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• PHOTOS: That's a wrap! 83-year-old man completes bucket list by skydiving

  20-08-2023 23:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On Thursday, a Fort Wayne man finishes his bucket list. As George “Gene” Haines skydived with his grandson.Preparing for THE dive!
  Gene has seen heights in a hot air balloon and survived the waves with white water rafting, but the dive remained on the list ... until now.The idea to skydive did not come out of thin air, as Gene is a resident of Cedarhurst of Fort Wayne. One day, Cedarhurst asked residents to jot down any wishes they had and put them in
  
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• Back to school time means the End of Summer Fest

  20-08-2023 19:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Pointe Church is hosting an End of Summer Fest for all.This fest is open to all ages and is family-friendly. It is on August 20 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It is a free event. Fall Fun in the FortThere will be live music, free food, games, inflatables and more!The Pointe Church is located at 5335 Bass Rd.
  
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• Down on the Farm? More like Concert on the Farm

  20-08-2023 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Salomon Farm Park is hosting a concert ... on the farm!The event is on Saturday, August 20, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. They ask for you to bring a lawn chair or blanket as there is limited seating inside the barn.
  Shigs in Pits and Whip & Chill Ice Cream will be serving food. With Mad Anthony serving food and alcohol. All are available for purchase. Fall Fun in the FortThe headlining bands are ... Rosalind & The Way, The Legendary Trainhoppers, Debutants,
  
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• Fall Fun in the Fort

  20-08-2023 18:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The leaves turn colors, and the temperatures... hopefully get cooler which means fall activities will be in season. Check out some of these fun fall events happening in Fort Wayne this great pumpkin season.Pumpkin Patches & U-PickinCook's Orchard (8724 Huguenard Rd.): Open seven days a week and hold a variety of apple and fall produce. With over 10 kinds of apples to pick from, it makes for a fun family adventure. For more information, click here.Hilger Family
  
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• NFL tight end Jimmy Graham hospitalized after 'medical episode,' being stopped by police

  20-08-2023 16:39 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (WGNO/WVLA/KTLA) — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a medical incident and being arrested.
  Graham, in Southern California ahead of the Saints' preseason matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers, was taken into custody Friday night, according to a statement from his team.
  The 36-year-old was originally arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance after police received calls of
  
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• Taste of the Arts returns for its 15th year

  20-08-2023 16:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Taste of the Arts celebrates Fort Wayne's rich history of arts and culture in the community and will be returning for its 15 year Saturday, August 26.This year the festival will stretch all the way to Promenade Park with events at the Landing, and Rousseau Plaza along with the arts campus. Across the locations, different events will be held to celebrate the diversity of the arts.
  On the arts campus, attendees will be able to participate in tasting rows along with the A
  
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• Study says this is Indiana’s most popular state park

  20-08-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  INDIANA (WANE) — Summertime is almost over, but it’s still a great time to enjoy the great outdoors. And for Hoosiers, one state park is their top choice to do so.Digital insurance comparison and marketplace website Insuranks calculated the most popular state or national park in each state based on searches over the past three years. Turkey Run State Park is the most popular Indiana state park, according to that study.It’s no surprise Turkey Run edged out other state parks in I
  
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• Overturned semi on I-69 near Markle

  20-08-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  MARKLE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana State Police are responding to a crash on I-69 at US 224 near Markle.According to a tweet from Sgt. Brian Walker; the southbound lanes were closed for about an hour. With northbound moving slowly.INDOT stated that the left lane was going to be blocked for the next three hours. The one-lane Markle construction is still ongoing.
  There is minimal information on this incident, WANE 15 will update when new details arise.
  
