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• Hurricanes, refineries, and gas trends: why we could return to $3 per gallon

  29-09-2022 23:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Hurricane season is here, as evidenced by Hurricane Ian, which has spread damage across the southeast portion of the United States.
  However, it has not had an effect in an area we have come to associate hurricanes with: rising gas prices.EPA waives fuel rule in 4 states after Indiana refinery fireThat's due to the fact that most refineries in the United States call the Gulf Coast home instead of the east coast where Hurricane Ian ended up.
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• House approves scaled-down bill targeting Big Tech dominance

  29-09-2022 23:02 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday approved sharply scaled-down legislation targeting the dominance of Big Tech companies by giving states greater power in antitrust cases and increasing money for federal regulators.The bipartisan measure, passed by a 242-184 vote, pales in comparison with a more ambitious package aimed at reining in Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple and cleared by key House and Senate committees. That proposal has languished for months, giving the companies time for vig
  
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• Report: Women gained fewer US company board seats in 2022

  29-09-2022 22:57 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. companies have added women to their boards of director at a slower pace this year compared with last year as the pandemic and a difficult economy shift priorities, according to a new report released Thursday.Women have continued to make gains, now holding a record 28% of board seats on the Russell 3000 index of publicly traded companies, according to an annual report by the advocacy organization 50/50 Women on Boards, which used data from executive data
  
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• INDOT: Section of S.R. 37 to close for culvert replacement

  29-09-2022 22:20 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced a portion of state Route 37 will be closed for approximately two months for a culvert replacement.Crews will be working on the section from Interstate 469 and Bruick Road starting "on or after" Oct. 3.Work is scheduled to wrap up by mid-December, but INDOT warns that all work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.INDOT recommends using an INDOT-approved detour of I-469, U.S. 24 and sta
  
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• Biden's student borrower forgiveness program updated to exclude private loans

  29-09-2022 21:55 via wane.com
  
  President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan was abruptly updated on Thursday to exclude borrowers with privately held federal student loans, according to Education Department guidance.As of Thursday, borrowers with federal student loans not held by the Education Department are no longer eligible to obtain one-time debt relief by consolidating those loans into Direct Loans, the guidance said.The department said only borrowers in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program
  
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• Skittles for squad cars: What the Allen County Jail commissary fund is used for

  29-09-2022 20:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The commissary items range from 40 cents for a toothbrush to $7 for an item of women’s underwear.Candy bars like Hershey’s, Snickers, Reese’s peanut butter cups or Skittles cost $1.25.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now Daily NewsSIGN UP NOW
  The list isn’t long but obviously popular with Allen County inmates who supplement turkey baloney sandwiches and bland oatmeal with goodies you could easily buy at the grocer
  
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• Man arrested after chase on I-69

  29-09-2022 20:28 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man was arrested after Indiana State Police said he led them on a chase up Interstate 69 in Grant County Thursday morning.Around 9:30 a.m., a state trooper tried to stop a Nissan Sentra for traveling 89 mph on I-69, just south of the S.R. 18 interchange. The Nissan did not stop and led the trooper on a pursuit, state police said.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now Daily NewsSIGN UP NOW
  The chase ended when the trooper uti
  
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• Man arrested in thefts of grills from Fort Wayne business

  29-09-2022 20:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man faces a pair of felonies after Fort Wayne Police identified him as one of the suspects behind thefts of grills from a Fort Wayne business earlier this month.The incident happened Sept. 16 at Simply Decks & Stuff at 2332 N. Clinton St.Close Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now Daily NewsSIGN UP NOW
  According to a Fort Wayne Police report, two tabletop Traeger grills were stolen from the property - one at a time, at differen
  
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• Man explains McDonald's billboard on roof of his Taylor Street home

  29-09-2022 20:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WANYE, Ind. (WANE) -- Anyone who's driven down Taylor Street just east of downtown Fort Wayne recently has noticed something you don't see every day.A home in the 2700 block has a big McDonald's billboard laid out like a tarp on the roof.That's because it is, in fact, being used as a tarp.David Huffman lives in the home. He's rented it for three and a half years.“They promised me three and a half years ago when I moved in here they’d fix the roof. I’m still waiting,”
  
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• US long-term mortgage rates up for 6th week; 30-year at 6.7%

  29-09-2022 18:04 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate climbed to 6.70% from 6.29% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.01% a year ago.The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those looking to refinance their homes, jumped to
  
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• Fort Wayne announces trick-or-treat hours

  29-09-2022 17:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Trick-or-treat!The Fort Wayne Police Department announced in a Facebook post Thursday that trick-or-treating in the city would be held on Halloween, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.Halloween falls on a Monday this year.Here are some Halloween safety tips from Indiana State Police:Know and abide by the appropriate dates and times your local community has established for trick-or-treating.Make sure that your child has a flashlight, glow stick or reflective material
  
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• How will the remnants from Ian affect Indiana?

