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• Z!NG Asian Fusion Cuisine kicks off soft opening

  19-05-2023 23:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A new restaurant offering the "diverse flavors of Asia" has officially arrived in southwest Fort Wayne.On Thursday, Z!NG Asian Fusion Cuisine, located at 5735 Falls Drive, started with a soft opening.A bonsai tree serves as relevant décor at Z!NG Asian Fusion Cuisine.
  Jerry Rongos, one of the owners of Z!NG, said he has wanted to open a fast-casual restaurant like Z!NG for a long time. The Sidecar, The Deck open for 2023 season"It's been quite a blessing to
  
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• Police find nearly 100 fentanyl pills, guns along with stolen items in armed robbery; suspect arrested

  19-05-2023 23:06 via wane.com
  
  GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Grant County officers arrested a Marion man Thursday who is accused in an armed robbery.Police responded around 4:15 p.m. to a report of an armed robbery near 3900 S. Meridian St., according to a release from the Grant County Sheriff's Office. Deputies at the scene got information on the suspect and vehicle involved, and officers with the Marion Police Department were then able to track down 22-year-old Dontell McClung and a vehicle with stolen goods and illegal items
  
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• SBA: Disaster relief loans available after spring storms

  19-05-2023 22:01 via wane.com
  
  (WANE) - Disaster assistance loans are now available to help with the aftermath of a weekend storm that swept through northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio this spring.Through the U.S. Small Business Administration, applications are open for homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits in Allen County and other areas in the region that had damage from the storms on March 31 and April 1.The deadline to file for loans for physical damage is June 14. The deadline to file for economic injury loans
  
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• Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back and social activist, dead at 87

  19-05-2023 21:35 via wane.com
  
  Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87.A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.One of the greatest players in football history and one of the game’s first superstars, Brown was chosen the NFL’s Most Val
  
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• Empower Brands recalls nearly half a million waffle makers due to burn hazard

  19-05-2023 21:09 via wane.com
  
  (WHTM) -- Empower Brands is recalling around 456,000 waffle makers because users can suffer burns if hot pieces of the waffle or waffle stuffing are expelled, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.The CPSC said the recall includes the 5-inch PowerXL (Model ESWM02) and the 7-inch Stuffed Wafflizer (Model ESWM03) waffle makers.Best places to get eggs benedict in PennsylvaniaEmpower Brands has received 44 incident reports, including 34 burn injuries, with three needing medical attenti
  
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• Garrett, the first crankbait, and the '2 lives' of Creek Chub Bait Company

  19-05-2023 20:53 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) — Every spring, eager anglers look to dust off their tackle boxes and get on the water as many species of fish in Indiana begin their spawning periods.While there are dozens of lures to choose from based on the time of year, time of day, water clarity and so on, arguably the most iconic lure of them all is a standard crankbait.With two treble hooks, beady eyes and a wide selection of lipped and lipless variants, the crankbait has become one of the staples of fishing.(A
  
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• Courts: Trial in 2018 triple homicide at Fourth & Harrison streets to begin next week

  19-05-2023 20:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) In 2018, there were 46 homicides in Fort Wayne with three of those deaths taking place on June 28 of that year.It wasn't until January 2023 that police made an arrest for the killings of Dernail Ivory Brown, 26, Deshaun Devon Richards, 25 and Breondon Devon Pinkston, 28; all shot around midnight at Fourth and Harrison streets on the city’s near north side.
  Jacquail Belcher, now 30, is facing three murder charges and is set to go on trial Tuesday. The three day trial
  
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• Evansville man indicted by federal grand jury for alleged fentanyl dealing using Snapchat

  19-05-2023 20:33 via wane.com
  
  HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment, charging Jeremial Leach, 18, of Evansville, with multiple drug charges involving fentanyl.The charges are:
  Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in DeathDistribution of Fentanyl, two countsPossession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl
  According to the United States Attorney's Office of Southern District of Indiana in a press release, Leach is allegedly responsible for dealing fentanyl, resulting in at least three overdoses, one
  
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• Foster care appreciation month, need is substantial

  19-05-2023 19:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Across the state of Indiana, thousands of children are in need of a loving home and loving parents. Kids are put into foster care for numerous reasons, families affected by poverty, affected by substance use disorder, mental health issues, or unable to take care of their children.
  The Villages is a nonprofit agency committed to providing every child in Indiana has a safe and stable home. Right now, they are looking for families that are willing to home kids who are
  
