Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies at 96
Westheimer died on Friday at her home in New York City, surrounded by her family.
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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Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded to a third-party platform in security breach
Approximately 109 million customer accounts were impacted, according to AT&T, which said that it currently doesn’t believe that the data is publicly available.
Costco raises annual membership fees for the 1st time since 2017
Last year, Costco made $4.6 billion from membership fees.
Alec Baldwin weeps in court when judge announces involuntary manslaughter case dismissed mid-trial
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defense in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film “Rust.”
Montgomery police investigating two separate overnight shootings
The shootings took place 18 minutes apart.
1 person dead in Autauga County house fire
Firefighters with the Pine Level Fire Department were called around 6:39 p.m. Thursday to the 1500 block of Onyx Drive on a house fire with a possible person trapped.
Burglary suspect out on bond arrested again for the same crime
This isn't the first time Deontay White is accused of burglarizing the Dollar General.
Mile markers coming to Autauga Creek
Officials say the markers help local emergency responders improve response times, increasing safety for all water enthusiasts.
Autauga County Schools launch K-12 virtual school
Officials say the tuition-free remote instruction model can enroll students from anywhere in the state.
