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 Montgomery Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation following the Friday morning shooting death of Timothy Martinez, 26, of Montgomery. MPD and Fire Medics responded to the 1600 block of Dale Drive shortly after midnight Friday, June 15, in…
Auburn University has raised its tuition following increases at other colleges in Alabama. A statement from Auburn's president's office in a Thursday report says the school's Board of Trustees decided to hold the tuition increase for fall 2019 at 2…
Alabama's unemployment rate is up slightly from a month ago. The state says the May jobless rate was 3.9 percent, up one-tenth of a percent from a month earlier. That rate is far below the rate of 4.6 percent from…
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: The overall weather pattern doesn’t change much and you can expect more of the the same. We will forecast a mix of sun and clouds with scattered…
The City of Montgomery is making a plan to be more compliant with the Americans with Disability Act. And they want the public's input to find out where the city can…
District Attorney Daryl Bailey announced today that Ozzy Osborne, 27, of Montgomery, will serve nearly three decades in prison. 15th Circuit Court Judge, Roman Shaul, sentenced Osborne to 359 months (29 years and 11 months) for the murder of 30…
A proposal in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana could encourage more banks to do business with cannabis companies. But it appears to fall short of a comprehensive fix for an industry often forced to conduct business in…
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill briefed political reporters today, including Alabama News Network's Tim Lennox, about issues involved in voter registration and voting. Merrill says sometime in coming weeks he'll be sending out a news release about a…
New York's attorney general sued President Donald Trump and his foundation Thursday, accusing him of illegally using the charity's money to settle disputes involving his business empire and to promote his political fortunes during his run for the White House.…
A story circulating online falsely suggests the head of the Alabama Democratic Party has recently been arrested. The stories posted this week on sites called Conservative Army and Right Wing News says that Alabama Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy Worley was…