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• Fort Wayne man dies after pinned in machinery at steel plant in Butler

  19-05-2023 18:52 via wane.com
  
  BUTLER, Ind. (WANE)A man was killed in an industrial accident early Friday morning at a factory in Butler.According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, the death happened at the Heidtman Steel plant located in the 4400 block of CR 59.
  Police and other first responders were called to the plant at 2:00 a.m. after being notified that a man had been pinned in some machinery. He was later pronounced dead at the scene.Investigators believe the man was working on the machinery when he became pin
  
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• Videos show gunman saying 'kill me' to onrushing officers in New Mexico rampage

  19-05-2023 18:02 via wane.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Videos released Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in northwest New Mexico recorded a voice said to be the shooter urging police to “kill me” and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church.“He is yelling on the Ring footage, ‘Come kill me,'" Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe said of Beau Wilson, the high school senior who authorities say killed three older women during the attack.&ldq
  
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• FWPD arrests suspect in 'multiple' recent shootings

  19-05-2023 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police arrested an 18-year-old man Thursday who is a suspect in multiple recent shootings.According to a release from FWPD, Daeshawn Jones was arrested around noon in the 4500 block of South Park Drive. Multiple weapons were recovered in the case, police said, and Jones is preliminarily charged with four Level 5 felonies including two counts of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, battery with a deadly weapon, and intimidation.The department's homicide
  
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• Gas prices expected to be drastically cheaper for Memorial Day than a year ago

  19-05-2023 17:32 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) GasBuddy has released its 2023 Summer Travel Survey and it has some good news for motorists.The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is projected to be $1.10 less than it was in 2023. GasBuddy anticipates the average to be $3.53 a gallon.
  Though, lower gas prices alone may not be enough for many Americans to hit the road this summer. According to GasBuddy’s 2023 Summer Travel Survey, released this week, 64% of Americans are planning to take a summer road trip
  
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• Concordia Lutheran High School receives Laura Bush Foundation Grant

  19-05-2023 17:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Concordia Lutheran High School just received a big boost to fund its library. On Friday morning, it was announced that Concordia Lutheran received the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries grant for $5,000.Concordia Lutheran High School was one of 300 schools selected to receive grants. Winning schools were selected across 36 states. The money awarded is specifically meant for expanding and diversifying these schools' libraries. A total of $1.5 Millio
  
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• California cracks down on street racing with release of 'Fast X'

  19-05-2023 15:19 via wane.com
  
  (CBS) Law enforcement agencies across California are uniting for a "zero tolerance" enforcement campaign against illegal street racing and sideshows. The California crackdown coincides with the release of "Fast X" -- the latest film in the "Fast and Furious" franchise that police say glamorizes street racing.Scenes from the new movie "Fast X" are happening all over California and law enforcement is cracking down. Police say the illegal activity is happening all across the state."We warned you. Y
  
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• Shooting at Ohio auto plant kills 1, sends 2nd victim and alleged gunman to hospital

  19-05-2023 13:48 via wane.com
  
  MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A man was killed and a second victim was wounded in a shooting at an Ohio auto plant Thursday night, police said.Police and firefighters responded just after 9 p.m. to a report of an active shooter at the facility in Moraine operated by DMAX Ltd., Moraine Police Sgt. Andrew Parish said.A male suspect “targeted” and shot two people. One victim died at the scene and the other was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Parish said.The ma
  
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• Man fatally shot engine factory coworker in feud over woman, police say

  19-05-2023 13:48 via wane.com
  
  MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A feud over a woman led one man to fatally shoot his coworker and then shoot himself in the head at a General Motors engine factory in Ohio, police said.A third employee was wounded at the DMAX plant Thursday night, possibly by a stray bullet as the man fired more than 12 rounds from a handgun, Moraine Police Sgt. Andrew Parish said during a news conference Friday."This was a feud between the two men, apparently over a female," Parish said.The woman the men were feudin
  
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• Be Our Guest - Umi

  19-05-2023 12:58 via wane.com
  
  This Be Our Guest half-off gift certificate deal features thesouthwest Fort Wayne eatery Umi. Click here to get the deal.
  
