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.
The Alabama Department of Corrections is investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred at the Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton on Tuesday. At approximately 4:45 p.m., prison officials found Alonzo Muntez Sykes, 29, unresponsive inside a facility dorm with multiple stab wounds. …
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $356,250 to support a network of 20 community action agencies across the state that assist Alabamians by providing programs to reduce and eliminate poverty. The Community Action Association of Alabama is using the funding to…
A repeat criminal sex offender is facing life in prison after a Montgomery County jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. Patrick Terrel Stinson has been convicted of 1st degree rape. Rape in the first degree is…
A man has died after he was electrocuted while working on an Shelby County High School. Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans told news outlets that 35-year-old Ladarius Williams of Birmingham was on a ladder at Thompson High School in Alabaster…
REST OF WEEK: Today, drier air creeps into Alabama, and the rest of the week is looking relatively dry with only isolated showers around, once again, mainly over eastern portions of…
It's called "Envision Montgomery 2040." Mayor Todd Strange says it's part of a 16 month process that brings a new generation into the mix to develop their plans for the city. "It really is pervasive as to what would make…
A teen has died after she and two other passengers were thrown from the rear bumper of a sports utility vehicle they were standing on in Montgomery. Reported that 16-year-old Shacoyka Thomas died after she was taken to a Montgomery…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in October over whether Alabama can execute an inmate diagnosed with stroke-related dementia who lawyers contend can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. The court set oral arguments for Oct.…
Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that Business Facilities, an economic development-focused publication, ranked Alabama’s business climate at the top among the states in a new analysis that examined performance in several key economic categories. The publication cited Alabama’s successful recruitment of…
Sheriff's deputies have identified a body found nearly two weeks ago in Alabama. Macon County sheriff Andre Brunson says the victim was 51-year-old Melissa Nell Metcalf, of Prattville. Metcalf's body was found by some workers burning trees near Tysonville in…
