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• Details on Bath & Body Works annual Candle Day 2022

  01-12-2022 23:53 via wane.com
  
  CLEVELAND (WJW) – Candle lovers, your favorite day is back! The Bath & Body Works Annual Candle Day is back this week for its 11th year in a row.Bath & Body Works will celebrate its 2022 Annual Candle Day on December 2-3.During the event, all 3-wick candles will cost $9.95 instead of the retail value ranging between $25.50 and $32.50. This year's price rolls back a 30-cent increase levied during the 2021 sale. Fire Department: Why you should close your bedroom door before you go to
  
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• Richard Allen's attorneys speak out, call into question evidence: 'Rick has nothing to hide'

  01-12-2022 23:46 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. — The attorneys for Richard Allen, the man accused of murdering Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi in February 2017, have fired back against the evidence presented by investigators in the recently released court documents.
  Attorneys Brad Rozzi and Andrew Baldwin stated they argued on behalf of unsealing the court documents because "Rick has nothing to hide" and that they hope releasing the information would lead to tips that "assist us in proving his innocence."
  "Rick is
  
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• Allen County Commissioners unveil timeline for new county jail

  01-12-2022 23:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Board of Commissioners unveiled a timeline Thursday detailing future steps Allen County will take to continue making progress on a new county jail.The commissioners announced plans to begin drafting a purchase agreement for the property located at 2911 Meyer Road during a legislative meeting Nov. 23. Allen County selects site for new jailCurrently, Allen County Commissioners are working to finish a second appraisal of the land and negotiate a purc
  
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• Allen County Commissioners unveil next steps for new county jail

  01-12-2022 23:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Allen County Board of Commissioners unveiled a timeline Thursday detailing future steps Allen County will take to continue making progress on a new county jail.The commissioners announced plans to begin drafting a purchase agreement for the property located at 2911 Meyer Road during a legislative meeting Nov. 23. Allen County selects site for new jailCurrently, Allen County Commissioners are working to finish a second appraisal of the land and negotiate a purc
  
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• Warm to cold to warm - November 2022's weather

  01-12-2022 22:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - November 2022 is in the books and it was another busy month in the weather department. The month can best be described as a winter sandwich between mild fall weather.The month started off very warm, but that changed in a big way by the middle of the month, as arctic air settled in and snowfall added up across the area. However, if you liked warmer November days, they returned once again to conclude the month. Five days in the 70s highlighted the beginning of the month,
  
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• Pay it Forward Scholarship finalist Siddha Hall

  01-12-2022 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne is once again awarding one incoming freshman with the Pay it Forward scholarship to recognize their work going above and beyond to serve others.WANE 15 is partnering with USF to feature the three finalists for the 2023-2024 scholarship.Siddha Hall started a charity when she was only 8 years old. Now a senior at Trinity Lutheran High School in Seymour, Indiana, she's proud to see just how big of an impact its had.Siddha and h
  
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• Organization partners with Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control to offer reduced adoption fees

  01-12-2022 22:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In an effort to end pet homelessness, a national organization is partnering with Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control (FWACC) to offer reduced adoption fees starting Thursday.BISSELL Pet Foundation started its "Empty the Shelters — Holiday Hope" Thursday, and it will continue until Dec. 11.During that time, FWACC will offer fee-waived adoptions for cats and $25 adoption fees for dogs ages 6 months and older at its main shelter on Hillegas Road, as well as at
  
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• University of Saint Francis to move on from downtown location academics

  01-12-2022 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The University of Saint Francis (USF) is exploring options to move its operations out of downtown Fort Wayne.USF President Eric Albert Zimmer said that the move is part of an initiative to make the campus more centralized."Asking our students to commute to a downtown location was challenging for them,” Zimmer said. “We wanted to remove that challenge.” USF to move forward with ‘master plan’ that includes centralized student cente
  
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• University of Saint Francis to move on from downtown location

  01-12-2022 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The University of Saint Francis (USF) is exploring options to move its operations out of downtown Fort Wayne.USF President Eric Albert Zimmer said that the move is part of an initiative to make the campus more centralized."Asking our students to commute to a downtown location was challenging for them,” Zimmer said. “We wanted to remove that challenge.” USF to move forward with ‘master plan’ that includes centralized student cente
  
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• University of Saint Francis academics to move on from downtown location