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• NFL player released from hospital after serious injury ends Patriots-Packers game

  20-08-2023 15:19 via wane.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots rookie cornerback Isaiah Bolden has been released from a Green Bay area hospital following a series of evaluations after being carted off the field in the fourth quarter of New England's exhibition game with the Packers.The Patriots said in a statement Sunday that Bolden, who appeared to collide with teammate Calvin Munson while attempting to make a hit on a pass completion to Green Bay's Malik Heath, will travel with the team Sunday when it re
  
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• Spain makes history with 1-0 win over England in Women's World Cup final

  20-08-2023 15:14 via wane.com
  
  Spain has won its first Women's World Cup championship with a 1-0 victory over England.The win for Spain in just its third World Cup appearance prevented the Lionesses — the reigning European champions — from bringing the trophy back to England for the first time since 1966. England's men's team won the nation's only World Cup that year.Spain won on a goal from Olga Carmona in the 29th minute. The left back scored in back-to-back World Cup games for Spain, which has a tournament-best
  
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• I-65 crash victim Ashlea Albertson honored by Tony Stewart Racing teammates

  20-08-2023 14:49 via wane.com
  
  SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — The Indiana racing community is mourning one of their own.
  Ashlea Albertson, a 24-year-old driver for Tony Stewart Racing, died Friday in a car accident on I-65. Her teammates honored her at the Shelby County Fairgrounds on Saturday during an event she was previously slated to compete in."She was good," said Ashlea Alberton's father, Todd Albertson "As of (Friday), it doesn't matter. It froze. She was good then.""She lost her life, not on a racetrack where we thought sh
  
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• A power outage in New Jersey was due to an unlikely culprit: a fish likely put there by a bird

  20-08-2023 14:18 via wane.com
  
  SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — A power outage that cut electricity to a New Jersey community a week ago was due to an unlikely culprit — a fish that was apparently dropped by a bird and landed on a transformer, officials said.Sayreville police said Jersey Central Power and Light Company workers working on the Aug. 12 outage that cut power to a large area of Lower Sayreville found a fish on the transformer in the New Jersey community southwest of New York's Staten Island.“We are guessi
  
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• High speeds cause fatal crash overnight in Vincennes

  20-08-2023 13:54 via wane.com
  
  KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Indiana State Police and Vincennes Police responded to a single-vehicle crash that left one man dead Saturday night.
  Preliminary investigators revealed that Eric R Boger, 37, of Vincennes was driving a pickup truck northwest on College Avenue when he attempted to turn left down 15th 1/2 Street. Boger was traveling too fast when taking the turn causing the vehicle to strike the curb on the north side of the street and flip.
  The vehicle came to a rest on the passenger's
  
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• Open Streets Fort Wayne celebrates 6th annual block party

  20-08-2023 11:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Open Streets Fort Wayne is putting on its annual block party with over 100 activities to explore stretched along nearly 25 blocks in downtown Fort Wayne.The event is free and is providing a safe space to walk, bike, or get involved with the community.
  There are new activities along with returning favorites including face painting, kayak paddling lessons, tractor rides, Dumpster Drummers, and so much more. With the theme of "Beat on the Street", there will also be
  
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• One in life threatening condition following Sunday crash

  20-08-2023 10:15 via wane.com
  
  Fort Wayne, Ind. (WANE) - A single person has life threatening injuries following a crash that happened Sunday morning at approximately 2:55AM. The Fort Wayne Police Department confirms first responders were called to the intersection of Smith Road and Engle Road shortly before 3AM on Sunday August 20TH following reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle.Map of the intersection of Engle Road and Smith road in Fort WayneInformation is currently limited. Fort Wayne Police do confirm the yet-unident
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after being hit by a vehicle early Sunday

  20-08-2023 10:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man has life-threatening injuries following a crash that happened Sunday morning at approximately 2:55 am. The Fort Wayne Police Department confirms first responders were called to the intersection of Smith Road and Engle Road shortly before 3 am on Sunday, August 20 following reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle.Map of the intersection of Engle Road and Smith road in Fort WayneFort Wayne Police do confirm the yet-unidentified male victim was taken to a nearby hos
  
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• Highest temps of the year on the way

  20-08-2023 01:52 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Following a refreshing week of below average high temperatures, get set for a big change.High humidity is around all week long, making it feel uncomfortable to be outside for long stretches.Sunday's high temps rise to the upper 80s and humidity levels climb through the day and we hit the top of the charts on the Muggy Meter.The highest heat of the week comes on Wednesday and ThursdayHighs in the mid-90s, at least, are expected in the middle of the week.On both Wednesday
  
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