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 marine laboratory at Dauphin Island is expanding. The Dauphin Island Sea Lab has started work on a new research center for the Alabama Marine Mammal Stranding Network. Network director Ruth Carmichael says Alabama has historically had a lack…
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Six Tuskegee University students are home after being stranded in Liberia for weeks because of the Ebola outbreak. The school issued a statement Tuesday night saying the students arrived at the Atlanta airport. They are all healthy with no quarantine…
An abortion clinic in Huntsville has won permission to relocate so it can comply with new state restrictions. WAAY-TV reports the city zoning board approved the relocation of the Alabama Women's Center for Reproductive Alternatives during a meeting Tuesday night.…
A huge 15 foot gator was caught in the Alabama River in Wilcox County over the weekend. Now the taxidermist who is about to perform the taxidermy is speaking out about it.
If you're an animal breeder, or have a business where you own more than five dogs or cats, you will soon be charged a fee.
They say X marks the spot for buried treasure, but you might have more luck looking under one of the state's most iconic buildings. There's a vault underneath the capitol building, housing all sorts of items.
A standoff in Butler County ends peacefully after a man allegedly shoots his wife and holds his young son inside their home while armed.
CBS 8 is taking action against crime tonight -- neighborhood watch groups in Montgomery say crime prevention is at the top of their list of priorities...Some say the crimes are even driving homeowners out of their neighborhoods -- so they're doing something about it.
Two people are dead following a helicopter crash in Tuscaloosa County.
