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.
Union Springs police are investigating an armed robbery. Police say the robbery happened earlier this week at the BP station on South Prairie Street. The suspect entered the building early in the morning with a handgun and demanded cash from the attendant.…
State officials say eight Alabama firefighters have returned home after helping to battle a large wildfire in the state of Washington. The Alabama Forestry Commission said its eight wildland firefighters returned to Alabama on Thursday after battling the blaze for…
Alabama's unemployment rate is on the rise. Gov. Robert Bentley announced Friday the state's unemployment rate for July was 7 percent. That's two-tenths of a percent higher than the June rate of 6.8 percent. Last month's rate also is higher…
A new shortcut is opening to Alabama's beaches. A nearly 13-mile stretch of road called the Baldwin Beach Express opens completely to traffic on Friday. Some sections of the road already have been in use. The road ties in with…
Prices at the pump seem to be on the rise and many are taking notice.
There are more questions than answers for a troubled theatre in Georgiana.
Rioting and violent exchanges between police and protestors continue in Ferguson, Missouri. This after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a policeman over the weekend. And today, a vigil was held in Montgomery to remember 18-year-old Mike Brown.
The first week of school is wrapping up -- and as students work in the classrooms, the Montgomery County Sheriff's SWAT team is working with active shooter trainings to make sure your child is safe this school year.
When Reeltown Elementary School opened its doors for the school year for the first time, it welcomed 18 four-year-olds. They're the first students in the first Pre-K program in the Tallapoosa County School System.
Toomer's Corner in Auburn hasn't looked the same since the beloved oak trees were taken down last spring after they were poisoned following the 2010 Iron Bowl. The school is almost ready to reveal a new facelift for the beloved corner.
