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.
A Lee County judge sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for fatally stabbing one man and injuring another last year. Circuit Judge Jacob Walker imposed the sentence Monday on Kentarious Beasley. The Opelika-Auburn News (http://bit.ly/1vcezip ) reports that…
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former Auburn police officer who had accused the police department of using a quota system in making traffic stops. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that District Judge W. Harold Albritton on Monday dismissed…
Two New York state lawmakers say more than 100 workers at the Remington Arms manufacturing plant in the Mohawk Valley are being laid off as the company shifts two of its assembly lines to Alabama.
Protesters are taking to the streets again in Ferguson, Missouri.
The three boys who found an abandoned baby in Montgomery earlier this month will be recognized at tomorrow's city council meeting.
The Montgomery County Humane Society needs your help. More and more animals are coming in -- some of the highest numbers they've received in years and that means a rise in medical costs. Humane society officials say they're struggling to get that extra money.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding two suspects after a meth lab bust.
In Butler County, one school is testing out a new program that makes breakfast and lunch FREE for all students, and some teachers say it is helping in the classroom.
College students across the state are returning to campus this week. But with the unemployment in the state rising to 7% and student loan debt at an all time high, is it worth it?
A Columbus woman has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after police arrested her for shooting and killing another woman early Sunday morning in the parking lot of a Columbus restaurant.
