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• James Earl Jones, beloved actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies

  09-09-2024 23:12 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — James Earl Jones, well known for his roles in "Field of Dreams," "The Lion King," "Star Wars," and more, has died. He was 93.Jones died Monday morning surrounded by his family, his representatives confirmed to Nexstar's KTLA. He was at his home in New York, according to Deadline, which first reported his death.A cause of death was not immediately released.Jones' first acting credit dates back to 1966 when he appeared in the television series "Guiding Light," according to his IM
  
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• Fort Wayne man pleads guilty to felony charge from 2023 Indiana Tech robbery

  09-09-2024 23:11 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A Fort Wayne man accused of helping set up a robbery in an Indiana Tech dorm room accepted a plea deal Monday where he will plead guilty to a Level 2 felony burglary charge.As part of the plea deal, 20-year-old Marlon O. Cooper will also have three counts of robbery -- which were each Level 3 felonies -- dropped during his sentencing. Court docs: Man arrested after armed robbery at Indiana Tech dorm roomCooper is accused of setting up a robbery where two armed suspects
  
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• Warming up tomorrow

  09-09-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  Our Monday afternoon sunshine helped increase temperatures into the upper 70s, which lead us into a pleasant evening around northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Conditions are slightly breezy this evening, with sustained winds from the SW up to 15 mph. The wind becomes nearly calm overnight and temps will fall to around 50°.High pressure is the main influence on our weather over the next few days. This means a nice amount of sunshine and continued dry, warm weather. Tuesday's highs will be
  
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• Cannabis company plans to open dispensary in Antwerp

  09-09-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio (WANE) -- A small Ohio village in Paulding County located just a few minutes from the Indiana-Ohio state line will have a marijuana dispensary in the future.Verano Holdings Corp., a cannabis company with locations in more than a dozen states, announced in August it will open a dispensary under the name Zen Leaf in Antwerp.The dispensary is expected to be located at the historic Antwerp Norfolk & Western Rail Depot on the village's western edge at 508 W. River St. The building h
  
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• Cannabis company plans to open Antwerp dispensary in 'near future'

  09-09-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio (WANE) -- A small Ohio village in Paulding County located just a few minutes from the Indiana-Ohio state line will have a marijuana dispensary in the future.Verano Holdings Corp., a cannabis company with locations in more than a dozen states, announced in August it will open a dispensary under the name Zen Leaf in Antwerp.On Monday, Verano Holdings Corp. provided a statement to WANE 15 about the future dispensary and what it will mean for the company and Antwerp:
  As a Level II lice
  
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• Antwerp councilman files motion to stop sale of historic depot for marijuana dispensary

  09-09-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  ANTWERP, Ohio (WANE) -- A small Ohio village in Paulding County located just a few minutes from the Indiana-Ohio state line will have a marijuana dispensary in the future.However, the possible location of the dispensary is being disputed by a village official who claims the steps leading up to its impending sale have violated state code.Verano Holdings Corp., a cannabis company with locations in more than a dozen states, announced in August it will open a dispensary under the name Zen Leaf in An
  
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• John and Matthew Gaudreau are mourned by the hockey community, family and friends at their funeral

  09-09-2024 21:37 via wane.com
  
  MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — John and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered as loving brothers and husbands who put family above hockey and everything else at a tearful funeral held Monday, a week and a half after they died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey.Widows Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau described their husbands as attached at the hip throughout their lives. John was 31 and Matthew 29.“Everything was always John and Mat
  
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• New search opens for plane carrying 3 that crashed in Michigan's Lake Superior in 1968

  09-09-2024 21:20 via wane.com
  
  (AP) - A high-tech unmanned boat outfitted with sonar and cameras will try to solve the mystery of a 1968 plane crash that killed three people who were on a scientific assignment at Michigan's Lake Superior.Seat cushions and pieces of stray metal have washed ashore over decades. But the wreckage of the Beechcraft Queen Air, and the remains of the three men, have never been found in the extremely deep water.An autonomous vessel known as the Armada 8 was in a channel headed toward Lake Superior on
  
