2nd District Congressional Race Filling Up
The new year brings in a new election cycle with a lot of offices up for vote including the District 2 seat held by Congresswoman Martha Roby. The race is…
Jamey Tucker
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.
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Two Auburn Players Skipping Senior Season to Enter NFL Draft
Auburn cornerback Carlton Davis and tailback Kamryn Pettway are skipping their senior seasons to enter the NFL draft. Both announced their decisions Wednesday on social media. Tailback Kerryon Johnson has also declared his plans to turn pro. Davis is a…
Montgomery Teen Charged with Reckless Murder in Foster Street Shooting
The Montgomery Police Department has made an arrest in a death investigation into the December 20, 2017, fatal shooting of an adult male. MPD detectives charged Jacquarius Foxhall, 18, of Montgomery with one count each of reckless felony murder and…
Alabama Troopers Report 23 Traffic Fatalities During Holiday Travel Season
Alabama State Troopers investigated 23 traffic deaths during the Christmas and New Year’s Day holiday travel period, which was from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, to midnight Monday, January 1, 2018. The total is significantly lower than the total…
Senate-Elect Doug Jones Sworn-In in Washington
Vice President Mike Pence has sworn into office the two newest members of the Senate, Democrats Doug Jones of Alabama and Tina Smith of Minnesota. Jones is the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter-century. His victory…
Wetumpka Police Search Purse Theft Suspects
The Wetumpka Police Department is investigating a Theft of Property case. Theft of Property, which exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in value, or property of any value taken from the person of another, constitutes theft of property in the first degree.…
Morning Flurries, Colder Air Arrives Tonight
It is a cloudy start to the day, with some snow flurries, but no need to panic, no accumulations. For today, most of if not all of Central Alabama should see…
Famed Muscle Shoals Music Producer Rick Hall Dies at 85
Alabama record producer Rick Hall, who recorded some of the biggest musical acts of the 1960s and '70s and helped develop the fabled "Muscle Shoals sound," has died. Longtime friend Judy Hood says Hall died at his home Tuesday following…
Alabama Dominates Clemson in Sugar Bowl, Will Advance to National Championship Game
A pair of Alabama defensive players scored touchdowns 13 seconds apart in the third quarter, and the No. 4 Crimson Tide dominated top-ranked Clemson 24-6 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game Monday night to give coach Nick Saban another shot…
