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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana’s ‘Bowl for Kids’ Sake’ fundraiser is underway. Held annually, the fundraiser invites community members to form teams to bowl for the organization’s mission of ‘supporting one-to-one mentorships that ignite the power and potential of youth’.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (WANE) – Northeast Indiana native Addy Wiley ran a personal-best 1:59.43 to win the 800 meter title at the 2026 U.S. Track & Field Indoor Championships on Sunday in Staten Island, New York. Valery Tobias came in second with a time of 1:59.77. Wiley, who was the 800 meter runner-up at the […]

The opening of Science Central's facility marks the return of the region's only public planetarium.

INDIANAPOLIS - For the first two and a half quarters of the Class 4-A championship game, Center Grove and Norwell were mired in a slog that resembled a street fight. The final quarter and a half, however, proved epic. Center Grove overcame an 11-point, third-quarter deficit on the strength of...

Woodlawn Arts Academy has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Do It Best Foundation to support the Academy’s four 2026 theater productions. The grant will help cover the cost of the rights, costuming and sets for the shows. “This grant helps us keep from raising tuition fees, allowing more...

FORT WAYNE — Leaders from five fire services outlined a plan to consolidate services across unincorporated Allen County during the first of three public hearings on a proposed unified district. The plan, as outlined Monday, Feb. 23, would combine the Northeast Allen County Fire Protection District, Northwest Allen...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - From struggling to serving: Avenues Recovery is putting purpose behind meals this weekend. Alumni of the organization are volunteering at St. Mary’s Catholic Church soup kitchen on Saturday and Sunday. Avenues Recovery is an alcohol and drug rehabilitation and addiction treatment center...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A man in Fort Wayne was sentenced to 62 years in prison for charges related to a 2024 fatal shooting. Dana Minies Jr., 28, was found guilty of felony murder and robbery. He was also charged with murder, but was found not guilty of that. The difference between murder and felony […]

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Fort Wayne, Ind. – A dramatic shift to warm and wet weather will take hold across northern Indiana beginning Tuesday, with highs nearing 70 degrees and multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms expected...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – One person was killed and another was seriously injured in a house fire on Thursday. It happened on Sterling Street near Goshen Road and I-69 shortly before midnight. Crews responded to the duplex to find one side engulfed in flames and were alerted that...