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• Shooting reported near Air Force base in San Antonio

  17-08-2024 23:50 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — U.S. Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with a person who shot at the main gate of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the base. An unknown suspect first shot at Air Force Security personnel working the entrance gate to Lackland Air Force base at 2:30 a.m. Security personnel reported the incident, and the base beefed up security, according to a statement from the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). Then a little
  
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• Lima Road Chipotle damaged, condemned

  17-08-2024 21:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One of Fort Wayne's Chipotle Mexican Grill has been condemned per a sign posted on Thursday.
  A WANE 15 crew member spotted the sign at the Chipotle on 6175 Lima Rd.
  The Chipotle at 6175 Lima Rd features a "Notice of Condemnation" which was posted on Thursday, August 8.
  The sign states, "This building or structure is in an unsafe condition and must not be used or entered by anyone without the written permission of the public official acting as Inspector of Building
  
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• Chipotle Mexican Grill off Lima Road condemned

  17-08-2024 21:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One of Fort Wayne's Chipotle Mexican Grill has been condemned per a sign posted on Thursday.
  A WANE 15 crew member spotted the sign at the Chipotle on 6175 Lima Rd.
  The Chipotle at 6175 Lima Rd features a "Notice of Condemnation" which was posted on Thursday, August 8.
  The sign states, "This building or structure is in an unsafe condition and must not be used or entered by anyone without the written permission of the public official acting as Inspector of Building
  
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• Defiance Police Department investigates death of 18-year-old

  17-08-2024 21:02 via wane.com
  
  DEFIANCE, Ohio (WANE) — Defiance Police Department investigates the death of a man who was shot in the head on Friday.Defiance Police Department responded to under the Hopkins St. Bridge off of Auglaize St. on reports of a deceased male. When officers arrived around 10 p.m. Friday, August 16, they found an unresponsive male. The male was pronounced deceased with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, according to the release.
  The male is identified as 18-year-old Liam Bouldrey of Defiance.
  
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• Warsaw Community High School celebrates 20th anniversary of Fribley Field dedication

  17-08-2024 19:25 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) -- Warsaw Community High School celebrated the 20th anniversary of the dedication of Fribley Field on Saturday.The anniversary celebration, which included military involvement, football scrimmages and honoring Fribley's Family and other members of Warsaw Young Tiger Football and Cheerleading, marked 20 years since Warsaw Community High School dedicated the field to Fribley in October 2004.Marine Lance Corporal David K. Fribley, a Warsaw Community High School alumni, was the f
  
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• Signature dessert from each state

  17-08-2024 15:31 via wane.com
  
  (STACKER) - In an era of cupcake wars, crazy creations from cake bosses, and never-ending experimental combinations—think cronuts, brookies, or PieCaken—you might wonder whether the only desserts that matter these days are ones that go viral on social media.But the idea of eating sweets dates back to ancient times and is linked to many culinary practices, like the Romans and Greeks partaking in honey-drizzled pastries. Then, there's the aristocrats' influence of eating sweets after a
  
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• Do you know Indiana's signature dessert?

  17-08-2024 15:31 via wane.com
  
  (STACKER) - In an era of cupcake wars, crazy creations from cake bosses, and never-ending experimental combinations—think cronuts, brookies, or PieCaken—you might wonder whether the only desserts that matter these days are ones that go viral on social media.But the idea of eating sweets dates back to ancient times and is linked to many culinary practices, like the Romans and Greeks partaking in honey-drizzled pastries. Then, there's the aristocrats' influence of eating sweets after a
  
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• Single-vehicle crash on I-69 stemmed from avoiding vehicle on crossover

  17-08-2024 14:54 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A single-vehicle crash on I-69 northbound Friday derived from a vehicle avoiding another vehicle on the crossover.The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. near the 322-mile marker on I-69 between Auburn and Fort Wayne on Friday, August 16.
  A maroon SUV approximately three vehicles north of a 2000 Pontiac Montana, stopped to turn left into the crossover, according to a press release by the DeKalb County Sheriff.
  Vehicles behind the maroon SUV slowed down in the traff
  
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• Citizen scientists discover object soaring out of the galaxy

  17-08-2024 14:00 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Citizen scientists say they have discovered a fast-moving object on a trajectory to escape the Milky Way and shoot into intergalactic space.The citizen scientists used data from NASA's WISE telescope to discover the object, which is moving at about 1 millions miles per hour. That's fast enough that it will be able to escape the galaxy's gravity. It's the first such object discovered to have the mass of a small star. What did John F. Kennedy know — and not know —
  