  01-12-2022 21:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The University of Saint Francis (USF) is exploring options to move its operations out of downtown Fort Wayne.USF President Eric Albert Zimmer said that the move is part of an initiative to make the campus more centralized."Asking our students to commute to a downtown location was challenging for them,” Zimmer said. “We wanted to remove that challenge.” USF to move forward with ‘master plan’ that includes centralized student cente
  
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• Traffic back to normal after I-469 crash near Dupont

  01-12-2022 21:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A crash along the northern half of Interstate 469 had traffic moving slowly and one eastbound lane closed, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).INDOT's Trafficwise website reported a crash on I-469 between Clinton Street and St. Joe Road has the right eastbound lane blocked. Woman killed after getting out of vehicle on I-469Google Maps also showed heavy traffic along that stretch of I-469.Dispatchers confirmed the victim in the crash suffe
  
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• I-469 crash near Dupont slows traffic to a crawl

  01-12-2022 21:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A crash along the northern half of Interstate 469 has traffic moving slowly and one eastbound lane closed, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).INDOT's Trafficwise website reported a crash on I-469 between Clinton Street and St. Joe Road has the right eastbound lane blocked. Woman killed after getting out of vehicle on I-469Google Maps also shows heavy traffic along that stretch of I-469.Dispatchers confirmed the victim in the crash suffer
  
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• Lindenwood Cemetery rededicates AIDS memorial

  01-12-2022 21:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, Lindenwood Cemetery cut the ribbon on a newly refurbished and rededicated AIDS monument.
  Before the ceremony, Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry and Jeff Markley, executive director of Positive Resource Connection, both spoke. Della Lish McGee also performed.“We care enough about our fellow citizens and those who have been afflicted with AIDS that we are willing to stand beside them arm-in-arm and say ‘we will continue to work on behalf of th
  
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• Millions of cleaning products recalled after almost a dozen consumers become sick

  01-12-2022 19:54 via wane.com
  
  ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS. N.J. (WXIN) - Around 8 million bottles of cleaning products are being recalled after potentially dangerous bacteria were found in some of the items.The recall involves The Laundress laundry detergent, fabric conditioner and other cleaning products, according to a notice posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The products were sold online at TheLaundress.com, Amazon.com, and additional websites and in stores at The Laundress, Bloomingdale’s, The Container Store,
  
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• Court docs: Teen confesses to Rockhill shooting

  01-12-2022 19:16 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An 18-year-old man who, according to his friends and family, planned on going into the U.S. Marines has been charged with murder.Kyree Lamar Warren, of Fort Wayne, was charged Thursday with murder in the Sunday shooting death of Montreale Cornelius Turner, 44, at a home in the 1000 block of Rockhill Street.The Allen County Coroner’s office said Turner died from one shot that entered the left side of his abdomen, according to newly released Allen Superior Court doc
  
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• State troopers in northwest Indiana have been hit by vehicles 8 times in 2022

  01-12-2022 18:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An Indiana State trooper was hurt after he was struck by another vehicle while sitting in his squad car on I-80 in northwest Indiana late Wednesday evening.
  It was the eighth time a trooper assigned to the Lowell, Indiana post has been hit in 2022 according to Indiana State Police.The trooper involved in Wednesday's incident was providing traffic assistance for an earlier crash involving a semi and a car and had his emergency lights activated at around 11:15 p.m. when a C
  
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• Man finds decomposing body of previous homeowner in basement of new house

  01-12-2022 17:20 via wane.com
  
  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — A man who recently purchased a home in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, found the decomposing body of the previous homeowner in the basement, representatives for the city confirmed this week.
  Police and firefighters were called to the home on Tuesday just after 11:40 a.m., when the new owner discovered the body.The office of the city's medical examiner later identified the deceased as 71-year-old Nina Fielden, who was listed as the owner of the same property, accord
  
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• College Football Playoff to expand to 12 teams

  01-12-2022 17:17 via wane.com
  
  IRVING, Tex. (WANE) The College Football Playoff will expand from four teams to 12 starting in 2024.The College Football Playoff Board of Managers made the announcement Thursday morning after agreeing to the expansion.
  “We’re delighted to be moving forward,” said Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff. “When the board expanded the playoff beginning in 2026 and asked the CFP Management Committee to examine the feasibility of starting the new forma
  
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• Man held without bond after trying to pay for sex in Decatur

  01-12-2022 16:16 via wane.com
  
  DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) A Bluffton man is being held without bond in the Adams County Jail after police say he tried pay for sex at a hotel as part of an undercover investigation.
  According to the Adams County Sheriff's Department, the investigation used a confidential informant to arrange a meeting Wednesday with James Allan Mettler at the hotel. Mettler allegedly had a conversation with the informant about exchanging money for sex.
  Police arrested Mettler at around 4 p.m. at the hotel. Mettler ha
  