  29-09-2022 17:01 via wane.com
  
  Our area has been the recipient of moisture or remnants of tropical storms and hurricanes in the past. But many times a huge tropical storm will put our area in sort of an atmospheric holding pattern. For example, the remnants of Ian will not make it to our area on Saturday. But, Futurecast has some of the clouds from Ian shrouding the sky from Friday night through Saturday afternoon.
  In fact, the strong ridge of high pressure will block any moisture from moving through our area and will put us
  
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• All of Indiana's Automatic Taxpayer Refund checks have been mailed, auditor says

  29-09-2022 16:41 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) -- The state of Indiana has finished printing and mailing the automatic taxpayer refund checks, State Auditor Tera Klutz said Thursday.Klutz said more than 1.5 million automatic taxpayer refund checks have been printed and mailed. The state successfully completed printing the checks on Sept. 21 and the last batch were mailed Sept. 22, Klutz said."Most Hoosiers who filed a 2020 tax return in 2021, should have received their automatic taxpayer refund via direct deposit or maile
  
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• Motorcyclist dies in Defiance County crash

  29-09-2022 16:01 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE, Ohio (WANE) A Hicksville, Ohio man died Wednesday after crashing his motorcycle Wednesday evening in Defiance County.Investigators with the Ohio State Highway Patrol determined that Michael S. Gonzalez, 47, was riding his Harley-Davidson west on Power Dam Road west of Harding Road when he failed to negotiate a curve and hit a guardrail.
  As a result of the crash, Power Dam Road was closed for about two-and-a-half hours while crews cleaned up the scene.
  
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• When to expect fall leaves this year

  29-09-2022 15:36 via wane.com
  
  As fall gets into full swing, many wonder when the leaves will begin changing colors.Jingjing Liang, an associate professor of quantitative forest ecology from the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University, said chlorophyll, a chemical compound that gives plants energy during photosynthesis, is responsible for the green color of leaves. During the fall, Liang says that a reduction in solar energy and lower temperatures cause trees to produce less chlorophyll.This results
  
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• IRS failed to send child tax credit to millions: audit

  29-09-2022 15:01 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Biden administration's advanced child tax credit payments proved to be a "godsend" for many low-income families, but a recent audit found that the IRS also failed to send money to millions of taxpayers who qualified.The audit, released Tuesday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), found that overall, the agency was 98% accurate when issuing the 178.9 million payments between July and November of 2021.The 2% inaccuracy, however, involved billions
  
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• Police: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults

  29-09-2022 14:01 via wane.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims found inside the school, authorities said.The shooting took place around 12:45 p.m. at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, authorities said. The school serves recent immigrants ages 16-21 who have fled violence and instability in their home countries, according to the school’s website. It is one of four adjacent schools located on a block in e
  
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• WATCH: Traffic light yanked off line by Hurricane Ian, crashes in front of cops

  29-09-2022 12:49 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An Tampa traffic light did not survive the harsh winds of Hurricane Ian, according to police.In an attempt to warn residents, the Tampa Police Department posted a video showing a traffic light falling off its line due to the heavy winds brought by Hurricane Ian. Tropical Storm Ian: Strong winds, heavy rains, storm surge still expectedThe video showed the light swing for a bit before it crashed to the ground in front of police officers. The officers then took the broken
  
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• Tropical Storm Ian: Strong winds, heavy rains, storm surge still expected

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Weather Service downgraded Hurricane Ian to a tropical storm early Thursday morning after its maximum sustained windspeeds fell to 65 mph.The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds measured at 150 mph. By 2 a.m. Thursday, it had weakened to a category 1 with maximum sustained winds of 75mph.Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power outage tracker
  While the storm quickly
  
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• Tropical Storm Ian batters east-central Florida; South Carolina coast under hurricane warning

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida andbattering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning.It is forecast to become a hurricane again Thursday evening as heads for South Carolina.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power outage trackerBy 11 a.m. Thursda
  
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• Ian strengthens to hurricane again ahead of Friday South Carolina landfall

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida and battering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, the storm regained hurricane strength ahead of a Friday South Carolina landfall.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. ET Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power o
  
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• Ian regains hurricane strength, expected to make landfall in South Carolina Friday

