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• Residents concerned over proposed bottled water plant near northeast Indiana marsh

  12-09-2024 23:37 via wane.com
  
  NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A proposed bottled water plant that would be located next to a marsh in northeast Indiana has drawn the ire of some residents across three different counties.Pisgah Marsh, which stretches into Kosciusko and Whitley counties while also bordering Noble County, features a diverse array of wildlife and geological features people can admire.A Blanding's turtle sits on a coffee can with a white button on the rear of the shell on Monday, May 13, 2002, at Poughkeepsie, New Y
  
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• 20 apartments planned for Coldwater Road next to Ichiddo Ramen

  12-09-2024 22:40 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Tentatively called The Carriage House Apartments, a plan to build 20 one-story apartments on a busy section of Coldwater Road has been filed with the Fort Wayne Plan Commission.The development on about 2.2 acres at 5526 Coldwater Road sits between the new Japanese restaurant, Ichiddo Ramen, and a small strip mall with Jimmy John’s fast food and a Cap’n Cork liquor store.The site map indicates there will be a 25-foot lane leading to the apartments behind som
  
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• Weak and short La Niña coming: How it will impact winter

  12-09-2024 22:31 via wane.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- La Niña is on the way for this winter, the Climate Prediction Center said in an updated outlook Thursday, but it may not be such a powerful force to reckon with after all.
  La Niña happens when the waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific cool at least 0.5 degrees Celsius below average. It's the opposite of El Niño, when those same ocean waters are warmer than average.
  This year, La Niña is expected officially form between now and November. The odds of
  
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• 30th annual Vera Bradley tournament raising money for breast cancer

  12-09-2024 22:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Teams decked out in pink are competing on the courts and the course this weekend to raise money for breast cancer.The 30th annual Vera Bradley Classic lasts from Friday to Monday, with tournaments at Ace Pickleball Club and the Fort Wayne Country Club.It's all for the Vera Bradley Foundation, whose research center works to fight breast cancer.Pickleball takes place Friday and Saturday. Golf players at the country club tee off Monday for the main event, which is open to
  
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• Docs: Witnesses and tips lead Fort Wayne Police to 'snake pit' where shooting suspect hid

  12-09-2024 22:12 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - According to an anonymous tip, the suspect would hang out at the "snake pit."He was hiding in the area because he knew police were looking for him.And according to Allen Superior Court documents released Thursday, the 18-year-old victim of the shooting on Aug. 27 may not have been the intended target.Desmond Carswell, 26, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in connection to the shooting that killed Parker Billman. The coroner ruled his death a homicide.Witnes
  
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• Trump says he won't do another debate with Harris

  12-09-2024 21:42 via wane.com
  
  Former President Trump on Thursday said he would not participate in another debate with Vice President Harris, squashing the potential for a second meeting between the two candidates before Election Day."When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, 'I WANT A REMATCH,'" Trump posted on Truth Social, asserting that he won Tuesday's debate with Harris despite some polls showing otherwise.The former president argued issues like inflation and immigration were discussed "in
  
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• Man sentenced for stealing mail in Fort Wayne, Huntertown

  12-09-2024 20:14 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Back on October 16, 2021, an Allen County Sheriff's deputy stopped an SUV at the exit of a Huntertown neighborhood as part of an investigation into ongoing mail thefts in the area. When the deputy asked the driver why he was stopping at mailboxes, he responded, "I was dropping off something for my buddy."That conversation, detailed further in a document filed in U.S. District Court, led to the arrest of Justin M. Stevens of Avilla.
  Inside the SUV, police found around 200
  
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• 'Hundreds of millions' could get piece of Oracle privacy settlement: Here's how to file a claim

  12-09-2024 19:41 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Oracle has agreed to pay out $115 million to settle claims it tracked people's online and offline activity, then violated privacy by selling the information to third parties.Oracle is one of the largest tech companies in the U.S., but people may not be as familiar with its softwares because a lot of their work happens behind the scenes. Banks use Oracle software to manage databases of their customers and customers' transactions, hospitals may use it to store patient records, an
  
