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 state of Alabama is observing its annual sales tax holiday on severe weather preparedness items from February 23-25. This means certain equipment, gear and supplies will be exempt from the state’s 4% sales tax. Some counties and cities are…
Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating 28-year-old Kaleb Carter Fannin. He was last seen at his residence in Montgomery on February 18. Authorities say Fannin may be traveling to Talladega, Alabama in a 2006 white Ford Taurus…
Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and coughing. Kim McMillan says she knows it all too well. "Yes, I do. Coughing and mucus in the chest and stuff like that," said McMillan. Allergist Dr. Allen Meadows says it's common this time of…
Civil rights pioneer James Meredith is scheduled to speak at a church service in Montgomery on Sunday. He is the man who integrated the Univ. of Mississippi as a student in 1962. Meredith…
Montgomery police say they've made an arrest in a double murder case from January. Police say they've charged 18-year-old Kevonta Brown with two counts of felony murder after officers say he turned himself in earlier today. He's being held on…
Millbrook police say they've arrested a 15-year-old student in connection to a terrorist threat investigation at Stanhope Elmore High School. Police say school officials contacted them Thursday after getting information from several students who said another student made statements about…
The man wanted in connection with a violent alleged kidnapping in Pike County has been arrested. According the U.S. Marshals, Timothy Latty, 42, was arrested in the parking lot of the Bass Pro Shops in Leeds Friday afternoon. Pike County…
The White House is on lockdown after a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier. The U.S. Secret Service tweets that the vehicle "did not breach the security barrier of the White House complex." No shots were fired during the incident,…
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Our Alabama representatives in Washington are speaking out about the latest gun debate. Senator Richard Shelby and Congresswoman Martha Roby say they are both pro-Second Amendment. But they also agree something needs to be done when it comes to gun…
