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• Victims in US 24 semitruck crash ID'd

  17-11-2022 21:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — A crash on U.S. 24 near Interstate 469 left two people dead and another in critical condition Thursday afternoon, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department (ACSD).Police responded to the crash involving an SUV and a semitruck at approximately 2:24 p.m.An investigation showed the SUV was traveling eastbound on U.S. 24 and was slowed in traffic as it was approaching upcoming construction when the semitruck struck the SUV from behind, according to police. Sli
  
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• INDOT: Crash on US-24 near I-469 clogs traffic, leaves only one lane open

  17-11-2022 21:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — A crash on U.S. 24 has one lane closed and traffic significantly backed up, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).INDOT traffic cameras show multiple police and emergency vehicles investigating a crash involving a semitruck along the eastbound lanes of U.S. 24.The livestream shows traffic is backed up, with vehicles barely squeezing through the right lane. Slick roads lead to crashes in Fort Wayne areaINDOT says the left lane of eastbound U.
  
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• 2 dead, 1 in critical condition following US 24 crash

  17-11-2022 21:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) — A crash involving a semitruck on U.S. 24 near I-469 left two people dead and another in critical condition Thursday afternoon, according to the Allen County Sheriff's Department (ACSD).Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving an SUV and a semitruck at approximately 2:24 p.m.An investigation showed the SUV was traveling eastbound on U.S. 24 and was slowed in traffic as it approaching upcoming construction when the semitruck struck the SUV from behind, accor
  
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• United Way of Allen County names new president, CEO

  17-11-2022 21:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — United Way of Allen County named Robert Haworth as the organization's new president and CEO Thursday afternoon.Haworth will officially move into the positions Jan. 3, 2023.The United Way Board of Directors selected Haworth following a national search that provided hundreds of applications from a wide range of candidates. United Way of Allen County celebrating 100 yearsHaworth recently served as an executive in several Indiana school corporations."I am humbled by t
  
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• New Three Rivers Festival director named

  17-11-2022 20:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Three Rivers Festival has a new director.Rick Kinney has been named Director of Operations of the festival, the board announced Thursday. He will "oversee all festival operations in a reorganization to better serve the festival moving forward," the board said.Kinney founded the Clyde Theatre and has more than 20 years of experience in event management and entertainment, the board said in its announcement."The Three Rivers Festival is a staple in the Fort Wayne ente
  
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• FDA clears lab-grown meat for human consumption

  17-11-2022 20:27 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced it has cleared a lab-grown meat product as safe for human consumption for the first time.In a news release, the agency said that after reviewing information from UPSIDE Foods about food the company is making from cultured chicken cells, it has "no further questions at this time about the firm's safety conclusion."The agency noted that before UPSIDE Foods, based in Berkeley, Calif., can bring its products to the market, t
  
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• Language barrier for trucker accused in Warsaw bus crash forces court hearing to be rescheduled

  17-11-2022 19:47 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A court hearing for the semi-driver accused of crashing his rig into a school bus carrying a high school hockey team has been rescheduled for Monday.Victor Santos had been scheduled to appear for his initial hearing in Kosciusko County at 1 p.m. Thursday. However the hearing had to be rescheduled because of the need for an interpreter so Santos could fully understand the charges being brought against him.
  Victor SantosSantos is facing 26 felony counts,
  
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• Language barrier for trucker accused in Warsaw bus crash delays court hearing

  17-11-2022 19:47 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) – A court hearing for the semi-driver accused of crashing his rig into a school bus carrying a high school hockey team has been rescheduled for Monday.Victor Santos had been scheduled to appear for his initial hearing in Kosciusko County at 1 p.m. Thursday. However the hearing had to be rescheduled because of the need for an interpreter so Santos could fully understand the charges being brought against him.
  Victor SantosSantos is facing 26 felony counts,
  
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• Fort Wayne Cebolla's location shuttered due to cockroaches

  17-11-2022 18:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One of the Fort Wayne Cebolla's locations has been closed by the Allen County Health Department.The health department closed the location at 602 E. Dupont Road on Monday after an inspection. A sign on the door of the establishment indicated an inspection showed cockroaches.According to an inspection report obtained by WANE 15, a complaint was received on Nov. 10 about "cockroaches on the walls inside the establishment."During an inspection, a health official found "17
  
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• Snow this winter? Chances look better in latest NOAA outlook

  17-11-2022 18:12 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Those hoping to build a snowman this season (or sit inside and enjoy the charm of winter weather from a distance) have better chances of their dreams coming true. An update to the Climate Prediction Center's official winter forecast shows colder weather and higher chances of precipitation than the last forecast.
  The 90-day-outlook was published Thursday morning by the Climate Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Nati
  
