Montgomery City Council approves gas tax increase
The council voted 6-3 to raise the tax from seven cents to 10.
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.
Articles
Domestic shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 in custody
William Morgan is charged with murder and is currently in the Covington County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
ACTION 8 UPDATE: Victim’s name released in fatal Montgomery shooting
The name of the man shot and killed in the 2200 block of E. 3rd Street has been released.
Alabama Softball defeats Samford
The Crimson Tide defeats Samford 9-2. Alabama improves to 16-6 on the season.
Alabama tops JSU for the season sweep
The Crimson Tide defeated the Gamecocks 11-1 to capture the season sweep over JSU. Alabama improves to 13-0 to start the season.
Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker named First Team All-SEC
Alabama senior, Sarah Ashlee Barker, earning First Team All-SEC honors. This is Barker's second First Team All-SEC selection.
Auburn’s Gaston & Deng earn SEC Postseason honors
Auburn's DeYona Gaston and Yuting Deng both earning postseason honors from the SEC Conference Office. Gaston earned Second Team All-SEC honors while Deng was recognized as part of the All-SEC Freshman Team.
CBS News Poll: Large majority of people who watched Trump speech liked it
A new CBS News poll shows a large majority of people who watched President Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress approved of what they saw and heard.
What the Tech: Beware of a scam that targets PayPal
Scammers are using the popular PayPal online payment system to trick people out of their money, even people who've never used PayPal.
President Trump vows to press ahead on reshaping America in speech to Congress
President Donald Trump is vowing to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation’s economy, immigration and foreign policy in a speech to Congress.
