Fort Wayne IN

The Arbor Day Foundation has honored New Haven, Indiana as a 2025 Tree City USA, recognizing the city’s ongoing work to plant, grow, and care for trees that improve community life. The program, now in its 50th year, celebrates cities that meet four standards: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Joan LeGrand started volunteering at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne in the 1970s. She has put in more than 10,000 hours, which equates to more than 416 solid days of giving back. Dena Jacquay, chief administrative officer at Parkview Health, presented LeGrand with an award...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — The City of Fort Wayne is running a neighborhood cleanup program that lets neighborhood associations pick a Saturday to get a 40-yard roll-off container for cleaning storm debris or clutter. The city will provide the container, a truck and a driver. The container will...

The nation’s largest grocery distributor, United Natural Foods, Inc., is implementing sweeping changes across its network, triggering hundreds of layoffs in Wisconsin, Indiana, and other regions as it restructures its…

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - Mayor Sharon Tucker announced a second round of opioid settlement funding totaling $471,761 for 12 nonprofits helping people and families overcome opioid and substance addiction. The programs serve pregnant and postpartum women, justice-involved adults and youth, veterans, immigrant and...

Fort Wayne’s Neighborhood Cleanup Program is back, running March through November. Neighborhood associations can request a free 40-yard roll-off container or a rear-load garbage truck to help residents clean up vacant lots, common areas, and household clutter. Containers are dropped off before 8 a.m. and picked up...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence was in Fort Wayne on Thursday. During his visit, Lawrence went to the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System’s Fort Wayne campus to learn about the facility’s progress in implementing the new federal Electronic Health...

FORT WAYNE – Purdue University Fort Wayne has announced that as of March 17, the university is waiving all application fees and enrollment deposits for domestic undergraduate students applying for fall 2026. The initiative eliminates the standard $30 application fee and the $50 enrollment deposit. “At Purdue Fort...

Fort Wayne firefighters wore mismatched socks Friday to support World Down Syndrome Day. Fort Wayne Fire Department Station #1 wore mismatched socks this morning to support "World Down Syndrome Day," promoting acceptance and inclusion for people with Down syndrome in our community. Their gesture highlights ongoing...