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• Some sunshine returns Monday after soggy Sunday

  27-11-2022 23:00 via wane.com
  
  After a soggy start to your Sunday, rain is coming to an end this evening. So far, we've seen just under an inch and a quarter at the Fort Wayne International Airport, which sets a new daily record rainfall for November 27th. The rain has certainly been beneficial for the drought conditions in place across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.Look for overcast skies as we progress into the overnight hours, with just the slight chance a shower lingers into the night. Low temperatures will drop do
  
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• 2 people, 3 dogs dead after car struck tree off I-65

  27-11-2022 22:55 via wane.com
  
  LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A car was engulfed in flames after it ran off the roadway and crashed into a tree near I-65 Sunday morning.According to Indiana State Police, Lowell Post troopers responded to the crash scene around 7:00 a.m.. After a preliminary investigation, the car was a blue 2013 Chevrolet Cruze that was traveling north on I-65. For unknown reason, the Cruze then ran off the roadway near the 240-mile marker. Then, the Cruze struck a large tree and caught fire per the ISP release.
  
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• 2 people, 1 dog dead after car struck tree off I-65

  27-11-2022 22:55 via wane.com
  
  LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A car was engulfed in flames after it ran off the roadway and crashed into a tree near I-65 Sunday morning.According to Indiana State Police, Lowell Post troopers responded to the crash scene around 7:00 a.m.. After a preliminary investigation, the car was a blue 2013 Chevrolet Cruze that was traveling north on I-65. For unknown reason, the Cruze then ran off the roadway near the 240-mile marker. Then, the Cruze struck a large tree and caught fire per the ISP release.
  
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• Missing Ohio woman last seen in October found dead in Pennsylvania

  27-11-2022 21:14 via wane.com
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (WJW) — A Cleveland woman reported missing by police earlier this month has been found dead in Pennsylvania.The family of 23-year-old Andrianna Kiri Taylor last heard from her on Oct. 8, according to a news release from the police department. Police reported her missing on Nov. 13. Minor crash turns into 3-car collision, 2 deadAndrianna Kiri Taylor (Courtesy of Cleveland Police Department)The woman was found unresponsive in the backyard of a home in Wilkinsburg the night o
  
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• Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska

  27-11-2022 21:00 via wane.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.The Nebraska Department of Agriculture said Saturday that the state's 13th case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in northeast Nebraska's Dixon County, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Omaha, Nebraska..Ju
  
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• Victim ID'd in shooting near downtown Fort Wayne

  27-11-2022 19:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man died after a shooting near downtown Sunday afternoon, according to the Allen County Coroner.Fort Wayne Police said officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of Rockhill Street around noon. When they arrived on-scene, officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The shot was fired after a "domestic dispute," police said. Silver Alert canceled for Fort Wayne teenThe victim was initially taken to a nearby hospital in life
  
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• Shooting near downtown Fort Wayne leaves 1 in life-threatening condition

  27-11-2022 19:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One person is in life-threatening condition after a shooting Sunday afternoon.
  According to FWPD, officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting within the 1000 block of Rockhill St. around noon. When they arrived on-scene, officers found an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. The shot was fired after a "domestic dispute." Silver Alert canceled for Fort Wayne teenPer a release, the male is at a nearby hospital in life-threatening condition. One person of inte
  
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• FDA approves most expensive drug yet at $3.5 million per dose

  27-11-2022 19:10 via wane.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP)- The FDA has just approved the most expensive drug on the market to date. The drug, known as Hemgenix, costs $3.5 million per dose and is administered to patients with the rare disorder Hemophilia B.Hemophilia B is the rarer form of the blood clotting disorder resulting from insufficient amounts of a protein called Protein IX. Most patients with hemophilia B are men and about 1 in every 40,000 people has the disorder. Women are often carriers, displaying no symptoms but pa
  
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• Man allegedly threatens woman with a razor on JetBlue flight

  27-11-2022 18:41 via wane.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KTVX) - A Utah man was arrested after allegedly threatening a woman with a straight-edge razor during a JetBlue flight from New York to Salt Lake City on Monday.Merrill Darrell Fackrell, 41, has been charged in a District of Utah federal court with one count of carrying a weapon on an aircraft and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States.
  According to the charging documents, Fackrell was seated in the window seat
  
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• 2 kids fatally stabbed in New York, mother in custody, police say

  27-11-2022 18:02 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY (WPIX) ---Two young boys were stabbed and killed in a Bronx apartment Saturday night and their 22-year-old mother is in police custody, authorities said.
  The 11-month-old and 3-year-old victims were found with multiple stab wounds to the neck and body in the bathroom of an apartment in Mount Hope at around 8 p.m., police said. The brothers were discovered in the bathtub covered in clothes with the water running and overflowing onto the bathroom floor, according to police. They were
  
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• Whole Foods decision to pull lobster divides environmentalists, politicians

