Fireworks can triggers veterans’ PTSD, local expert says
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Tomorrow’s Fourth of July fireworks displays aren’t a celebration for everyone. Fireworks can be triggering for veterans who battle “post-traumatic stress disorder,” or PTSD. 13 percent of female veterans and six percent of male veterans struggle with PTSD, according to the...
Lutheran Health Network’s Dupont Hospital has a record-breaking June ‘baby boom’
Lutheran Health Network's Dupont Hospital announced on Thursday a record-breaking number of deliveries for June.
Fireworks Explode Inside Burning Garage in Indiana Neighborhood
A harrowing video shared to social media shows the dangerous moment fireworks exploded inside a burning garage in Indiana. According to WANE 15 News, a garage near West State Boulevard and Goshen Road in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Fort Wayne was fully engulfed in flames and captured on video. The...
Crews responding to large fire in Auburn
AUBURN, Ind. (WPTA) - Fire crews are responding to a large fire at a trailer park in Auburn on Thursday afternoon. DeKalb County dispatchers say the fire started around 3:45 p.m. at a playground in the Auburn Crossing trailer park, at West Edge Drive and Susan Street. Dispatchers say no...
FWCS urges release of withheld $4.5M in federal education funding
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — Fort Wayne Community Schools is raising alarms over a delay in releasing nearly $4.5 million in federal funding earmarked for local public and private schools—just weeks before the 2025-26 school year begins. The district says the money, which was previously approved by Congress,...
Local mother concerned her child would lose care if Anthem and Parkview can’t make...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Parkview and Anthem are yet to make a deal, meaning that after August 16th, people using Anthem insurance would no longer be in Parkview’s network. Dominic Durnell, a local boy, was diagnosed with Leukemia in January and has been receiving treatment from Parkview and Riley Children’s...
Fort Wayne man sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug charges
A Fort Wayne man is sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking.
Stopped train blocks traffic for hours on South Anthony Boulevard
It's unclear why the train stopped or when it will get moving again.
Fort Wayne man arrested for money laundering, dealing drugs
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — A Fort Wayne man was arrested Thursday for dealing drugs, money laundering, and unlawful carry of a handgun by a prohibited person after a three-month investigation. On Thursday, the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) Vice and Narcotics Division, along with the FWPD Gang and Violent Crimes...
Crews work to fix more than 100 miles of trip hazards across Fort Wayne
Sidewalk repairs are now underway in Waynedale as part of a larger initiative to improve infrastructure across the city.