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• FDA warns e-cig companies over products that look like toys and target children

  17-11-2022 18:01 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to several e-cigarette companies on Wednesday for packaging their products to look like toys and appeal to children.The FDA criticized the five relatively unknown companies — Wizman Limited, Shenzhen Fumot Technology, Shenzhen Quawins Technology, Ruthless Vapor and Moti Global — for selling e-cigarettes designed to look like items such as glow sticks, Nintendo Game Boys and walkie-talkies, or to imitate foods
  
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• Judge awards $3M to Gabby Petito's family in suit against Brian Laundrie's estate

  17-11-2022 17:22 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A judge in Sarasota County, Florida, has awarded Gabby Petito's family $3 million in the wrongful death lawsuit they filed against Brian Laundrie's estate.The suit, filed in May, alleged Christopher and Roberta Laundrie knew their son, Brian, murdered Petito.The family has also filed a civil lawsuit against the Laundries that alleges the same thing. Additionally, they're suing the Moab Police Department over its response to an incident involving the couple.
  Petito went
  
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• South Vermillion HS student injured by gunfire during drill

  17-11-2022 17:18 via wane.com
  
  VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — A South Vermillion High School student was shot and injured after what's being called an accidental discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer.According to a post by the South Vermillion Community School Corporation, the incident occurred Thursday morning during a drill.VCSC students to undergo active shooter response training
  The student was taken to an area hospital with an injury described as non-life-threatening.Image of the outside of Ver
  
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• Police ID deputy in Vermillion school weapon discharge

  17-11-2022 17:18 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE: Indiana State Police have identified the deputy involved in an accidental weapon discharge that injured a student Thursday at South Vermillion High School.Police say Deputy Tim DisPennett, a 19-year veteran of the Vermillion County Sheriff's Department, was instructing a law enforcement class at the school when he accidentally discharged his service weapon, striking a student in the classroom.Police say medical assistance was immediately rendered to the student and the student was taken
  
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• Carter's infant pajamas recalled over injury hazard

  17-11-2022 16:52 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. -- More than 50,000 infant pajamas are being recalled because they pose an injury risk.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves Carter’s infant’s one-piece fleece, footed pajamas. The recall was initiated because small wire pieces can be found in the pajamas, posing puncture and laceration hazards to young children.Recalled The William Carter Company Infant’s Yellow Footed Fleece Pajamas (Photo//CPSC)Recalled The William Carter Company Infant
  
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• Yelp names downtown Indy bakery as place for best pastries in Indiana

  17-11-2022 15:49 via wane.com
  
  Pastries can be a sweet (or savory) way to start your day, and Yelp has named a downtown Indianapolis bakery as the best place for pastries in all of Indiana.Give it up for Leviathan Bakehouse, which opened during the summer of 2020. The bakehouse features everything from danishes to kouign-amanns.“The core of our bakehouse is the oven, the heart of creation and expression. It’s with this heart we share our passion for baking and pastry,” the bakery said on its website.Leviatha
  
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• Frontier Airlines announces 'unlimited' flight pass

  17-11-2022 15:35 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Frontier Airlines announced on Wednesday an “All-You-Can-Fly” pass for about $600, but as you would expect, there is some fine print.The "GoWild" pass offers holders access to unlimited flights between the Denver-based airline’s U.S. destinations, including Puerto Rico, for an annual price.The $599 price tag is, however, an introductory offer. Unless it is canceled, the price soars to $1,999 a year when it automatically renews.Buyers can start booking their
  
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• Popeyes planned for southwest Fort Wayne

  17-11-2022 15:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- If you love that chicken from Popeyes, there'll soon be a new location in Fort Wayne to get it.A Popeyes is planned for a lot at 4416 Illinois Road, next to ALDI near Lowe's, across from Jefferson Pointe shopping center. Popeyes adds blackened chicken sandwich to menu and dares competitors to ‘copy this’A building permit for a new, 2,161 square foot restaurant was issued by the Allen County Building Department.WANE 15 has reached out to Popeyes for details,
  
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• Thanksgiving gas prices projected to hit record high

  17-11-2022 15:16 via wane.com
  
  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Soon, many Americans will be hitting the road to visit family and friends for Thanksgiving, and according to GasBuddy, they'll be facing the highest "Turkey Day" gas prices ever.Come Thanksgiving, GasBuddy projects the average national price of gasoline will be $3.68 per gallon, up nearly 30 cents from 2021 and more than 20 cents higher than the previous Thanksgiving Day record high of $3.44 in 2012.The high price tag doesn't appear to be deterring too many trave
  
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• Home births rose during pandemic to highest level in decades, but still uncommon: CDC report