  27-11-2022 17:33 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster.Whole Foods recently said that it will stop selling lobster from the Gulf of Maine at hundreds of its stores around the country. The company cited decisions by a pair of sustainability organizations to take away their endorsements of the U.S. lobster fishing industry.The organi
  
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• Woman sues Kraft Heinz for $5M, says mac and cheese preparation isn't as advertised

  27-11-2022 15:39 via wane.com
  
  HIALEAH, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Florida woman is suing the Kraft Heinz Food Company for $5 million, claiming they misled the public about the time it takes to prepare its Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese cups.Court records show that a West Palm Beach-based law firm filed the lawsuit on behalf of Amanda Ramirez in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Nov. 18.
  Ramirez is listed as the main plaintiff for the class-action suit, which alleges Kraft Heinz violated federal law
  
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• Widespread rain to conclude Thanksgiving Weekend

  27-11-2022 04:30 via wane.com
  
  After we've been dealing with drought conditions across the area all throughout the fall, a widespread soaking rain lasting into Sunday is great news! The unfortunate part though is you'll likely have to keep your plans indoors to wrap up Thanksgiving Weekend.A large area of low pressure will soak our area with much-needed rain through the overnight hours into Sunday. However, the heaviest of the rain will taper off by the afternoon and we'll be left with just some light showers by the late afte
  
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• Rain today concludes Thanksgiving weekend

  27-11-2022 04:30 via wane.com
  
  Rain has been moving throughout the area over the past couple hours. The rain has been heavy at times. This is all thanks to a low pressure system, which is bringing us multiple rounds of rain as we go throughout the day today before the rain concludes with the rain out of the area in the evening. High temperatures will climb into the upper-40s to near 50 degrees, with our highs being reached at around noon. It will also be breezy today with wind gusts up to 30 mph possible, with a slight relaxa
  
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• Pantries program expands from Fort Wayne to Gary

  27-11-2022 02:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Forward Indiana has populated Fort Wayne with colorful "Community Pantries," an idea similar to a library.
  If you have extra nonperishable food, you can drop it off in a pantry. If you have a need, you can take food out of it.With 31 pantries in Fort Wayne, you've probably seen one of these colorful boxes. For those outside of the area, they're expanding to Gary soon. Forward Indiana looks to unite neighbors with colorful community pantries"A coalition of chu
  
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• Pantries headed from Fort Wayne to Gary

  27-11-2022 02:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Forward Indiana has populated Fort Wayne with colorful "Community Pantries," an idea similar to a library.
  If you have extra nonperishable food, you can drop it off in a pantry. If you have a need, you can take food out of it.With 31 pantries in Fort Wayne, you've probably seen one of these colorful boxes. For those outside of the area, they're expanding to Gary soon as well.Forward Indiana looks to unite neighbors with colorful community pantries"A coalition
  
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• Minor crash turns into three-car collision, 2 dead

  27-11-2022 02:12 via wane.com
  
  CROWN POINT, Ind. (WANE) -- Two drivers are dead after a wrong way crash on I-65 Saturday afternoon.
  According to Indiana State Police, Lowell Troopers were dispatched to an SUV driving north in the southbound lanes of I-65 near the exit ramp at U.S. 231 around 12 p.m.. Minutes later, a crash was reported involving several vehicles. Crown Point Fire, Police and Troopers responded to the scene first. There, they had discovered that the SUV was traveling in the wrong direction, and as a result, it
  
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• Minor crash turns into 3-car collision, 2 dead

  27-11-2022 02:12 via wane.com
  
  CROWN POINT, Ind. (WANE) -- Two drivers are dead after a wrong way crash on I-65 Saturday afternoon.
  According to Indiana State Police, Lowell Troopers were dispatched to an SUV driving north in the southbound lanes of I-65 near the exit ramp at U.S. 231 around 12 p.m.. Minutes later, a crash was reported involving several vehicles. Crown Point Fire, Police and Troopers responded to the scene first.
  There, they had discovered that the SUV was traveling in the wrong direction, and as a result, it
  
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• Baptist relief aids Hurricane Ian victims

  27-11-2022 01:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A local volunteer has returned from a relief trip organized by the State Convention of Baptists (SCBI).Jerry Jones says during the trip his team mostly cut up trees that were leaning on houses or obstructing structures.How to help Florida victims of Hurricane Ian"We would cut them up and take them out to the street for FEMA to pick up," said Jones.Jones, a Fort Wayne resident, says that he wasn't familiar with the damage of the hurricane until he took the tri
  
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• Fort Wayne local's goal to collect 30,000 pounds of pet food

  27-11-2022 00:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne resident Rachelle Reinking is asking community members for support in reaching her goal for Humane Fort Wayne's Pet Food Pantry.
  Beginning Nov. 26, Reinking is hosting her "30K in 30 Days Pet Food Drive," which will run until Dec. 26 -- Reinking's 30th birthday.
  "For this milestone birthday, I wanted to contribute something more than a Facebook fundraiser," Reinking said in a release. "I set what some might consider a lofty goal, but I have seen the generosi
  
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