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• Map: Does your drinking water contain 'forever chemicals'?

  05-08-2023 22:56 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – So-called “forever chemicals” have been found in 45% of the nation’s tap water, according to a recent government study, but is your tap water affected?If you're wondering whether or not your tap water might contain synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, nonprofit Environmental Working Group created an interactive map using official records and data from public drinking water systems to show where forever chemicals were found to be above and below the advised
  
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• VIDEO: Man steals bike from California home's garage, stops to bond with homeowner's dog

  05-08-2023 22:34 via wane.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – Police on Friday released a video of a man they say stole a bike from a garage in a San Diego neighborhood, all while sharing a surprisingly sweet moment with the homeowner's dog.The theft occurred on July 15 around 10:40 p.m., after the suspect entered a garage in the Pacific Beach neighborhood and left with a 2019 black Electra three-speed bicycle, the San Diego Police Department said in a Facebook post on Thursday.Man in life-threatening condition after a solo motorcy
  
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• Jam out at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory

  05-08-2023 21:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Saturday night is the last time to visit the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory's two-day downtown musical festival.From 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, enjoy diverse music from local and regional artists Auburn-Garrett Drive-In to host a car showSaturday features Blues, Americana and Folk styles; with Mississippi Heat, Debutants, Grace Theisen & the Rebel Elves with G-Money Band, Rosalind & the Way, Phil's Family Lizard and A Picker &
  
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• Why homes often feel warmer than the thermostat suggests – and what to do about it

  05-08-2023 21:02 via wane.com
  
  (The Conversation) - Picture two homes on the same street: one constructed in the 1950s and the other in the 1990s. There are no trees or other shade. The air conditioning units are identical, recently replaced, and operating perfectly. Identical thermostats are set at 82 degrees Fahrenheit (27.8 Celsius).When it’s 110 F (43.3 C) outside, the 1950s house will likely feel at least 10 F (5.6 C) warmer inside, even with the same air temperature.Why?The answer has to do with radiant heat. Radi
  
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• Bicyclist in life-threatening condition after hit-and-run

  05-08-2023 20:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a crash between a bicyclist and a black Sedan.Officers were called to 502 Hamilton Ave. around 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 5.
  When officers arrived they found a female in life-threatening condition following being hit by a black Sedan. The Sedan fled the scene.The crash is still under investigation.
  
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• Vehicle on fire and three-vehicle crash on I-69 NB Saturday

  05-08-2023 20:14 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Officers are investigating a crash on Northbound I-69 near the 337-mile mark.It is about two miles from the 334 Waterloo/Kendallville exit. Between Waterloo and Ashley.According to a Facebook post by the DeKalb County Sherriff's Office, there was a vehicle on fire on the shoulder. Plus a three-vehicle accident in the same general area.WANE 15 will provide updates when available.
  
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• Northbound I-69 crash, major slowdowns in DeKalb County

  05-08-2023 20:14 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Officers are investigating a crash on Northbound I-69 near the 337-mile mark.It is about two miles from the 334 Waterloo/Kendallville exit. Between Waterloo and Ashley.INDOT is showing major slowdowns.
  WANE 15 will provide updates when available.
  
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• Single-story house fire off Tillman Rd. extinguished by Fort Wayne Fire Department

  05-08-2023 19:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) worked on a structure fire on the 7700 block of Newlin Drive.
  FWFD Truck 12 around 1:30 p.m. Saturday arrived to find smoke coming from a single-story house. The fire was isolated to one bedroom and was quickly extinguished according to a release.
  There was only one person in the house who evacuated safely. There were also some pet rabbits who were also taken out of the home.
  No injuries were reported.
  
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• Fort Wayne Fire Department respond to structure fire off Tillman Rd.

  05-08-2023 19:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) is working on a structure fire on the 7700 block of Newlin Drive.
  Calls were received around 1:30 pm Saturday for a possible structure fire. No further information has been released at this time.
  WANE 15 will provide updates when possible.
  
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• Fort Wayne Fire Department respond to possible structure fire off Tillman Rd.

  05-08-2023 19:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) is working on a structure fire on the 7700 block of Newlin Drive.
  Calls were received around 1:30 pm Saturday for a possible structure fire. No further information has been released at this time.
  WANE 15 will provide updates when possible.
  
