Neighborlink maintains lawn and order after single mom’s lawnmower was stolen
NeighborLink stepped in after a stolen lawnmower spiraled into a violation from the city.
Former Roanoke Man Sentenced To 60 Years In Federal Prison For Child Exploitation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A former Roanoke man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of children, federal officials announced. Cecil Spangler, 37, was sentenced on May 28, 2026, by Chief U.S. District Judge Holly A. Brady in the U.S....
Crash snarls traffic on stretch of West Jefferson near Time Corners
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) At least two people were hurt after a crash on West Jefferson near Time Corners late Monday morning. The crash happened just before 11:45 a.m. near the entrance to the shopping center. Traffic was restricted to one lane in each direction while crews cleaned up the scene. It’s not clear how […]
Displaced vendors create new Fort Wayne marketplace for small businesses
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Two small business owners who lost their retail space when Painted Tree closed in April opened a new marketplace Monday to help themselves and other displaced vendors. Thom Quinlan and Nathan Meredith had 10 days to vacate six locations at Painted Tree when the marketplace...
Man handed less than a year for role in shooting that left a 17-year-old...
A man who pleaded guilty to avoid an attempted murder charge in a shooting that left a teen in life-threatening condition was sentenced to less than a year in prison Monday.
SB Cubs rally past TinCaps 7-5 to extend Midwest lead
SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Cubs continued their strong month of May on Sunday, rallying from an early three-run deficit to defeat the Fort Wayne TinCaps 7-5. The Cubs chipped away at the lead, highlighted by a solo home run from Miguel Useche in the fourth inning. South...
Commemorative ceremony for new brewer park plaque
Roosevelt Barnes Sr. is the first African American to receive a contractor's license in Fort Wayne.
Military History In Paulding County
Floyd L. Tabler was born January 24, 1901, in Paulding County, the son of Charles G. Tabler, born October 24, 1873, in Auglaize County, Ohio, and Emma May (Stahl) Tabler, born May 17, 1876, in Paulding County, Ohio. Charles’ father, Marion Thomas Jefferson Tabler, was a Spanish-American War veteran. He...
Fort Wayne Police Department finds missing 11-year-old girl safe
If you have any information on her whereabouts, you're asked to call police at: (260) 427-1222.
A Trip to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
The Allen County Public Library (ACPL) Genealogy Center is one of the premier genealogical research resources in the United States. If you’re ever in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, area, you may want to schedule a few days of research at the center. Nicole and I were there as part of the National Genealogical Society Confere
