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First Alert Forecast: Tracking more rain & storm rounds

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A cold front will bring periods of rain to Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio on Friday morning, but the wet weather will clear out well before the school day ends. The heaviest rain chances will occur from mid-morning through early afternoon as the front moves...
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Allen County Councilwoman launches community engagement and education task force

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - An Allen County councilwoman says she’s putting community concerns front and center, launching a new task force aimed at turning voices into action. Councilwoman Lindsey Hammond launched the initiative on Wednesday, calling it the Community Engagement and Education Task Force. Hammond says after she...
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Dupont Hospital celebrates 25 years in Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Dupont Hospital is celebrating 25 years in Fort Wayne. The hospital opened in 2001, offering Fort Wayne and its surrounding communities access to basic healthcare. It has since expanded and now provides extensive services in a facility that features 131 beds, 15 operating rooms, an...
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Defense sonobuoy gets LRIP nod from U.S. Navy

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. Defense electronics and sonobuoy company Ultra Maritime won a sole source contract with the U.S. Navy to engage in low rate initial production (LRIP) for the AN/SSQ-125B sonobuoy, with support for annual training, peacetime operations, testing expenditures, and inventory support. According to the Ultra Maritime announcement, the...
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Driver hits semi, rolls over cable barrier on I-69 in DeKalb County

A New Haven woman was taken to the hospital after her car rear-ended a semi-truck and rolled over on Interstate 69 Tuesday morning.
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Volunteer Center highlights community contributions

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The Volunteer Center highlighted Tuesday the contributions its volunteers make to the community. The center has 3,200 volunteers who collectively spent 122,000 hours serving the community last year. The organization presented a symbolic check to the city of Fort Wayne for $4.2 million. That’s how...
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TinCaps gear up for Opening Day

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne TinCaps are back in the Fort! And our fingers are crossed for good weather this week as they play at Parkview Field. The team released the following ahead of this week’s games (details on Opening Day below):. ’Caps Calendar presented...

Wilhelm Sets Junior World Record Total, Eyes Nationals Next

A Paulding County native is making his mark on the national and world stage of powerlifting. Nathan Wilhelm has steadily risen through the ranks of the sport, recently achieving a junior world record total and positioning himself among the top competitors in his division. Wilhelm has been lifting weights since...

Gas prices climb in Fort Wayne as global tensions drive costs higher

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Gas prices across Fort Wayne are climbing again, with many stations now sitting around $4.19 per gallon, roughly 60 to 66 cents higher than this time last month and slightly above the national average. Experts say while some seasonal increases are expected this time of year, the majority of the […]
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Working Smoke Detectors Saves Sleeping Family

Liberty Township — A family, including two children, safely escaped a mobile home fire Saturday morning after working smoke detectors alerted them to danger in time to get out. According to fire officials, crews were dispatched at approximately 9:35 a.m. on April 4 to the 100 block of Leslie...

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