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.
Southern states are banding together to promote civil rights tourism across the region. Fourteen states including all of the Deep South are joining to promote the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. It's a tourism website and campaign that will highlight about…
The Montgomery County Board of Education voted six to one to approve Dr. Ann Roy Moore for the interim MPS superintendent Friday. She is a former superintendent of Huntsville City Schools and also worked on the team for the Selma…
On Wednesday, January 10, Kelvin Golden, 32, of Evergreen, Alabama, was sentenced to 240 months (20 years) in federal prison for armed robbery, announced Louis V. Franklin, Sr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. There is no…
Today, twenty-one suspected methamphetamine and heroin traffickers from the Enterprise and Dothan areas have been arrested during pre-dawn roundups, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. from the Middle District of Alabama. These arrests follow two federal grand jury…
Alabama hospitals are filling up with patients because of a worsening influenza outbreak. The acting state health officer, Scott Harris, says hospitals in nearly one-third of Alabama's counties are at 90 percent of their patient capacity, and some are full.…
The high for today has already occurred; lower 60s. As the front swings through the state, widespread rain and gusty winds are occurring, but nothing expecting severe. A decent rainfall for…
According to ALEA, a two-vehicle crash at 12:55 p.m. Thursday claimed the life of a child. The 9-year-old child was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers say the 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer she was riding in struck a 2011 Mack garbage truck. She…
Governor Kay Ivey declared Thursday a State Public Health Emergency as the flu virus spreads across the state. As the flu virus spreads across the country, it can be…
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alabama's requirement to show photo identification at the polls. U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler on Wednesday ruled the provision does not violate the Voting Rights Act. Alabama in 2014 began requiring…
National champion Alabama is losing four more underclassmen to the NFL draft, including All-America safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick, safety Ronnie Harrison and tailback Bo Scarbrough announced Thursday they're skipping their senior seasons. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says defensive tackle…
