscuits (2-3) fought until the very end, but dropped the decisive fifth game of the 2018 North Division Championship Series against the Jackson Generals (3-2) on Sunday night at Riverwalk Stadium, 11-7, and were eliminated from the playoffs in…
OUR WEATHER SETUP: A ridge has been in place the past few days allowing for hot and humid conditions with only isolated storms. Temperatures have been in the lower 90s, which…
The Tuskegee Police Department is conducting a death investigation of a 21-year-old man in a skydiving incident. Police say the man was skydiving at the Tuskegee municipal airfield when he was having trouble with his parachute during his fall. The…
A shooting early this morning on West Magnolia Avenue near the Auburn University campus has left one person dead and four others hurt. Police are still searching for the shooter. The shooting happened just before 2:30 a.m., a few hours…
An Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) resurfacing project on Chantilly Parkway from Eastchase Parkway to Vaughn Road is set to begin Sunday, September 9, weather permitting. In addition to resurfacing, the project will include installing a dedicated right turn lane onto…