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• Police: Shooting prompted by man angry over another man being with ex-girlfriend

  01-12-2022 15:12 via wane.com
  
  AUBURN, Ind. (WANE) A Fort Wayne man is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after police say he shot at another man multiple times in Auburn Wednesday evening.
  At around 6 p.m., Auburn police officers responded to a 911 call indicating someone had shot at a vehicle according to a news release from Indiana State Police.
  An investigation determined that Joseph Alan Fisher had become enraged about another man being with his ex-girlfriend. Fisher allegedly shot at the man who was si
  
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• 3 vehicle crash snarls traffic at Lima and Till

  01-12-2022 14:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A crash involving three vehicles disrupted traffic Thursday morning at the intersection of Lima and Till in Fort Wayne.
  According to a police officer on the scene, two people were taken to a hospital as a result of the crash that took place after 7 a.m. Their conditions are not known.It appears a minivan rear-ended a car heading south on Lima and the minivan was then rear ended by a second minivan.
  
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• ‘Clerical error’ may have led police to overlook Richard Allen in Delphi case

  01-12-2022 13:52 via wane.com
  
  DELPHI, Ind. – Why now?That’s one of the biggest questions surrounding the arrest of Richard Allen, who’s charged with murdering Abby Williams and Libby German in February 2017.It appears a “clerical error” may be to blame. Court docs: Bullet found near Delphi girls tied back to Richard AllenThe investigation has been ongoing for more than five years. And while police have released pieces of evidence, including a pair of sketches, an audio recording and a grainy pho
  
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• Woman killed after getting out of vehicle on I-469

  01-12-2022 13:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Southbound traffic on I-469 between Maplecrest Road and Wheelock Road was slowed for hours Thursday morning following a fatal crash.Police at the scene confirmed with WANE 15 that a woman died after she was hit by FedEx truck. Police say they're investigating if the woman was having car trouble and had stepped out of her vehicle to flag someone down when she was struck.She has not yet been identified. The driver of the truck was not hurt.
  This is a developing story will be
  
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• Traffic Alert: Fatal crash slows traffic on I-469

  01-12-2022 13:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Southbound traffic on I-469 between Maplecrest Road and Wheelock Road has been slowed because of a fatal crash.Police at the scene confirmed with WANE 15 that a woman died after she was hit by FedEx truck. Police say they're investigating if the woman was having car trouble and had stepped out of her vehicle to flag someone down when she was struck.
  TRAFFIC ALERT: The right lane of southbound I-469 between the Maplecrest and Maysville exits is closed because of a crash. Pl
  
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• Traffic Alert: Crash slows traffic on I-469

  01-12-2022 13:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Southbound traffic on I-469 between Maplecrest Road and Wheelock Road has been slowed because of a crash.
  Details are limited, but the crash may have involved a semi and a pedestrian.WANE 15 has a crew on the way and this story will be updated when more information becomes available.
  
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• Viewers flock to watch glowing lava ooze from Hawaii volcano

  01-12-2022 13:14 via wane.com
  
  KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — The world's largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow.Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky. A main highway linking towns on the east and west coasts of the Big Island became an impromptu viewing point, with thousands of cars jamming the highway near Volcanoes National Park.An
  
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• Third year for 'Be the Light in a Child's Night' fundraiser

  01-12-2022 12:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- The Mustard Seed Furniture Bank is bringing back their "Be the Light in a Child's Night" luminary holiday sale for the third year. The fundraiser benefits the Beds4Kids program.
  To contribute, stop by the Mustard Seed at 36356 Illinois Road to purchase a 6-pack of luminaries for $20. All of the proceeds goes towards their Beds4Kids program.
  Executive Director, Suzie Jordan knows how impactful their holiday sale is.
  "It takes the community's generosity to keep our doors m
  
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• Inflation relief: At least 20 states offer one-time rebates, tax credits

  01-12-2022 12:06 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Amid painfully high inflation and rising interest rates, at least 20 states are offering one-time tax rebates and tax credits to help residents cope with the rising cost of living.Americans are experiencing the worst bout of inflation in four decades. In October, rates came down to 7.6% from a June high of 9.1%. The annual core inflation rate currently sits at 6.3%, the U.S. Labor Department recently reported.Inflation expectations have risen sharply in November, a
  
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• Man in critical condition after reported self defense shooting on Brooklyn Ave.

