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• End of 2024 marks key financial milestone for nonprofits

  31-12-2024 23:51 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- While many prepare to celebrate the end of 2024, nonprofits across the U.S. are wrapping up what usually marks the busiest and most profitable stretch of the year.In order for charity donations to count toward an individual's 2024 tax year, donations must be made by Dec. 31. Combine that with the nature of the holiday season, and nonprofits tend to see the biggest influx of funds toward the end of the year."The month of December is just a whirlwind of connecting with p
  
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• Widespread rain/snow tapers off by midnight

  31-12-2024 23:00 via wane.com
  
  After a beautiful sunny Monday, we're wrapping up 2024 with widespread rain/snow. An area of low pressure has set up across the area, bringing the precipitation along with gusty winds.Look for the widespread rain/snow to taper off by the time we ring in the new year at midnight. With temperatures being above freezing, slick spots are not expected on the roads, but do exercise caution as you're heading out and about for your plans.By daybreak on Wednesday (New Year's Day), you can expect overcast
  
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• Allen County Sheriff's Department identifies officer who shot, killed man in Huntertown

  31-12-2024 21:52 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Allen County Sheriff's Department has identified the officer who shot and killed a man during a standoff in Huntertown Dec. 17.Authorities identified the officer as Cpl. Ben Fries, who has served in the Allen County Sheriff's Department for more than 13 years.The standoff started when officers responded to the 2700 block of Ascension Court -- located in a neighborhood off Carroll Road -- on reports of a man armed with a gun. Initial reports also indicated he was
  
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• Medicare's new drug price cap kicks in Jan. 1

  31-12-2024 21:22 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) – A key cost-saving provision of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) goes into effect in the new year, limiting annual out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs to $2,000 for Medicare beneficiaries.Starting on Jan. 1, 2025, an estimated 19 million Medicare beneficiaries will see their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D spending capped at $2,000 for the year. This annual cap will be indexed to the rate of inflation every year going forward. An interim spending cap of roughly $3,500 w
  
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• The killing of an 18-year-old Ohio woman was solved with DNA technology after 43 years

  31-12-2024 20:47 via wane.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who was shot dead last month as authorities attempted to serve him an indictment on federal gun charges has been identified as the killer of an 18-year-old Ohio woman in a case that had gone unsolved for 43 years, police announced Monday.Mansfield Police Chief Jason Bammann said the cold case of Debra Lee Miller, a local waitress beaten to death with an oven grate in her apartment on April 29, 1981, was reopened in 2021 to account for advances in DNA technology
  
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• Investigation still underway for Huntington diesel fuel spill

  31-12-2024 20:15 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WANE) — Officials in Huntington continue to monitor the diesel fuel spill that leaked into Little River last Friday.Preliminary information confirmed the spill originated from the Huntington County Highway Department building (1601 Riverside Drive.) However, the exact source of the spill remains under investigation, as efforts are underway to pinpoint the location of the leak, said a Facebook post.RELATED: Huntington officials continue to monitor oil spill in Little River
  
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• Watch the entire 2025 Rose Parade presented by Honda

  31-12-2024 19:27 via wane.com
  
  LA's Very Own KTLA 5 is proud to offer live, nonstop coverage of the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025.Our broadcast and streaming coverage begins at 4 a.m. with an encore presentation of the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade with grand marshal Audra McDonald.The live broadcast from Pasadena begins at 6 a.m. with exclusive “behind-the-scenes” access to the parade preparations and floats.The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. Pacific and ends at approxim
  
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• Watch the 2025 Rose Parade streaming live

  31-12-2024 19:27 via wane.com
  
  LA's Very Own KTLA 5 is proud to offer live, nonstop coverage of the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025.Our broadcast and streaming coverage begins at 4 a.m. with an encore presentation of the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade with grand marshal Audra McDonald.The live broadcast from Pasadena begins at 6 a.m. with exclusive “behind-the-scenes” access to the parade preparations and floats.The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. Pacific and ends at approxim
  
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• Watch a replay of the 2025 Rose Parade presented by Honda

  31-12-2024 19:27 via wane.com
  
  LA's Very Own KTLA 5 is proud to offer live, nonstop coverage of the 136th Rose Parade presented by Honda on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025.Our broadcast and streaming coverage begins at 4 a.m. with an encore presentation of the 2024 Tournament of Roses Parade with grand marshal Audra McDonald.The live broadcast from Pasadena begins at 6 a.m. with exclusive “behind-the-scenes” access to the parade preparations and floats.The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. Pacific and ends at approxim
  
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• 'Coffee break bandits': Robbery suspect helps self to free coffee while holding up a Motel 6, video shows

  31-12-2024 19:24 via wane.com
  
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Police in Pennsylvania are searching for two men who allegedly robbed a motel in Cumberland County — during which time one of the suspects grabbed himself a complimentary coffee from the lobby breakfast bar.Dubbed the "coffee break bandits" by the Middlesex Township police, the suspects were filmed holding up an employee at the Motel 6 in Carlisle on Dec. 21, 2024."Two masked suspects entered the lobby area where one of the suspects demanded money
  
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• 1 dead in shooting involving a Mercer County Sheriff Deputy

  31-12-2024 18:40 via wane.com
  
  CELINA, Ohio (WANE) —  The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating an incident where a Mercer County Sheriff Deputy fatally shot a man early Tuesday morning at a gas station in Celina Ohio.
  Officers responded to the Dockside Marathon at 303 S. Main Street Celina around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Deputy Spencer Heinl, who was in Celina, backed up other officers at the scene, according to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.The original call was for a man with a knife. Whe
  
