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• Family Express set to enter convenience store market after county approval

  19-12-2024 23:51 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) ---Fifty years ago on Christmas Day, a man named Gus Olympidis opened his first convenience store on the west side of Valparaiso.That was the start of Family Express, now a chain of 81 stores that offer a convenience store, gas pumps and now, car washes.Thursday, Family Express got approval from the Allen County Plan Commission to open the company’s first two stores here - one on St. Joe Road at Mayhew Road and the other at Mayhew Road at North Clinton Street.Fort
  
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• 2-vehicle crash in Hartford City leaves 83-year-old dead

  19-12-2024 22:29 via wane.com
  
  HARTFORD CITY, Ind. -- An investigation is underway after an 83-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Hartford City.
  According to Blackford County Coroner Zach Crouch, Leonard Scheidt was driving eastbound on Park Avenue in Hartford City when he collided with another vehicle. It remains unclear what circumstances may have led to the fatal crash.
  Crouch said authorities arrived on the scene and pronounced Scheidt dead on the scene. As of this article's publication, a
  
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• Fort Wayne man found guilty of attempted murder for shooting at unarmed man

  19-12-2024 22:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man who was shot by a Fort Wayne police officer earlier this year - after he was caught on security footage firing off several rounds toward a family - was found guilty this week of his role in the confrontation.A jury found Ra Pee, 45, guilty of attempted murder and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.It all happened July 31 outside an apartment complex near the intersection of East Paulding Road and South Anthony Boulevard.Police said in Allen Superior Court
  
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• More than 170 townhomes planned on Bass Road near Scott Road

  19-12-2024 21:52 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- A local developer is planning to build 172 for-rent townhomes in the 10000 block of Bass Road, close to the Scott Road intersection.The Promontory, as it is called in plan documents filed with the Allen County Plan Commission, sits on about 28 acres of farmland, surrounded by three housing developments.The developer is New Venture Development Corp associated with The Northeastern Group based in northwest Allen County. Ric Zehr, a prominent developer with many housing
  
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• New lounge at Union Street Market honors General Electric roots

  19-12-2024 21:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Union Street at Electric Works will honor the legacy of General Electric through the opening of a new lounge named after a century-old tree found on the campus.The Neon Pear, a lounge located in the East Hall, will offer a curated selection of handcrafted cocktails alongside wines and ciders.
  The name honors how during the redevelopment of General Electric's campus, a pear tree that was centuries old was discovered. The tree had to be cut down for Electric Works to be
  
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• New Habitat for Humanity partnership aims to help more aspiring homeowners

  19-12-2024 20:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As Habitat for Humanity of Greater Fort Wayne (GFW) prepares for its annual application process for families looking for an affordable home, a new partnership aims to help more aspiring homeowners achieve their goal.Habitat for Humanity is partnering with Club 720 -- a fellow nonprofit that works to increase homeownership -- to provide more tools and programs for those looking to attain their first home.Some of the programs include Hoosier Homes Plus, which offers down
  
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• Don't be alarmed! That helicopter is just trimming trees

  19-12-2024 20:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) routinely trims trees located near power lines as a way to prevent outages in the event of severe weather. The most efficient way to do that in rural areas is with a helicopter.
  The electric utility completed aerial trimming in several Indiana counties earlier this month and that work is now moving into Allen County until the end of the year.
  Trimming will take place, weather permitting, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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• snow chances late Thursday night into Friday

  19-12-2024 19:26 via wane.com
  
  Highs only reached the mid-30s Thursday and it will be much of the same story for Friday as well. Some snow is possible late Thursday night into Friday. Snow accumulation is possible from this system, with maximum amounts around 1" and slightly above. Areas most likely to see one inch or more are located from Fort Wayne northward.Areas north of Fort Wayne are more likely to see higher amounts of snow than those places south of Fort Wayne.Most of the snow will be on the ground by Friday morning,
  
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• Big Lots: 'Going out of business' sales to begin at all locations

  19-12-2024 18:18 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing hundreds of stores, Big Lots is preparing to close all of its locations, the company confirmed on Thursday. In a press release, the company said it will begin "going out of business" sales at all of its remaining locations — totaling 963 as of Thursday — after failing to complete its previously announced sales to Nexus Capital Management, a private equity firm.More than 400 Big Lots stores have alrea
  
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• Wayne Township Trustee office holds ham and turkey giveaway

  19-12-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Cars lined up downtown await their free ham or turkey from the Wayne Township Trustee Austin Knox on Thursday.Beginning at noon, the trustee's office is giving away over 300 hams and turkeys to community members by drive-thru or by walk-up.Organizers say cars have been lined up to receive the food since 7 a.m.Community members may receive the goods at the Northwest corner of Fourth Street and Clinton Street.Each household gets one ham or turkey. The giveaway will
  
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• Local trustee office holds ham and turkey giveaway

  19-12-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Cars lined up downtown await their free ham or turkey from the Wayne Township Trustee Austin Knox on Thursday.Beginning at noon, the trustee's office is giving away over 300 hams and turkeys to community members by drive-thru or by walk-up.Organizers say cars have been lined up to receive the food since 7 a.m.Community members may receive the goods at the Northwest corner of Fourth Street and Clinton Street.Each household gets one ham or turkey. The giveaway will
  
