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• Grassroots Fort Wayne organization brings Christmas to 80 children

  29-11-2024 23:39 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)— Operation Santa Dears is kicking it into high gear as Christmas approches.They are a charity organization that began in 2021 with just one organizer, Tera Elliott. That year Operation Santa Dear helped eight families and collected $650. That money is used by Elliott to shop for the families, giving them gifts and food for Christmas.The operation has grown every year since. Now there are two additional board members. This Christmas they are giving to 80 childre
  
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• Adams Central soars past Linton to win 2A state title

  29-11-2024 20:23 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) - After years of heartbreak at Lucas Oil Stadium, Adams Central is finally bringing a state title back to Monroe. The Jets rolled past Linton, 46-6, to win the 2A state championship, and their first since 2000.Adams Central scored all seven touchdowns on the ground, tying a 2A state championship record for most rushing scores by a team. Jamison Roach led the way with 142 rushing yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns. Matt Heiser finished his high school career with 94 rush
  
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• 2 people dead after head-on collision in Kosciusko County

  29-11-2024 17:26 via wane.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Thanksgiving crash that left two people dead and another person in critical condition.Just before 9:00 p.m. Thursday, two vehicles collided head-on for "reasons yet to be determined" on Old Road 30 west of Brallier Road, which is north of Pierceton.The drivers of both vehicles, identified as 24-year-old Manuel Apolinar Tlahuetl and 54-year-old Heather M. Rice, were both declared dead at the scene, according
  
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• 'Buy now, pay later' is more popular than ever. It can cost more than you think

  29-11-2024 16:55 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — More shoppers than ever are on track to use ‘buy now, pay later’ plans this holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt.The data firm Adobe Analytics predicts shoppers will spend 11.4% more this holiday season using buy now, pay later than they did a year ago. The company forecasts shoppers will purchase $18.5 b
  
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• 'Revenge quitting' could surge in 2025, Glassdoor survey finds

  29-11-2024 15:03 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The unemployment rate hasn't spiked as some feared, but the labor market may be getting softer with fewer job openings. This makes finding another job harder for the two-thirds of workers who are dissatisfied with their current roles.Glassdoor, a popular job and recruiting site, released its "Glassdoor Worklife Trends 2025" report Tuesday,finding that 65% of professionals reported feeling "stuck" in their jobs. Yet quit rates are at their lowest level since June 2020, the he
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after DeKalb County crash involving deer

  29-11-2024 13:32 via wane.com
  
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Medics transported a woman to a hospital Friday morning after suffered multiple injuries from crashing into a deer, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.At approximately 2:40 a.m., the woman was heading east in the 300 block of State Road 8 when a deer ran across the road and caused a crash.According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the woman suffered arm, leg and abdomen injuries and had to be taken to a hospital.
  
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• January-like temperatures through the weekend

  29-11-2024 10:29 via wane.com
  
  After seeing rain Wednesday night into Thursday morning, Thanksgiving saw scattered lake-effect rain/snow/sleet. More lake-effect snow will be possible today, mainly north of Fort Wayne, as we tap into a much colder pattern. Drought Conditions ImproveTemperatures are plummeting through the 20s this morning as cold air rushes in from the west. Our coldest moments will arrive around sunrise when we'll be in the lower bounds of mid-20s in Fort Wayne.Temperatures will stay in the 20s all day long, m
  
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