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• Hunger Action Month calls on community to help food bank

  12-09-2024 19:22 via wane.com
  
  September is Hunger Action Month, a time to raise awareness of food insecurity and to inspire the community to volunteer their food, or their time, to halt hunger.At Community Harvest Food Bank, several shelves are stocked with cans, bags and boxes of food, ready to be thrown into the shopping cart.The non profit cycles through one million pounds of food each month. Katie Savoie, director of development at Community Harvest, said that stockpile of food is still not enough to feed the estimated 9
  
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• Cebolla's announces closure of restaurant that started it all 25 years ago in Fort Wayne

  12-09-2024 19:21 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A restaurant that opened 25 years ago just south of Glenbrook Square mall and gave birth to a chain of eateries will close at the end of the month.In a Facebook post Tuesday, Cebolla's Mexican Grill announced the original Fernhill Avenue location will close on Saturday, Sept. 28. The post indicates the closure is the result of the lease expiring.The success of that restaurant led to an expansion that includes several other Fort Wayne locations, as well as one in Auburn an
  
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• Boy suspended after reporting student with bullet at Virginia school

  12-09-2024 18:02 via wane.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — An 11-year-old boy who alerted his principal after another student brought a bullet to class is in trouble at the school.His family said he's being punished by St. John the Apostle School in Virginia Beach for speaking up and doing the right thing, and they're upset because the reporting student received the same two-day suspension as the student who had the bullet.The family also thinks the adults involved at St. John the Apostle School in Virginia Beach need
  
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• Platinum Perspective: Launch of Living Local 15

  12-09-2024 17:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - From the Ann Colone Show to Living Local 15, WANE 15 has provided our viewers with entertainment and fun outside of newscasts.
  Living Local 15 launched in September 2022, the first Lifestyle show at WANE 15. One was in the works for many years at WANE 15, and former Creative Services director Lou Cucinelli was a huge driving force to get the Lifestyle show up and running."We always kicked around the idea of a Lifestyle show, we were set to go then Covid happened and tha
  
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• 17-year-old shot in the face looking for spot to take homecoming photos

  12-09-2024 17:14 via wane.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A 17-year-old boy was shot in the face by a town council member in Mountain View, Colorado, on Tuesday, after the council member's girlfriend reported trespassers at his home, according to the sheriff's office.Brent Metz, 38, was arrested on counts of first-degree assault and illegal discharge of a firearm and two counts each of felony menacing and reckless endangerment. Metz has been a town council member since at least 2021.Brent Metz, 38, was arrested on Sept. 10, 2024,
  
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• Hot weather continues as rain stays away

  12-09-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  High temperatures this afternoon have ended up close to 90°. While that is above average for mid-September, it's not a record setter. The September 12 high temperature record is 95° from way back in 1897.For this evening, we'll see a slight increase in clouds, as what's left of Hurricane Francine south of us, attempts to move northward. The area of high pressure that's influencing our local weather will prevent the rain from reaching us here, but some of the clouds will start to drift in
  
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• Hot dry weather continues for the foreseeable future

  12-09-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  Heat continues this afternoon amplifying hot temperatures from the western United States. The heat will continue for the foreseeable future. it is keeping temperatures in the 80s through the weekend and next week. The biggest problem will be the lack of rainfall and continuing drought conditions through next week.It's hot and even warmer than yesterday as highs are in the upper 80s. The good news is that humidity will be tolerable and you can spend time outside.
  It won't be as cool tonight with
  
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• Harvey Weinstein indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of New York retrial

  12-09-2024 16:53 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday.The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment on the new charges, which is scheduled for Sept. 18.Weinstein, 72, is recovering from emergency heart surgery Monday at a Manhattan hospital to remove fluid on his heart and lungs and was not at Thursday's hearing.Prosecutors retry
  
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• General Motors and Hyundai explore production and technology collaboration