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• BAE's Fort Wayne facility to build key component for JetZero's next generation aircraft

  19-12-2024 17:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) An effort to build a zero-carbon emissions aircraft is currently underway and BAE Systems, which has a facility in Fort Wayne is part of that development. The company made the announcement Thursday.
  JetZero, in partnership with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the FAA, is developing a blended wing aircraft that's being called, "the biggest leap in commercial aircraft design since the beginning of the jet age." The jet is called a blended wing design, meaning it has a sh
  
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• Picketers at Fort Wayne Amazon facility show support for Teamsters strike

  19-12-2024 16:58 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Picketers lined up Thursday outside a local Amazon facility off US 30 in support of Teamsters who are striking at other facilities around the nation. The goal is to pressure the e-commerce company into offering better wages and work conditions amid the holiday shopping season.While the picketers at Amazon Fulfillment Center FWA6 did not comment, Amazon said it doesn’t expect an impact on its operations during what the union calls the largest strike against the com
  
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• Docs: Richard Allen maintains innocence, prepares for appeal before Friday's sentencing

  19-12-2024 15:57 via wane.com
  
  CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. -- Going into Friday's sentencing, Richard Allen's legal team said they will not participate much in the hearing as they prepare for the appellate process.
  They continue to maintain Allen's innocence.The memorandum, released on Wednesday afternoon, states that Allen chose not to participate in the pre-sentence process. Allen's team also said they will not present evidence at Friday's hearing outside of the memorandum and Allen's attorneys "will be speaking and articulating a
  
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• Kendallville trucker killed when rig hits another semi that pulled into his path in Van Wert County

  19-12-2024 14:39 via wane.com
  
  VAN WERT, Ohio (WANE) A truck driver died Wednesday evening after the rig he was driving collided with another semi that pulled into his path at an intersection in Van Wert County according to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol.The crash took place at approximately 6:16 p.m. where State Route 49 intersects U.S. 30 west of the city of Van Wert.Investigators determined that a semi driven by Amie Marie Cook, 31, of New Albany, Indiana was going south on State Route 49. She stopped a
  
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• Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder charges

  19-12-2024 14:38 via wane.com
  
  HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.Luigi Mangione waived a preliminary hearing on the Pennsylvania charges in exchange for the prosecutor giving him a 20-page investigative report from the Altoona Police Department.Mangione also agreed to b
  
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• Luigi Mangione to appear in Pennsylvania court for extradition hearing

  19-12-2024 14:38 via wane.com
  
  (AP) – Luigi Mangione, the suspect charged with shooting to death a health insurance company chief executive on a Manhattan street, will be taken Thursday morning to hearings on related Pennsylvania criminal charges and efforts to extradite him to New York.Here's the latest:Who is Mangione’s attorney?Luigi Mangione has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge.Mangione will be represen
  
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• Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract

  19-12-2024 13:16 via wane.com
  
  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike on Thursday morning, an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period.The Teamsters say the workers, who authorized strikes in the past few days, are joining the picket line after Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline the union set for contract negotiations. Amazon says it doesn’t expect an impact on its operations during what the un
  
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• Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract

  19-12-2024 13:16 via wane.com
  
  Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period.The Teamsters say the workers, who authorized strikes in the past few days, are joining the picket line after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations. Amazon says it doesn’t expect an impact on its operations during what the union calls the largest strike against the company in
  
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• Cloudy today, snow chances late tonight

  19-12-2024 11:02 via wane.com
  
  Morning temperatures are right around the 30° mark and there's not a huge warm up over the course of the day. Highs will only be in the mid-30s.We start off Thursday in the 20s for most of the area.We're mostly cloudy on Thursday, with highs in the 30s.Some snow is possible late tonight into Friday, bringing occasional snow showers. Highs Friday will be in the low-to-mid 30s. Some accumulation is possible from this system, with maximum amounts around 1". Areas most likely to see one inch or
  
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• Ugly Sweater Run takes to downtown

  19-12-2024 11:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Hundreds of the most hideous hoodies will zoom through downtown on Thursday for the 10th annual Ugly Sweater Run.According to the Fleet Feet Fort Wayne website, the race is a three-mile fun run through an illuminated downtown Fort Wayne. Runners end their workout at J K O'Donnell's to judge an Ugly Sweater Contest.
  The first 350 participants who redeem an in-store coupon at J K O'Donnell's will receive a FREE glass to commemorate the event.There is no time li
  
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• California man messaged Wisconsin school shooter, planned his own attack: authorities

  19-12-2024 05:21 via wane.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became public Wednesday.Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monda
  
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• Court docs: 'Progress' being made toward 'eventual resolution' in Junk Ditch lawsuit

  19-12-2024 03:07 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Court records indicate "progress" is being made toward an "eventual resolution" in one of the two lawsuits against Junk Ditch Brewing Company following an initial hearing Wednesday.A document filed in Allen Superior Court also revealed that all "real and personal property" of the defendants -- which include Junk Ditch Brewing Company, GK Baked Goods and Affine Holdings -- is being listed for sale or auction. The sales are expected to be finished by March.The court al
  
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