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• 26,000-year-old Ice Age fox recovered in Utah cave

  31-12-2024 18:03 via wane.com
  
  VERNAL, Utah (KTVX) — A team of Utah scientists and cavers have recovered a nearly complete skeleton of a 26,000-year-old red fox deep in a cave in the state's Uinta Mountains. It is the most complete skeleton of an Ice Age mammal found in the region.The team of scientists, formed from the Utah Division of State Parks and the USDA Forest Service Ashley National Forest, along with a group of local cavers, recovered the skeleton deep in Whiterocks Cave."A radiocarbon age on one of the bones
  
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• Longest-held Guantanamo Bay detainee sent back to Tunisia

  31-12-2024 17:05 via wane.com
  
  (The Hill) — A detainee at a military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been repatriated to Tunisia, the Pentagon announced Monday.Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi, 59, was eligible to transfer following an interagency review process, the release said. He was the longest-held detainee at the prison.Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told Congress of his support to repatriate al-Yazidi in early 2024. The Defense Department worked with its partner in Tunisia to complete the transfer requireme
  
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• In Memoriam: Those we lost in 2024

  31-12-2024 16:54 via wane.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — They came from every walk of life to make ours better, richer, more rounded. They were Oscar winners in front of and behind the camera. Legendary journalists, rock stars, country stars, Deadheads.They were comedians, politicians, firebrands, scientists. There were athletes, famous and infamous. An astronaut, a sex therapist, and a fitness guru. Game show hosts and talk show hosts. Humanitarians, World War II heroes, and poets.Here's a look at those we lost in 2024.J
  
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• New leads developed in 1996 cold case murder of NY millionaire, officials say

  31-12-2024 16:51 via wane.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — Two new suspects have been identified in the 1996 deaths of a New York millionaire and his home health aide, a case in which another man had been tried five times.Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah on Monday revealed the new developments, a result of a probe into the double homicide investigation. The identities of the suspects were not released.The newly identified suspects in the case have no connection to Selwyn Days, who faced charges and spent 16 y
  
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• 'Stop, stop, stop': Investigation underway after jet carrying Gonzaga team taxis toward departing Delta flight

  31-12-2024 15:42 via wane.com
  
  (KTLA) – An investigation is underway after a private jet was ordered to stop taxiing toward a departing Delta flight on an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday afternoon.Video footage shared by Airline Videos Live shows the jet creeping toward the runway as the Delta aircraft takes off. An air traffic controller can be heard calling for the jet to "stop, stop, stop" as the Delta flight takes off. A plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea,
  
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• A new generation begins in 2025, marking the end of Gen Alpha

  31-12-2024 15:40 via wane.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) — As we head into the new year, we'll also be meeting a new generation: Generation Beta.You're likely familiar with the generations that have come before this: the Greatest Generation (roughly 1900-1924), the Silent Generation (1925-1945), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1979), Millennials (1980-1994), Generation Z (1995-2012), and Generation Alpha.The start of 2025 will mark the end of Generation Alpha (generally said to have started in the early 2010s) and the be
  
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• Will New Year's Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers

  31-12-2024 13:58 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If you're planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you're not alone.A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.“As I’ve gotten older over the last few years, it’s like if I don’t make it to midnight, it’s not a big deal, you know?” says Carla Woods, 70, from Vinton, Iowa.Nearly 2 in 10 will be celebratin
  
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• Gusty winds, rain/snow wrap up 2024

  31-12-2024 10:39 via wane.com
  
  Rain is on our doorstep early this morning as the weather system approaches. Rain arrives by daybreak, and could have some heavier pockets at times. Temperatures in Fort Wayne are around 40°, with those to the north being cooler, in the upper 30s. Low-to-mid 40s south of the Summit City.Rain showers will continue throughout the day, and temperatures drop as the system moves to our south. This will allow it to bring in cooler air throughout the daytime. Our highs occur around daybreak as we a
  
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• Tracking New Year's Eve rain/snow/wind

  31-12-2024 04:00 via wane.com
  
  It was a spring-like weekend across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! We saw very warm temperatures on Saturday, followed by periods of rain and wind on Sunday. The forecast is looking much more wintry though as we wrap up 2024 and transition into 2025...Our next weather system is set to arrive by daybreak on Tuesday (New Year's Eve). It will start out as just a plain cold rain, but as more cold air works its way into the system, we'll transition over to a mixture of rain and snow by late mo
  
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• Bicyclist injured in crash in New Haven

  31-12-2024 01:26 via wane.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Ind (WANE) -- A bicyclist has been injured after being struck by a car in New Haven, Monday evening.
  New Haven dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that a bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in the 4000 block of Green Road.Dispatch also confirmed that the individual was en route to the hospital. The exact condition of the bicyclist is unknown.A part of Green Road appeared to be shut down as a result of the crash.
  Information is extremely limited at this time.
  
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• Indiana Republican leaders signal hesitation to legalize medical marijuana in 2025

  31-12-2024 00:13 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS---Although almost 90 percent of Hoosiers support legalizing medicinal marijuana, Republican leaders have signaled that might not happen next session.“With regard to medical marijuana, I really have, it’s no secret that I’m not for this,” Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said during the 2024 Dentons Legislative Conference earlier this month. ”I don’t have people coming to me with really compelling medical cases as to why it’s so b
  
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