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• Apple pivots to artificial intelligence with its new iPhone 16 lineup

  09-09-2024 21:11 via wane.com
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple's ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly.The new era will dawn Monday with the unveiling of the hotly anticipated iPhone 16 in a Cupertino, California, auditorium named after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who pulled out the first iPhone in 2007 and waved it like a magic wand while predicting it would reshape society.Apple h
  
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• Baby safely surrendered in Woodburn, home of the first Safe Haven Baby Box

  09-09-2024 20:37 via wane.com
  
  WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) - A healthy newborn has been surrendered at the first Safe Haven Baby Box, the organization announced Monday.Woodburn was the first town in the state to offer mothers the option to safely and anonymously surrender newborns to prevent abandonment. The Allen County town is now home to the organization's headquarters.According to a release from Safe Haven Baby Boxes, the most recent surrender marks the first time a baby has been placed at the original location: the Woodburn Fi
  
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• City of Fort Wayne planning $20M housing development on The Landing

  09-09-2024 19:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - What is now a parking lot in one corner of The Landing could soon be transformed into 40 housing units, city officials announced Monday."The Landing Exchange" is a $20 million housing development planned for the northeast corner of Harrison and Columbia streets, next to Tolon.According to the press release, 20% of the units would be considered affordable housing.Pending all necessary approvals, work on the project could begin in early 2025 with completion in summer 2026
  
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• 'Writing history': Huntington officials honor one of Indiana's first EMS units

  09-09-2024 18:45 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) - When the first EMTs began operating in Huntington County, all they had to work with were two high-top Dodge Tradesman ambulance vans, a seven-digit emergency line in lieu of the yet created 911, and an approximate at best address system that did nothing to help with run times when they did receive an actual call for help.
  "The numbering system wasn't even available yet," said Steve Caley, one of those first EMTs. "We were getting (addresses) like, 'The Jones residence,
  
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• Coroner identifies man shot by Fort Wayne Police during alleged burglary

  09-09-2024 16:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The coroner has identified an alleged intruder who was shot and killed by Fort Wayne Police at a Wells Street home early Friday morning.The Allen County Coroner’s Office identified the man as John Edward McCloud, 58, described in the release as homeless.FWPD officers arrived at a home in the 1500 block of Wells Street - between 4th and 5th streets - shortly before 2 a.m. Friday after getting a call about a burglary in progress.
  Police heard screams and went inside
  
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• WATCH: Rescuers save man trapped in 36-inch drainpipe in Southern California

  09-09-2024 16:33 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – A harrowing rescue unfolded amid sweltering temperatures as first responders in Ventura County, California, worked to free a man from a 36-inch drainpipe Sunday. Details are limited, however, and it’s unclear how the man got trapped in the drainage pipe.In a post to X (formerly Twitter), officials with the Ventura County Fire Department said crews worked in collaboration with the Oxnard fire and police departments during the rescue.  “Utilizing the latest in
  
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• City Barbeque opens in Jefferson Pointe

  09-09-2024 16:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne residents can finally get a taste of City Barbeque on Monday.The chain - popular for its beef brisket, pulled pork and other flavorful meats smoked on-site with hickory wood - officially opens at 11 a.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony 30 minutes beforehand.The restaurant is located at 1727 Apple Glen Boulevard in Jefferson Pointe.Grill masters were already at the barbeque joint overnight smoking meat in preparation for the grand opening.It was anno
  
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• Big Lots files for bankruptcy, plans to close hundreds of locations

  09-09-2024 15:18 via wane.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) — Popular discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As part of the bankruptcy and restructuring, 295 stores have already begun to shut down in what the company says is "optimizing our store footprint."The company also says approximately 250 more locations will be completely closed no later than Jan. 15, 2025.The retailer has 1,389 locations across 48 states (only Alaska and Hawaii are without stores). The Columbus, Ohio-based company began
  