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• Fort Wayne Fire Department respond to house fire off Tillman Rd.

  05-08-2023 19:46 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) is working on a structure fire on the 7700 block of Newlin Drive.
  Calls were received around 1:30 pm Saturday for a possible structure fire. No further information has been released at this time.
  WANE 15 will provide updates when possible.
  
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• Highest-paying jobs in Fort Wayne

  05-08-2023 19:39 via wane.com
  
  (Stacker) -- The rich are getting richer, and have been for some time.Across the nation, wages have continued to rise this year despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to temper inflation. In June, average weekly earnings grew at a higher rate than the Consumer Price Index, the nation's primary inflation indicator.While pay is increasing across income levels, the historical growth for high-income jobs has been most profound. High-income jobs have grown 69% over the past 50 year
  
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• Auburn-Garrett Drive-In to host a car show

  05-08-2023 19:10 via wane.com
  
  GARRETT, Ind. (WANE) — The Auburn-Garrett Drive-In is hosting a car show to raise money for the screen restoration and rebuild.The event takes place on Saturday, August 5. Registration is from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is $15. The show is open from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free to the public.The Annual Tim Bair Car Show is teaming up with the Auburn-Garrett Drive-In to raise money, to help in the rebuild of the Auburn/Garrett Drive-In.
  There will also be yard games, music, ra
  
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• Redemption House holding an open house with family fun

  05-08-2023 18:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Redemption House Ministries invites the community to tour its newly renovated, 119-year-old Fairfield Street House.There will be free food, live music, games and prizes at the 11th Anniversary Alumni Reunion and Open House. INSIDE: Parlor Doughnuts opens on NW side of Fort WayneThe event will take place at 2720 Fairfield Avenue on Saturday, August 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Redemption House moved into the 5,000-square-foot house at 2720 Fairfield Avenue in 2012. It s
  
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• Child found under Florida roller coaster track with traumatic injuries, officials say

  05-08-2023 17:00 via wane.com
  
  ORLANDO (WFLA) – A 6-year-old was found injured Thursday after an incident at a Florida amusement park, according to local officials.Osceola County Fire Rescue responded to the Fun Spot America amusement park in Kissimmee after a caller reported a child falling from a roller coaster.Firefighters found the child under the coaster's track, which was 20 feet overhead.The 6-year-old suffered traumatic injuries and was rushed to the hospital, officials said. He's currently recovering."I can't e
  
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• Checkout worldwide artistry at Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival

  05-08-2023 16:42 via wane.com
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents will welcome over 200 artists at the local tattoo festival hosted at the Grand Wayne Center.August 11 through the 13 featured artists will come from all over the world to participate in the Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival. More than just tattoos will be focused on as local shops and artists will have featured booths. Tattoo artists will be booked ahead of time, but walk-in appointments are also going to be offered at the event.
  Tattoo competitions will happen at t
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after a solo motorcycle crash

  05-08-2023 15:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating an incident with a motorcycle on Saturday.Officers were called to the area of 2100 W State Blvd, just outside the WANE 15 studio. Around 7:00 a.m. Saturday.According to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, a motorcycle was exiting the Dana Incorporated property where he crashed soon after.Officers at the scene found the male driver in life-threatening condition, he was taken to a local hospital.
  The inc
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after a single motorcycle crash

  05-08-2023 15:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating an incident with a motorcycle on Saturday.Officers were called to the area of 2100 W State Blvd around 7 a.m. Saturday.According to a release from the Fort Wayne Police Department, a motorcycle was exiting the Dana Incorporated property where he crashed soon after. Officers at the scene found the male driver in life-threatening condition, he was taken to a local hospital.
  The incident is still under investigation.
  
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• Fort Wayne Police Department investigating motorcycle incident

  05-08-2023 15:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating an incident with a motorcycle on Saturday.Officers were called to the area of 2205 W State Blvd, just outside the WANE 15 studio. Around 9:00 a.m. Saturday.It is unclear how many people were involved and any injuries.The WANE 15 crew contacted FWPD for more information. We will provide updates when available.
  
