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• Keanu Reeves spins out at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pro auto racing debut

  05-10-2024 21:52 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves made his professional auto racing debut on Saturday in an event in which “The Matrix” star spun out at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Reeves spun into the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race. He re-entered and continued driving, signaling he was uninjured.Reeves, who qualified 31st out of the 35 cars, ran as high as 21st and successfully
  
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• New Jersey sisters battle stage 4 colon cancer together

  05-10-2024 18:48 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11) – The American Cancer Society cites colorectal cancer as the third most common cancer among Latina and Hispanic women. Eloisa Oquendo and Joyce Melo are two Dominican sisters battling this illness and getting ready to go through chemotherapy together.“Sometimes I still can’t believe this is our life, honestly. It kind of feels like you are living a nightmare,” said Joyce.
  “What are the chances that two sisters get diagnosed back-to-back with th
  
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• A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

  05-10-2024 13:35 via wane.com
  
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nearly a week after Hurricane Helenebrought devastation to western North Carolina, a shiny stainless steel tanker truck in downtown Asheville attracted residents carrying 5-gallon containers, milk jugs and buckets to fill with what has become a desperately scare resource — drinking water.Flooding tore through the city’s water system, destroying so much infrastructure that officials said repairs could take weeks. To make do, Anna Ramsey arrived Wednes
  
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• Bands drop out of Orlando music festival after Kyle Rittenhouse booked as guest

  05-10-2024 13:25 via wane.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WGN-TV) — An upcoming heavy metal festival set to take place in Florida this month is undergoing some major lineup changes after several bands that were set to perform at the event dropped out after learning that Kyle Rittenhouse had been invited to participate.Shell Shock organizers describe the festival as a concert charity event that seeks to raise funds for a charity that "supports first responders struggling with injuries to include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (
  
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• Walk to End Alzheimer's aims to raise money, awareness

  05-10-2024 10:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hundreds of participants for the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer's make their journeys through downtown Fort Wayne on Saturday with colorful flowers in hand.The walk is one of many events held in hundreds of locations across the country, cumulating into the largest fundraiser for Alzheimer's research, care and support.
  Sydney Plichta is the public relations director at the Alzheimer's Association's Greater Indiana Chapter. She said the walk is annually held in more tha
  
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• Border town buying drones to deal with migrant emergencies

  05-10-2024 02:03 via wane.com
  
  SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (Border Report) – The City of Sunland Park is acquiring drones so its fire and police departments can more effectively rescue stranded migrants and hikers on Mount Cristo Rey and individuals struggling in the Rio Grande.The drones also will help police ensure children at public schools are safe whenever incursions by groups of people are reported – as has often happened in this border community during migrant surges in the past few years. Border Report Live: How th
  
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• Seeing the northern lights possible Saturday night

  05-10-2024 00:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Due to a geomagnetic storm on the sun, there's a potential that we could see the northern lights in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio both tonight (Friday, October 4) and Saturday night (October 5).We assess the potential to see the northern lights by the Kp index value that results from the amount of disturbances to the Earth's magnetic field caused by a geomagnetic storm.The Kp value the next couple of nights is 6. The more disturbances to the magnetic field, the h
  
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• Seeing the northern lights possible Friday/Saturday nights

  05-10-2024 00:55 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Due to a geomagnetic storm on the sun, there's a potential that we could see the northern lights in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio both tonight (Friday, October 4) and Saturday night (October 5).We assess the potential to see the northern lights by the Kp index value that results from the amount of disturbances to the Earth's magnetic field caused by a geomagnetic storm.The Kp value the next couple of nights is 6. The more disturbances to the magnetic field, the higher t
  
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• New banners on Fort Wayne's southeast side, represent community pride

  05-10-2024 00:23 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – If you've driven up Lafayette Street in the past week you might have noticed colorful banners lining the roadway.
  They're a part of a city initiative aimed to revitalize the southeast side of Fort Wayne.They were installed last week; the city is working in coordination with the Southeast Area Partnership. Grant funding was used to install the banners along Lafayette Street.They were curated by local artist Theoplis Smith otherwise known as 'Phresh Laundry'. The ci
  
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• FWPD: One dead in shooting near Weisser Park

  05-10-2024 00:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a shooting in the 400 block of Dalman Avenue.It happened around 5:50 p.m. on Friday. When officers arrived, they found a male with gunshot wounds, according to FWPD. He was taken to a hospital in life-threatening condition and eventually died in the hospital.The FWPD arrested a 16-year-old for the shooting, he is currently facing a charge for murder and attempted robbery.Felony Murder and Attempted Robbery. The FWPD Homi
  
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