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida and battering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning. By Thursday evening, the storm regained hurricane strength ahead of a Friday South Carolina landfall.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. ET Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power o
  
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• Ian expected to near South Carolina as hurricane

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida andbattering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning.It is forecast to become a hurricane again Thursday evening as heads for South Carolina.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power outage trackerBy 2 p.m.Thursday,
  
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• Hurricane Ian to bring 'life-threatening' floods, storm surge to South Carolina: NHC

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida and battering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning.By Thursday evening, the storm regained hurricane strength ahead of a Friday South Carolina landfall.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. ET Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power ou
  
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• Hurricane Ian to bring 'life-threatening' floods, storm surge to Carolinas

  29-09-2022 12:38 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After barreling through southwest Florida and battering Tampa Bay with strong winds and heavy rains on Wednesday, Ian weakened overnight and became a tropical storm Thursday morning.By Thursday evening, the storm regained hurricane strength ahead of a Friday South Carolina landfall.
  The storm made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida just after 3 p.m. ET Wednesday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. Hurricane Ian: Tampa Bay power ou
  
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• WATCH: Florida firefighters rescue woman from flooded car

  29-09-2022 12:18 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Water rescuers in Naples, Florida, waded through waist-deep floodwater Wednesday to rescue a woman trapped in her car as Hurricane Ian battered Florida’s west coast with Category 4 winds, rain, and flood surge.Footage shared by Naples Fire-Rescue showed a firefighter break the rear passenger window of the woman's car with an axe before pulling her to safety. WATCH: Valrico family narrowly escapes being crushed by falling tree during Hurricane IanOn Wednesday, Col
  
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• Fort Wayne native riding out the hurricane in Florida

  29-09-2022 05:29 via wane.com
  
  LAKE MARY, Fla. (WANE) — A Fort Wayne native couple is preparing for their first experience of a hurricane.Nicole Norton and her husband moved to Lake Mary in March of last year, which is right outside of Orlando.Norton said it started raining Tuesday night and the winds have picked up since.The area where the couple lives might not be hit as hard as the coast, but hurricanes can be unpredictable.She said they don't anticipate damage to their home, but they do have one worry."I think the
  
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• 85 Fort Wayne veterans return from latest Honor Flight

  29-09-2022 05:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Over 80 military veterans from the Fort Wayne area returned home Wednesday night as part of the 39th Northeast Indiana Honor Flight.The flight consisted of six Korean veterans, 12 Cold War veterans and 67 Vietnam veterans.This flight represented the fifth Honor Flight trip out of Fort Wayne this year, as well as the first one where Vietnam veterans made up the largest share of the group. Veteran receives warm welcome after Honor FlightSteve Krumanaker, one of the
  
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• INDOT: Road construction costs up 36% since 2020

  29-09-2022 01:21 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Transportation says road construction costs have risen significantly over the past two years, largely due to inflation."Inflation is one of the biggest challenges to the agency and others in the industry right now," Chris Creighton, INDOT's chief of staff, told state lawmakers during a summer study committee meeting Wednesday.Over the past two years, costs for road construction projects have risen 36% on average in Indiana, Creighton said.Citing data from
  
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• Oldest Fort4Fitness walker shows age is just a number

  29-09-2022 00:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort4Fitness has races for all ages. The oldest participant says staying active is one of the keys to a long, healthy life. At 102, Vivian Purvis proves age is just a number as she looks forward to crossing the Fort4Fitness finish line.
  "I’m very active every day - I do not do much sitting," Vivian said. "I just try to keep active ... and have a purpose for walking. I'm thankful for my good legs."
  Vivian lives at Lutheran Life Villages and from walking the halls o
  
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• How to help victims of Hurricane Ian

  29-09-2022 00:22 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Hurricane Ian caused widespread destruction on its way through Florida.The storm made landfall as a Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon on Florida's southwest coast. Millions were left without power, homes flooded from storm surge, roofs were ripped apart and some roads were impassable due to debris and downed power lines.Brenda Brennan sits next to a boat that pushed against her apartment when Hurricane Ian passed through the area on September 29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Flor
  
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• How to donate to Red Cross in Florida to help victims of Ian

  29-09-2022 00:22 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WRIC) -- Hurricane Ian is currently causing widespread destruction on its way through Florida.The American Red Cross is in Florida helping residents recover from the damage, and help in the form of donations is especially important. Hurricane scams and economic impact, Ian’s Fort Wayne effectPeople looking to donate to the American Red Cross as they assist Floridians affected by Hurricane Ian can do so by clicking here.
  
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