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• INSIDE: Parlor Doughnuts opens on NW side of Fort Wayne

  05-08-2023 15:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Evansville-based Parlor Doughnuts held a soft opening Saturday for its first franchise in Northeast Indiana, near Lima and Carroll Roads in Fort Wayne.The chain crafts "layered doughnuts," which operators say sets them apart from cake or yeast versions.According to the website, "it is our proprietary product with layers of buttery dough fried to be crisp on the outside and light/fluffy on the inside." 
  The soft opening was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 8A
  
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• INSIDE: Parlor Doughnuts opens at Carroll and Lima Roads

  05-08-2023 15:22 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Evansville-based Parlor Doughnuts held a soft opening Saturday for its first franchise in Northeast Indiana, near Lima and Carroll Roads in Fort Wayne.The chain crafts "layered doughnuts," which operators say sets them apart from cake or yeast versions.According to the website, "it is our proprietary product with layers of buttery dough fried to be crisp on the outside and light/fluffy on the inside." 
  The soft opening was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday from 8A
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot now estimated to be largest in game's history

  05-08-2023 15:03 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The current Mega Millions jackpot is estimated at $1.55 billion dollars, which would make it the largest in the game’s nearly three-decade history.For now, though, that figure is only an estimate: Officials say there’s a slight possibility Tuesday’s jackpot could fall short of the record (a $1.537 billion jackpot awarded in 2018), but it doesn’t look likely.“With enthusiastic players across the country, many of whom are newcomers to the game, it is
  
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• Thousands overwhelm New York's Union Square for streamer giveaway, tossing chairs and pounding cars

  05-08-2023 13:47 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A crowd of thousands that packed Manhattan's Union Square for a popular livestreamer's hyped giveaway got out of hand Friday afternoon, with some clambering on vehicles, hurling chairs and throwing punches, leaving police struggling to rein in the chaos.Aerial TV news footage showed a surging, tightly packed crowd running through the streets, scaling structures in the park and snarling traffic. Shouting teenagers swung objects at car windows, threw paint cans and set off fi
  
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• Mega Millions: Here are the winning numbers for $1.35B jackpot

  05-08-2023 05:04 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $1.35 billion, the fourth-largest prize in the game’s history and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. Winning numbers for the August 4 jackpot are: 45, 30, 52, 56 and 11. The Mega ball number is 20. Friday’s Megaplier is 2X.3 things to do immediately if you win the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot
  The winner of the $1.35 billion prize can opt to either have the amount paid
  
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• Eel River Golf Course and nearby residents clean up after tornado

  05-08-2023 04:23 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - An EF-1 tornado touched down about three miles south of Churubusco around 2:26 AM last Saturday (July 29th). Almost a week later, recovery efforts are ongoing in Whitley County near the Allen County border. Whitley County tornado crossed into Allen County SaturdayThe tornado was one of two tornadoes to occur locally along a line of severe storms. This tornado had an estimated peak wind speed of 90 mph. It was on the ground for three minutes, had a path length of 2.6
  
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• Steuben County Sheriff's Office mourns loss of K-9, Abe

  05-08-2023 02:49 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- On Friday, the Steuben County Sheriff's Office mourned the loss of Abe, a Deputy K-9 with the department.K-9 Abe (Photo provided by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office)
  Abe passed away Thursday while at home, according to the department.The Steuben County Sheriff's Office said Abe was a 7-year-old German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois mix who served the department for five years alongside Sgt. Alex Harris.The department said Abe's services will be "sorely missed."
  
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• Fort Wayne man gets 5-year sentence for sexual battery, criminal confinement

  05-08-2023 00:35 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man received a five-year prison sentence Friday for sexual battery and criminal confinement, according to court records.Justin Erdly entered a plea agreement in July that called for a seven-year sentence with two years being suspended along with having a rape charge dismissed.
  Between July 7 and 8 of 2022, the 32-year-old Erdly forced a teenager to touch him inappropriately. He then performed a sex act on her and continued forcing her to touch him until he
  
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• 'We're under attack': Public school officials alarmed over rise of school vouchers that will have biggest year ever

  05-08-2023 00:26 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --This year is the biggest year ever for paid school vouchers.  Vouchers, technically called the Choice Scholarship Program, pay private school tuition with taxpayer money. Allen County has an abundance of parochial schools that benefit from the voucher system - Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Christian and Muslim. A list of those participating schools has been attached to this story with the amount of money each school received during the last school year,
  
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