Jamey Tucker

Reporter

Jamey Tucker has worked in television news for stations across the South for over 25 years. A graduate of Carson Newman University Jamey has worked as a news anchor and reporter in Huntsville, Alabama; Memphis, Tennessee; and Nashville, Tennessee. Jamey is one of the first reporters in the country covering the consumer technology beat.

Latest News

Crime

Have you seen this porch pirate around Grovetown?

Updated: 18 minutes ago

By Staff

Columbia County deputies are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect caught on camera stealing packages.

News

Hephzibah police caught on body cam arresting man for singing loudly

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Sloane O'Cone

Caught on police body cam an arrest that started with a guy walking down the street singing along to his head phone music. We’re looking at what led up to it and why some are calling for an investigation.

Coronavirus

AARP calls for nursing home vaccine mandate as S.C. resident cases, deaths sharply rise

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Mary Green

The number of COVID cases and deaths among South Carolina’s nursing home residents are as high as they have been since a surge last winter.

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New esports program in Aiken giving gamers a chance to compete

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Nick Proto

Video games, they’ve come a long way since playing PacMan at the arcade. Now esports is one of the fastest growing industries in the world giving gamers the chance to play competitively.

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Parents sue Ga. corrections department, others over transgender inmate’s 2017 suicide

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Emileigh Forrester

WALB Investigates is looking into a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections over a transgender inmate’s suicide.

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News

Augusta 7-year-old taking internet by storm with basketball trickshots

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Briana Collier

A 7-year-old basketball sensation in Augusta might give pro athletes a run for their money in a few years. And it’s all because of the trickshots he does that will blow your mind.

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‘Always listen to your mom’: 6-year-old keeps mask on for school picture

Updated: 9 hours ago

By Staff

When the photographer asked him to take his mask off for the school photo, Mason told them that his mom said to always keep his mask on unless he’s eating or far away from everyone.

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Future of Meriwether Monument: ‘If history is taken away, it tends to die’

Updated: 10 hours ago

By William Rioux

It’s been years of back and forth. But now a new court ruling could mean changes to the Meriwether monument in downtown North Augusta.

Coronavirus

Local doctor talks Pfizer booster shot as FDA approves use for seniors, high-risk

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Celeste Springer

If you’re 65 or older and fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine the FDA says you’re now able to get a booster shot.

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Martinez, Ga. ranks nationally for best places to live in the U.S.

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Tradesha Woodard

Martinez ranked 21 out of the top 50 best places to live in the U.S. The area is also number six for job growth over the last five years. We spoke with Columbia County city leaders about their progress.

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I-TEAM: No place to call home, investigation finds local families displaced by out-of-state investors

Updated: 10 hours ago

By Liz Owens, Lynnsey Gardner and Jasmine Garcia

A storm is brewing over the Augusta housing market and the I-Team found a hurricane of evictions is beginning to form.