Fort Wayne IN

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - As the weather warms, the number of potholes in Fort Wayne increases. The city’s Street Department has multiple crews working to repair them. However, it needs the community’s help to know where to go. If you notice a pothole, the department asks that...

INDIANA — More than 10,000 homes and businesses across Indiana are without electricity Saturday morning as strong winds caused scattered power outages across the state. According to outage tracking website PowerOutage.us, about 10,295 customers statewide are without power, representing roughly 0.32% of the more than...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - As a Garrett Common Council member and his wife await their trials, their son was sentenced for stealing equipment from his ex-wife’s coffee business. Warrants were issued nearly a year ago for Councilman Bobby Diederich, his son, Ryan Diederich, and his wife, Julie Diederich,...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Wind gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour downed trees, knocked out power for thousands of residents, and caused car crashes across Fort Wayne on Friday. On Glenwood Drive, a downed tree took out a power line and damaged a backyard shed belonging to Marcus Benjamin, a boxing coach in Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne police determined the woman's car veered onto the opposite side of Jefferson Boulevard.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The First Alert Weather Day for today continues thank to strong winds causing problems across 21Country. How long will the wind last? First Alert Meteorologist Caleb Saylor lets you know.

WELLS COUNTY, Ind. (WPTA) - A road closure is coming to Ouabache State Park. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says the park’s entrance road will be closed between County Road 100 South and the Civilian Conservation Corps worker statue area beginning Monday, March 16. According to the department,...

FORT WAYNE – The Indiana State Police Fort Wayne Post is currently responding to multiple crash scenes throughout the district caused by extremely high winds moving through the area. Several semi tractor‑trailers have been blown over at various locations, resulting in slowed or restricted traffic in those affected...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Indiana Chapter of the American Planning Association honored Fort Wayne's Department of Neighborhoods with three awards. Neighborhood Planner Michael Terronez earned the Outstanding Young Planner for Indiana award. Terronez joined the City of Fort Wayne's Neighborhoods team in 2023 and...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Bend, Indiana – Residents across northern Indiana will experience a dramatic temperature swing this weekend as a powerful late-winter system brings near-70 degree warmth Sunday followed by severe...