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• Hyundai, Kia agree to pay $200 million to settle lawsuit after rise in thefts

  19-05-2023 12:18 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) - Automakers Hyundai Motor America and Kia America, Inc. have agreed to pay roughly $200 million to settle a class-action lawsuit after the car companies saw a rise in thefts.“The agreement, which could be valued at approximately $200 million depending on how many customers elect to participate, will provide cash compensation for customers who incurred theft-related vehicle losses or damage not covered by insurance, in addition to reimbursement for insurance deductibles, increas
  
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• More than 30 million drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast

  19-05-2023 12:02 via wane.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.Few of them know it.And because of a dispute between federal safety regulators and an airbag parts manufacturer, they aren't likely to find out anytime soon.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that the manufacturer, ARC Automotive of Knoxville, Tennesse
  
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• No one injured following house fire on Fort Wayne's west side

  19-05-2023 12:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) and Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to the 1100 block of Burgess Street on Fort Wayne's West side after receiving reports of a burning house shortly before 4:30AM Friday morning. Police arrived on-scene and reported the entire backside of the building was burning.According to a release provided by the FWFD, the burning home was vacant or abandoned, so nobody was inside at the time of the fire. According to the re
  
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• Police seek information in southeast Fort Wayne shooting

  19-05-2023 04:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) is asking for information related to a shooting that happened in southeast Fort Wayne Thursday night.Police were spotted near the intersection of Winter and Colerick streets around 10:30 p.m. as authorities investigated the scene. Police: Motorcyclist dies after crash on Warsaw’s north sideIn an update Friday, the FWPD said a man at the scene was found with a gunshot wound that night and was in non-life-threatening con
  
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• Wayne High School brings back musical theater program after nearly a decade

  19-05-2023 03:25 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Wayne High School will be putting on a musical this week.
  While that might not be an unusual statement for most high schools, Wayne High School hasn't held a musical in almost a decade."This is very important to me; I mean my whole life is music," said Davionnte Nelson, sophomore at Wayne High School. "I joined theater to make friends and to join something where I know I belong."Earlier this school year, Wayne High School held its first play in almost a decade as
  
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• Allen County officials mull increase in income tax to fund new jail

  19-05-2023 02:55 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, Allen County officials looked at the possibility of raising local income taxes as a way to pay for the new county jail.At Thursday's Allen County Council (ACC) meeting, ACC President Tom Harris told WANE 15 that the Allen County Board of Commissioners (ACBC) has essentially passed the torch to ACC to figure out how to pay for the jail."That responsibility lies with County Council to determine how do we fund the jail for the next 20 years," Harris sa
  
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• Allen County Council approves tax abatement for General Motors

  19-05-2023 02:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, General Motors (GM) cleared the final hurdle to receive tax abatement as Allen County Council (ACC) passed a resolution in favor of the abatement.The Allen County Board of Commissioners also approved the tax abatement on May 5, but approval from ACC was the last thing GM needed for it to be in the clear.Elissa McGauley, director of development for Allen County, previously said the tax abatement would last for 10 years. Commissioners: GM tax abatement
  
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• Target recalls nearly 5 million Threshold candles due to burn hazard

  19-05-2023 01:50 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Target is recalling almost 5 million Threshold brand candles over concerns the jars they come in may crack or break during use — posing potential burn, fire and laceration hazards. Target says it has already received 137 reports of incident, including six injuries.The affected items are all candles sold in stores nationwide and at Target.com from August 2019 through March 2023. The candles came in a variety of scents, styles and sizes and cost between $3 and $20, Target s
  
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• Mother holds out hope for cold case seven years later

  19-05-2023 00:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Seven years ago today, Dontay White was shot to death in Fort Wayne.That night in 2016 still replays in his mother's head.
  “He got shot late at night. When he got to the hospital, it was already May 19, but it will still be May 18 to me,” Kandell White, mother of Dontay White, said.
  “Plus, it’s my birthday."
  In early 2018, Kandell White (right) attended a meeting and pleaded with then-prosecutor Karen Richards to push the case forward.Teen victim
  
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• Police: Motorcyclist dies after crash on Warsaw's north side

  19-05-2023 00:09 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) — The Warsaw Police Department (WPD) is investigating a crash that left a male motorcyclist dead and left a woman with "significant" injuries on Thursday.Just after 3:00 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Detroit Street and Anchorage Road on reports of a crash involving a motorcycle.When officers arrived, they found the motorcyclist, only identified as a 30-year-old man, was not moving and had suffered extensive injuries, according to the WPD.Despite life-sav
  
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