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• Drivers are enjoying the gift of lower gas prices

  26-12-2022 23:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Christmas holiday brings about one of the busier travel weekends of each year, and in 2022 drivers are thankful that there is some relief at the gas pump.According to AAA, the national average price for regular gasoline is $3.10, but in the state of Indiana that average drops to $2.95.GasBuddy says prices nationally are at their lowest in 18 months.“Hey, it’s better than it was and it’s wonderful, especially around Christmas, to be able to purchas
  
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• Allen County family boasts over 50 Christmas trees

  26-12-2022 22:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One of the most difficult parts of the holidays is making decisions about your Christmas tree.
  When to buy it, how to decorate it, deciding when it should be put up and brought down.
  Now imagine you had to make those decisions for over 50 trees, and you can start to understand the situation Cindy and Randy Brown are in.When asked how many tree's the collection has grown to, Cindy simply responds "We don't count anymore."The obsession started early in their relatio
  
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• Vandalism: Churubusco Police Department seeks information

  26-12-2022 22:32 via wane.com
  
  CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (WANE) - The Churubusco Police Department is seeking more information on a vandalism that happened at Brevin's Downtown Eatery, according their Facebook page.The incident happened on Sunday evening.If you have any information, call 260-693-2609.
  
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• Churubusco Police: ID help needed in Brevin's vandalism

  26-12-2022 22:32 via wane.com
  
  CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (WANE) - The Churubusco Police Department is seeking more information about a vandalism at Brevin's Downtown Eatery, according the department's Facebook page.The incident happened Christmas Day evening. Workers tell WANE 15 that when they got in, they found something that looked like oil covering outside walls, windows and doors.
  On Jan. 21, the Churubusco Police Department posted a photo of a truck in connection with the vandalism of the eatery on Facebook. The department is lo
  
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• Sheriff Gladieux says department morale is better, but he has regrets as he leaves office

  26-12-2022 22:09 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (WANE) Outgoing Allen County Sheriff David Gladieux will turn over the baton this week to his chief deputy, Troy Hershberger.It’s a department with a new SWAT vehicle, a brand new e-bike facility and horse trails at the 200-acre training grounds on Adams Center Road, new in-car computers for his road officers and a re-do of departmental policies that dated to the 1970s.The new mobile command unit purchased by the Allen County Sheriff's Department was needed as the number
  
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• Freezing fog chance tonight before we warm up

  26-12-2022 22:00 via wane.com
  
  Watch out for some new slick spots/black ice this evening, as some snow shower activity continues to move through the area. The good news is the bulk of the accumulating snow fell farther south this morning, but some slick roads continue to be a concern. Give yourself some extra time to reach your destination.Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and a slight snow shower chance will persist into the night. We're also watching closely the chance for some patches of freezing fog. This could stick to
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters prepare to entertain, amaze fans at the Coliseum

  26-12-2022 17:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters near their 100th anniversary, the iconic traveling troupe of basketball magicians plan to visit Fort Wayne Monday night as part of their 2023 World Tour.The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will host the Globetrotters at 7:00 p.m. as they take on the Washington Generals, their historic rival.Tickets for the event can be found on Ticketmaster for as low as $20. Blackmon Sr., Butt, Chapman among Indiana Basketball Hall of F
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters entertain, amaze fans at the Coliseum

  26-12-2022 17:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — As the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters near their 100th anniversary, the iconic traveling troupe of basketball magicians visited Fort Wayne Monday night as part of their 2023 World Tour.The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum hosted the Globetrotters at 7:00 p.m. as they faced the Washington Generals, their historic rival. Blackmon Sr., Butt, Chapman among Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame selectionsSince 1926, the Globetrotters have entertained more than 148 milli
  
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• Police: Man at IHOP with axe, knife charged with armed robbery

  26-12-2022 16:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Police have made an arrest in relation to an armed robbery that happened on Christmas Eve at the IHOP on Coldwater Road.At approximately 12:54 p.m., police responded to a call of an armed robbery suspect at the IHOP located at 4403 Coldwater Road.Police received preliminary information that the suspect, 41-year-old Ian Bazur-Persing, was armed with an axe and a knife, had the manager at knifepoint and was robbing the restaurant. ‘Have a great evening’:
  
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• DNR warns Hoosiers of possible dangers of being on 'thin ice'

  26-12-2022 15:31 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) — On Wednesday, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources offered a warning and some tips on how to handle frozen lakes, ponds, rivers and streams in Indiana during winter.Although the DNR warns "no ice is safe ice," the organization also said ice that is at least 4 inches thick is recommended for ice fishing, and riding a snowmobile on ice is only recommended for ice that is at least 5 inches thick. UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar dead at age 45The DNR also recommends not testin
  
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• Fort Wayne city offices close for Christmas; Monday trash service delayed

  26-12-2022 14:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Fort Wayne city offices are closed Monday in recognition of Christmas.As a result, garbage and recycling for those with Monday service will be delayed one day this week.UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar dead at age 45City offices will also be closed Jan. 2, but the city still plans to collect garbage and recycling that day, according to a city spokesperson.City offices will resume regular business hours Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.
  
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• MiLB Executive of the Year, TinCaps' Nutter relishing role

  26-12-2022 12:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - While he grew up moving all over the country following his father's career in the meat industry, Mike Nutter has called Fort Wayne home since 1999 and has turned the Summit City's minor league baseball franchise into a point of pride here in northeast Indiana.The president of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Nutter was named Minor League Baseball's 2022 Executive of the Year earlier this month at the Baseball Winter Meetings in San Diego. Minor League Baseball consists of 120 te
  
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• Small snow chances, big warm-up on the way

  26-12-2022 04:30 via wane.com
  
  If you’re hoping the snow lingers around, we have good news and bad news. The good, we could see some snowfall today and temperatures will remain low enough it won’t melt. The bad, we will be warming up soon and it should all melt by the end of the week.Snow forecast for Monday, December 26
  Monday’s forecast includes a chance for snow, as mentioned above. However, we’re not expecting anything major. Accumulation amounts will range from just a trace to up to 1” maxim
  
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• Some Monday snow followed by a big warm-up

  26-12-2022 00:18 via wane.com
  
  Today's sunshine helped to melt some ice on area roads, though temps were still well below freezing. So, be on the lookout for icy patches to redevelop as the wet pavement refreezes with the sun now set. Our temperatures reach their lowest point, in the upper single digits, after midnight and rise into the teens by 6 am. Winds are much lighter now, the strongest gusts are over, but we still have enough wind out there to give us wind chill values as low as -5° through the nighttime.Snow showe
  
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• Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

  26-12-2022 00:15 via wane.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico. Abo
  
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• Extreme cold, travel chaos: Woes from deadly storm continue

  26-12-2022 00:15 via wane.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The deep freeze from a deadly winter storm that walloped much of the United States will continue into the week as people in western New York deal with massive snow drifts that snarled emergency vehicles and travelers across the country see cancelled flights and dangerous roads.The massive storm has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses and knocking out power to tens of thousand
  
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