  12-09-2024 15:13 via wane.com
  
  General Motors and Hyundai will explore a potential collaboration to develop vehicles, improve supply chains and advance clean-energy technology.The automakers said Thursday that they will attempt to lower costs and bring a wider range of vehicles to customers more quickly.In addition to possible partnerships to produce passenger and commercial vehicles, including combustion engines as well as electric and hydrogen technologies, the companies will pursue opportunities for combined sourcing in ba
  
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• UAW's rift with Stellantis raises fear that some US auto jobs could vanish

  12-09-2024 14:41 via wane.com
  
  STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — To Ruth Breeden, whose job is to assemble Ram trucks in this Detroit suburb, a simmering dispute between the United Auto Workers union and Stellantis isn't merely about whether her employer will reopen a distant factory in Illinois. To her, the standoff is a danger sign for all UAW workers.Belvidere, Illinois, is the site of an assembly plant that Stellantis had pledged to reopen under a contract it forged last year with the union. But the company, which repo
  
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• Major grocery store chain raising starting pay to $23 an hour 

  12-09-2024 14:14 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) - Major grocery retailer Aldi has announced it will be hiring 13,000 new workers while bumping their starting pay up. The move comes ahead of the busy holiday season and as the chain adds more stores across the country. Since opening its first American location in 1976 in Iowa, Aldi has opened over 2,300 new locations. “We welcome applicants during National Hiring Week with competitive starting wages, industry-leading benefits and opportunities to build long-term careers,&
  
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• Billionaire steps out of SpaceX capsule for first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth

  12-09-2024 13:43 via wane.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A billionaire stepped out for the first private spacewalk Thursday, teaming up with SpaceX on the daring endeavor hundreds of miles above Earth.Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew waited until their capsule was depressurized before popping open the hatch. Isaacman emerged first, joining a small elite group of spacewalkers who until now had included only professional astronauts from a dozen countries.“Back at home, we all have a lot of work to do.
  
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• Hot dry weather continues for the forseeable future

  12-09-2024 09:40 via wane.com
  
  Heat continues this afternoon amplifying hot temperatures from the western United States. The heat will continue for the foreseeable future. it is keeping temperatures in the 80s through the weekend and next week. The biggest problem will be the lack of rainfall and continuing drought conditions through next week.The hottest air of the week is here with a high in the upper 80sWe're seeing more sunshine today as temperatures build into the 80s by lunchtime.
  The afternoon will be hot with even war
  
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• 'It would have wiped out all her money': Scammers posing as federal agents

  12-09-2024 03:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The president and CEO of Community Harvest Food Bank is warning families of the dangers of people posing as federal agents, asking people to take out large amounts of money from their accounts.
  Carmen Cumberland knew something was off last Friday when she received a call from her mother's credit union.
  "They had let me know that she had been at three different locations," said Cumberland. "They were kind of worried about the the amount of money she had taken from each o
  
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• 'It would have wiped out all her money': Scammers pose as federal agents

  12-09-2024 03:47 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The president and CEO of Community Harvest Food Bank is warning families of the dangers of people posing as federal agents, asking people to take out large amounts of money from their accounts.
  Carmen Cumberland knew something was off last Friday when she received a call from her mother's credit union.
  "They had let me know that she had been at three different locations," said Cumberland. "They were kind of worried about the amount of money she had taken from each of th
  
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• FWPD officer reunites with dog he saved after being shot

  12-09-2024 03:19 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Normally when you see German Shepherds and police officers, you think they're working together, but that wasn't exactly the case Wednesday at Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control (FWACC)."It's so heartwarming, it's almost overwhelming," said Delaney Atkinson, community outreach educator with FWACC.The dog in question was recently named Jack (although before he was adopted it was 'Jack-Jack') and he was being reunited, not with an officer he worked with, but wit
  
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• How Allen County voter registration numbers look 2 months before election

  12-09-2024 01:05 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE)— According to the Allen County Voter Registration Office, the amount of people registered to vote right now is consistent with presidential elections in the past.At the time of the 2024 primaries in May, there were 277,823 registered voters in Allen County. In September, that number stands a little higher at 281,727.
  Those numbers are higher than registration for the last presidential election in 2020.
  Allen County has grown in the last four years, and 2020 w
  
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