  01-12-2022 07:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne police are investigating a shooting on Brooklyn Ave. that left a man with life-threatening injuries.Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, a man called 911 and claimed another man attacked him. The caller said he shot the man in self defense.Officers responded to the 2300 block of Brooklyn and found the victim with an apparent gunshot wound. Medics took him to a hospital, where doctors determined his injuries were life-threatening.The man who called 911 remained at
  
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• Man arrested after claiming he shot another man in self defense on Brooklyn Ave.

  01-12-2022 07:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne police have arrested a man who claimed he shot another man in self defense late Wednesday evening in Fort Wayne.
  are investigating a shooting on Brooklyn Ave. that left a man with life-threatening injuries.Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, Christopher Vibbert, 33, of Fort Wayne called 911 and claimed another man attacked him. Vibbert said he shot the man in self defense.Officers responded to the 2300 block of Brooklyn and found the unidentified victim with an
  
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• FWPD: Spilled French fries led to brother-on-brother shooting

  01-12-2022 07:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - An argument that began over spilled French fries ended with a man shooting his brother in what he claims to be self-defense, according to newly released Allen Superior Court documents.
  Fort Wayne Police have arrested 33-year-old Christopher Vibbert on preliminary charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting, which occurred in the 2300 block of Brooklyn Avenue just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday.
  Vibbert initially ca
  
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• 6 state-funded art murals debut in northeast Indiana

  01-12-2022 03:09 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — Local organizations across Indiana recently completed over 40 state-funded public art murals, including six in northeast Indiana.The Indiana Destination Development Corporation provided the funding by offering a matching grant of up to $5,000.The organization handed out more than $200,000 in May. Mike Braun to run for Indiana governor in 2024"These public art projects help tell the stories of our local communities in beautiful and enriching ways," said Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Cro
  
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• 'Danger to society': Indiana mayor lambasts police officer who opened fire on off-duty cop

  01-12-2022 01:09 via wane.com
  
  ST. JOHN, Ind. — Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. had harsh words for a St. John police officer who opened fire on a vehicle that was being driven by an off-duty Hammond cop.
  According to the St. John Police Department, the shooting occurred early Tuesday morning at approximately 2:30 a.m. at the intersection of W. 93rd Avenue and Cline Avenue in St. John, a Lake County town located south of Schererville.Indiana man sentenced for embezzling millions from family businessSt. John police sa
  
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• School bus involved in minor DeKalb County crash

  01-12-2022 01:03 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A skinny road caused a minor crash involving a school bus Wednesday morning, according to police.Police say the school bus was traveling southbound near the 1500 block of County Road 77 as an Indiana Michigan Power bucket truck was traveling northbound. GFL to take over trash and recycling in HuntingtonWhen both vehicles attempted to pass each other on what police described as a "narrow roadway," their outside mirrors hit each other.There were eight students on
  
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• Health plans, Super Shot partner for free flu shots and coats

  01-12-2022 00:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Super Shot partnered with several health plans to provide seasonal flu, COVID-19 and childhood immunizations as well as free winter coats for children during a walk-in vaccine event Wednesday.
  Indiana's Managed Care Health Plans, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CareSource, MDwise and Managed Health Services partnered with Super Shot for the event at Amistad Presbyterian Church, according to a media release.
  "As the flu, RSV, and other respiratory viruses are spreadin
  
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• Parkview's laboratory science program renovates, expands

  01-12-2022 00:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A Parkview science program established in 1956 will now double the number of students accepted each year thanks to renovations to the health organizations Randallia campus, officials said Wednesday.
  The Medical Laboratory Science Program can now admit 20 students per year, up from the nine it could accommodate in previous years.
  Located in the lower level of Parkview Hospital Randallia, the program will also transition from a 10-month "rotation-based" model to a 12-mont
  
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• Lutheran's Maple Heights Behavioral Health facility to offer new option for psychiatric care

  01-12-2022 00:03 via wane.com
  
  The numbers are astounding: one in five adults experience mental illness every year.For one in 20, it’s serious mental illness every year.And one in six kids, ages 6 to 17, experience a mental health disorder every year.Many people are one personal catastrophe away from needing mental health treatment, said Jennifer Snyder, CEO of Maple Heights Behavioral Health. Maple Heights is a brand new facility that will offer help for those in need.To help address the growing mental health needs in
  
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