Local Communities Celebrate Independence Day with Fireworks Displays Across the Region
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 249th birthday, communities across Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana are lighting up the skies with patriotic fireworks displays. From small towns to larger cities, local organizers have announced a full schedule of fireworks events to commemorate Independence Day in...
STOLEN STORAGE: Local family looking for answers after unit at Waynedale storage facility was...
WAYNEDALE, Ind. (WPTA) - Christina Parker and her husband needed a place to store their belongings a few months ago while they were downsizing. Just a few months after renting a unit at Storage Rentals of America in Waynedale, Parker says someone stole all of the valuables inside. That’s when they learned Storage...
Hirschy, Perez get 40 years for death of child
DECATUR – Two Adams County parents have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in connection with the death of their two-year-old child in December 2024. Jace Hirschy, 24, and Sintia Perez, 22, each pleaded guilty in Adams Circuit Court to charges of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death, as well as two...
New Dunkin’ Donuts location brewing in southeast Fort Wayne
The cafe is slated for an old bank on South Anthony Boulevard.
Sober Ride Indiana offers discounts for Uber and Lyft rides during July 4 weekend
Sober Ride Indiana is offering $10 discounts on Uber and Lyft rides from Thursday to Monday to prevent impaired driving during the Fourth of July weekend.
Creating space for everyone, Samantha Drudge is Positively Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Throughout the year, we’ll be showcasing “Unsung Heroes” in our community. Samantha Drudge is the program coordinator for My Autism Ally. For the past few years, she’s made it possible for even more families to enjoy events. It’s what makes her Positively Fort Wayne. If there’s one thing to...
2 men charged with burglary over $1,000 purebred Husky
Two men are being charged with felonies for reportedly attempting to abduct a $1,000 purebred Husky.
Decatur hosts an estimated 1,000 in city’s first Pride Festival
The city of Decatur hosted its first ever Pride Festival on Saturday, welcoming an estimated one thousand people from around the area to the event, which offered food, vendors and a family-friendly drag show from local performers. Despite a unanimous vote from the city council, excluding one abstention from a...
Parkview Health continues contract negotiations with Anthem ahead of deadline
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The region’s largest healthcare provider is continuing contract negotiations with Anthem as its July 31 deadline approaches. Anthem’s current contract with Parkview Health expires on August 1, and Anthem’s website reads that its leaders are in good faith negotiations to keep Parkview in...
Fort Wayne find ‘destructive device’ at Franklin Avenue home, man charged
Officers arrived at a home in the 1500 block of Franklin Avenue in response to an initial report of a mental health crisis.