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• Mother's warning to Georgia school raises questions about moments before shooting

  09-09-2024 14:35 via wane.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a student at the Georgia high school where a teen allegedly killed four people says information indicating staff were warned he was having a crisis shows the shooting could have been prevented.“The school failed them, that they could have prevented these deaths and they didn’t,” Rabecca Sayarath said Sunday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “I truly, truly feel that way.”Sayarath’s daughter, Lyela, told repo
  
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• Playground built in a day is Positively Fort Wayne

  09-09-2024 12:20 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - On Friday, August 2 dozens of volunteers converged to make life a little bit better for residents in southeast Fort Wayne. New Covenant Worship Center on East Paulding Road serves as a church, a daycare center, but most importantly, a safe place for people to go in southeast Fort Wayne. It now has a brand-new playground that is Positively Fort Wayne."This is an incredible day for all of our partners to come together as one to build a playground for this entire community
  
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• Summer returns and heat builds this week

  09-09-2024 09:40 via wane.com
  
  Summer returns to the area this week with highs building into the upper 80s to around 90 beginning on Wednesday. The only chance of rain will come this weekend.Sunshine with warmer temperatures this afternoonSkies will be sunny with temperatures in the lower to middle 70s by lunchtime.It will be breezy at times this afternoon with winds up to 15 mphIt will be warmer this afternoon with temperatures near 80 under sunny skies.
  It will still be cooler overnight with temperatures falling into the lo
  
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• Southeast Summer Celebration rocks McMillen Park

  09-09-2024 05:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Center for the Research on the Status of African American Males hosted the Summer Celebration at McMillen Park.The event rocked the park on Saturday with a performance by The Zapp Band.The Summer Community Celebration was founded in 2017 to create an annual neighborhood event to unify the community and give the surrounding neighborhoods something to celebrate.
  This year`s event was put on by several community partners and supporters including the Surack Family
  
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• Southeast Summer celebration rocks McMillan Park

  09-09-2024 05:36 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Center for the Research on the Status of African American Males hosted the Summer Celebration at McMillan Park.
  The event rocked the park on Saturday with a performance by The Zapp Band.The Summer Community Celebration was founded in 2017 to create an annual neighborhood event to unify the community and give the surrounding neighborhoods something to celebrate.
  This year`s event was help put on by several community partners and supporters including the Surack
  
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• Hazy and warmer start to the workweek ahead

  09-09-2024 04:30 via wane.com
  
  It was a fall-like weekend across the area, as cool and comfortable air flowed in from Canada. Our high temperature in Fort Wayne Saturday did not make it out of the 60s. This was our coolest day since May 27th in Fort Wayne!Saturday's high temperature of 69° made it the coolest day since May 27th!
  Temperatures were October-like as well Sunday morning, with most locations dropping into the lower 40s to even the upper 30s! In Fort Wayne, the mercury fell to 40°, just one degree shy of our
  
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• 20% of student loan recipients aren’t making payments: report

  09-09-2024 02:02 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A new report says that one-fifth of all people with outstanding student loans aren't making payments. Some say they can't afford the payments, but many others say they're holding out for another round of forgiveness by Uncle Sam."With Biden's SAVE plan in limbo, many borrowers face uncertainty as to whether or not they will benefit from lower monthly payments and a clear path to loan forgiveness," Courtney Alev, consumer financial advocate at Intuit Credit Karma, said i
  
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• Chilly Sunday night ahead

  09-09-2024 01:45 via wane.com
  
  The fall-like weekend continues, as cool and comfortable air continues to flow in from Canada. Our high temperature in Fort Wayne Saturday did not make it out of the 60s. This was our coolest day since May 27th in Fort Wayne!Saturday's high temperature of 69° made it the coolest day since May 27th!
  Temperatures were October-like this morning, with most locations in the lower 40s to even the upper 30s! In Fort Wayne, we dropped down to 40° this morning, just one degree shy of our record l
  
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