Jalen Fong

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Morning Anchor and Producer at KYMA-TV (Yuma, AZ)

Current Sunrise Morning News Anchor @KYMA11

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Articles

Multiple people injured in steakhouse shooting

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jalen Fong

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Up to nine people are hurt after a shooting at a steakhouse in Glendale, Arizona. Police say that they believe more than one shooter was involved. They say that they detained several people but did not know immediately announce any arrests. Investigators say that they're still trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. Police say that there is no ongoing threat to the public. CONTINUE READING
Mother's Day spending expected to reach $34 billion

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 5, 2025 8:39 AM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Mother's Day is just right around the corner, and Americans are planning to spend big on their mothers. According to the National Retail Federation, a little over $34 billion is expected to be spent on this Mother's Day. On average, consumers plan to spend more than $250 on gifts and celebrations. Flowers continue to be the most popular gift, followed by cards, special outings.
President Trump wants to rename Veterans' Day

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 5, 2025 8:34 AM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – President Donald Trump says that he wants to rename Veterans' Day to 'Victory Day for World War I'. Trump posted on social media late Thursday morning that the renaming would be the start of a celebrating our victories once again. He also said that he wants to celebrate May 8th as 'Victory Day for World War II'.
Jury selection begins in Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 5, 2025 8:28 AM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Jury selection begins today in the New York trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. He's charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. If convicted on all counts, he could get life in prison. Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges. He faces dozens of related civil suits as well and denies all of those allegations as well.
Multiple people injured in steakhouse shooting

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 5, 2025 8:24 AM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Up to nine people are hurt after a shooting at a steakhouse in Glendale, Arizona. Police say that they believe more than one shooter was involved. They say that they detained several people but did not know immediately announce any arrests. Investigators say that they're still trying to figure out what led up to the shooting. Police say that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Maternal mortality rate increases

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 4, 2025 10:32 PM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – The American health care system is getting worse at caring for pregnant women and new mothers, flipping a two-year trend. The maternal mortality rate for last year rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies, that's up 18.6% in 2023. The mortality rate spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a quarter of the deaths being blamed on the virus.
Maternal mortality rate increases

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource Published May 4, 2025 10:32 PM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) - The American healthcare system is getting worse at caring for pregnant women and new mothers, flipping a two-year trend. The maternal mortality rate for last year rose to 19 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies, that's up 18.6% in 2023. The mortality rate spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a quarter of the deaths being blamed on the virus.
'Sperm racing' event raises awareness for men's health

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 4, 2025 10:26 PM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – It's a bizarre race in Los Angeles that could only come from the mind of a 17-year-old. Welcome to what was billed as the first ever sperm race. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like; a group of young men trained and then donated their swimmers to race in a microscopic track. The whole thing was streamed live plus plenty of people showed up to watch it in person.
Rare two-headed snake at California pet store

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

By Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource New Published May 4, 2025 9:57 PM (CNN, KYMA/KECY) – A pet store in Northern California is celebrating seven months of a very rare animal. They are two heads on the same California king snake. The one in 100,000 occurrence is the same thing as a conjoined twin; one embryo that partially split into two. Zeke and Angel are thriving, which leads the East Bay Vivarium to think they'll live the species normal 20 to 30 year life span.
Duolingo replacing contractors with artificial intelligence

1 week ago | kyma.com | Jalen Fong

(CNN, KYMA/KECY) – Language learning platform Duolingo is replacing contract workers with artificial intelligence. In an email, Duolingo shared it's on its LinkedIn that it's part of a company's plan to be more AI focused that will include not using contractors to do work that AI can handle. Duolingo's CEO said that moving quickly to become AI first, despite technology not being 100% perfect, could lead to some occasional hits on its quality, but he said that the company cannot wait.