  17-11-2022 15:08 via wane.com
  
  U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday.Among almost 4 million births in 2021, nearly 52,000 occurred at home, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed. That's up about 12% from 2020, following a 22% rise from 2019 to 2020.Increases were seen across races and ethnicities, although home births were much less common among Hispanic women than oth
  
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• The AP Interview: Pence says voters want new leadership

  17-11-2022 14:46 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership” following the disappointing midterm elections for Republicans, who are now openly debating whether his onetime boss, Donald Trump, should maintain a leading role in the party.In an interview with The Associated Press just hours after Trump announced another White House run, Pence declined to say whether he thinks the former president is fit to return to his old job. But
  
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• Slick roads lead to crashes in Fort Wayne area

  17-11-2022 12:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Snow and sub-freezing temps caused dangerous driving conditions in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area Thursday morning.
  Pavement on bridges and overpasses were icy in many areas. Slick conditions may have contributed to a crash on Bass Road over I-69. A motorist told WANE 15 the bridge was iced over. Road crews put sand down as a result of the crash.
  There were also reports of a crash on I-69 at the Goshen Road/US 30 interchange.
  A crash in the 8000 block of Wayne Trace
  
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• Slick roads contributing to crashes in Fort Wayne area

  17-11-2022 12:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Snow and sub-freezing temps have caused dangerous driving conditions in Fort Wayne and the surrounding area Thursday morning.
  A crash in the 8-thousand block of Wayne Trace has caused wires to fall across the road. School Closings and Delays
  Multiple schools in surrounding counties have also delayed the start of classes because of the weather.
  
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• Opioid deaths still rising in Allen County despite reports of nationwide decline

  17-11-2022 04:44 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - New data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a nationwide decline in drug overdose deaths from April to June of this year.
  In Allen County, however, experts say numbers are going in the opposite direction.
  Nate Moellering, Executive Vice President of Allendale Treatment and Fort Wayne Recovery, says Allen County had 173 overdose deaths last year. This year, he says the number is already close to hitting 200.Moellering believes there is an u
  
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• Turnstone in need of volunteers for holiday season and beyond

  17-11-2022 03:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being in the rearview mirror, Turnstone Center is still feeling the impact of it.Turnstone is currently seeking volunteers for the holiday season and beyond and hopes the number of volunteers will return to what they were before the pandemic.The organization says it has been unable to fill the volunteer requirements for any event its hosted since the pandemic began."Following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteer roles have b
  
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• Senator Mike Braun votes against protecting marriage for same-sex and interracial couples

  17-11-2022 00:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Senator Mike Braun was one of 37 Republicans who opposed protecting same-sex and interracial marriages by voting against the Respect for Marriage Act on Wednesday.Despite the opposition, the Senate advanced the legislation after 12 Republican senators sided with the Democrats on a 62-37 vote, sending the bill to Congress. If passed, the Respect for Marriage Act would ensure that same-sex and interracial unions are enshrined in federal law, granting protection to the marriage
  
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• Power restored after 2,500 I&M customers without power in southwest Fort Wayne

  17-11-2022 00:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) restored power to over 2,500 customers who were without it for a few hours across multiple areas of southwest Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.At one point, the I&M outage map showed just over 2,500 customers were without power, with a vast majority of the outages coming from the area of Broadway and Creighton Avenue. Tens of thousands of mink sprung from Van Wert County farmThe other area that had hundreds of customers without pow
  
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• Over 2K I&M customers without power in southwest Fort Wayne

  17-11-2022 00:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Over 2,000 Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) customers are without power across multiple areas of southwest Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.According to the I&M outage map, there were 2,561 customers without power as of 6:14 p.m., with over half of the outages coming from the area of Broadway and Creighton Avenue. Tens of thousands of mink sprung from Van Wert County farmThe other area that had hundreds of customers without power was Indian Village near Bluffton a
  
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• Nearly 2K I&M customers without power in southwest Fort Wayne

  17-11-2022 00:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Nearly 2,000 Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) customers are without power across multiple areas of southwest Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.According to the I&M outage map, there were 1,992 customers without power as of 7:44 p.m., with a vast majority of the outages coming from the area of Broadway and Creighton Avenue. Tens of thousands of mink sprung from Van Wert County farmThe other area that had hundreds of customers without power was Indian Village near Bl
  
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• I&M: equipment problem causes 2,500 customers to lose power in Fort Wayne

  17-11-2022 00:10 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) restored power to over 2,500 customers who were without it for a few hours across multiple areas of south and southwest Fort Wayne Wednesday evening.At one point, the I&M outage map showed just over 2,500 customers were without power, with a vast majority of the outages coming from the area of Broadway and Creighton Avenue. Tens of thousands of mink sprung from Van Wert County farmThe other area that had hundreds of customers w
  
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