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• 'They had no fear': Group tracked Florida business owners, broke into their homes, stole $1.7M, sheriff says

  17-08-2024 13:52 via wane.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Authorities say a "South American theft group" made up of four Colombian citizens targeted the homes of business owners in multiple Florida counties.
  The suspected thieves made off with $1.69 million in cash, jewelry and clothes stolen from homes in gated communities, according to Judd. The "sophisticated" group was accused of surveilling homes and businesses to learn the owners' routines and track them.
  "Once they have their victim's pattern, then they attack," Polk C
  
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• Perdue chicken nuggets, tenders recalled due to possible metal contamination

  17-08-2024 13:42 via wane.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — More than 160,000 pounds of frozen and ready-to-eat chicken nuggets and tenders are being recalled by Perdue Foods, over possible metal contamination, the USDA announced on Friday.The recalled products, which were produced on March 23, 2024, consist of:
  22-oz. (1.38-lbs.) vacuum-sealed plastic packages containing “PERDUE Simply  Smart ORGANICS Breaded CHICKEN BREAST NUGGETS” with Best If Used By date of “03 23 25” represented on
  
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• Veterans, first responders 'giddy-up' at Magical Meadows

  17-08-2024 11:03 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) – Magical Meadows Therapeutic Horseback Riding invites veterans, first responders and their families to saddle up with their horses.The picnic is part of the "Warriors Mount Up" program which provides equine therapy for first responders.
  Magical Meadows offers equine therapy for people with disabilities, veterans, first responders and more.Besides horseback rides, attendees may enjoy games, playing in the bounce house and food.The veterans and first responder's picnic i
  
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• Veterans, first responders 'giddy-up' at Magic Meadows

  17-08-2024 11:03 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) – Magic Meadows Therapeutic Horseback Riding invites veterans, first responders and their families to saddle up with their horses.The picnic is part of the "Warriors Mount Up" program which provides equine therapy for first responders.
  Besides horseback rides, attendees may enjoy games, playing in the bounce house and food.The veterans and first responder's picnic is Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Magic Meadows on 3386 E. 525 N. The event is free for all attendees.
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• More rain/storm chances this weekend

  17-08-2024 05:53 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures climbed into the mid-80s Friday afternoon and we're warm and muggy as Saturday gets underway. A slight scattered rain/storm chance exists during the early morning. Low temps will be as low as the mid-60s.During the day Saturday, scattered rain and storms have the best potential to develop in the afternoon and the evening when our temps rise to their highest levels of the day. This rain chance comes courtesy of a pocket of cold air above us in the atmosphere and, as we warm at g
  
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• Maumee Valley Steam & Engine Show underway

  17-08-2024 05:31 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) - A fun, family-friendly event has returned to New Haven at Jefferson Township Park! Harvester Homecoming Museum planned for New HavenThe Maumee Valley Antique Steam & Gas Association Annual Summer Show is underway! The event has been a mid-August tradition since 1978. It is "A Fun Show for the Whole Family" that started on Thursday and will continue through Sunday.The show features John Deere, J.I. Case, Ford, Ford Ferguson, and Garden Tractors and Gas Engines, but al
  
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• More rain chances this weekend

  17-08-2024 04:47 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures climbed into the mid-80s Friday afternoon and we're warm and muggy as Saturday gets underway. A slight scattered rain/storm chance exists during the early morning. Low temps will be as low as the mid-60s.During the day Saturday, scattered rain and storms have the best potential to develop in the afternoon and the evening when our temps rise to their highest levels of the day. This rain chance comes courtesy of a pocket of cold air above us in the atmosphere and, as we warm at g
  
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• Local family is given a car after TinCaps game

  17-08-2024 04:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — One local family got the surprise of a lifetime after Friday night's TinCaps game.Patricia Mathus is a dedicated single mother who is working two jobs to make the best life for her children. She hasn't had reliable transportation for almost a year, but that all changed.This is the 8th consecutive year that Gerber Collision & Glass and Allstate have teamed up with Erin's House for Grieving Children to donate a car to someone in need.Gerber & Allstate car do
  
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• Fort Wayne Police officers demonstrate emergency vehicle driving training

  17-08-2024 04:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) are training this week and next on a basic skills driving course on the campus of Purdue Fort Wayne.
  FWPD officers are required by the state of Indiana to complete two hours each year, one in a classroom setting with a book course. The second hour, to be complete with hands on training inside a vehicle. This year, the department is training on the Emergency Vehicle Operation Course or EVOC where officers work on the
  
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