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• Polar Bear Club Swimmers plunge into 2025

  01-01-2025 23:56 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Community members began their new year with an 'extra-refreshing' swim on Wednesday.The 53rd annual Polar Bear Club Swim invites club members, and willing community members, to wade into the Saint Joseph's River.Plungers hurried into the river with a wide range of outfits, everything from swim trunks to sweatshirts. Although the swimmers conquered the cold together, everyone had a different approach.Some members went in up to their ankles, while others plunge
  
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• Cold air and snow chances to begin 2025

  01-01-2025 22:30 via wane.com
  
  After we wrapped up 2024 with plenty of mild air, temperatures are falling to begin the new year. Get ready for it to feel more like winter for the foreseeable future...Look for scattered lake effect snow showers to gradually taper off as we progress throughout the evening. Watch out for a few slick spots on the roads, but travel impacts look minimal. By midnight, we're drying out and we'll see some decrease in the clouds. Our southwest communities are likely to tap into clearing skies more than
  
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• Sugar Bowl CFP quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack

  01-01-2025 20:32 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year’s crowd about a mile away early Wednesday, killing at least 10 people.The game, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at the 70,000-seat Superdome, has been pushed back 24 hours to Thursday night.“For now, that's the plan,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said.The Superdome was on lockdown for security sweeps
  
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• Broccoli sold at Walmart stores in 20 states could cause sickness: FDA

  01-01-2025 18:54 via wane.com
  
  (WJW) - A fresh vegetables and salad company has issued a precautionary advisory for some washed and ready-to-eat broccoli florets distributed at Walmart stores in 20 states.According to the U.S Food and Drug Administration, the voluntary advisory issued by Braga Fresh applies to a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12 oz. bags of Marketside Broccoli Florets and is due to the possibility that the produce could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. According to the
  
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• What's changing for USPS in 2025?

  01-01-2025 16:38 via wane.com
  
  (NewsNation) — The U.S. Postal Service is planning to raise shipping prices in early 2025 while keeping the cost of first-class stamps unchanged.The proposed price hikes, which would take effect Jan. 19, include a 3.2% increase for Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express services. USPS Ground Advantage rates would rise by 3.9%, while Parcel Select services would see the steepest increase at 9.2%.The price adjustments were approved by the USPS Board of Governors and have been filed with the
  
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• What we know about the vehicle attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Investigators now believe the driver who barreled through a crowd of New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans acted alone and found he posted several videos on social media pledging his support for the Islamic State group, the FBI said Thursday.The FBI called Wednesday's attack, which left 14 victims dead, an act of terrorism. The driver, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, also died in a shootout with police.Investigators found guns and wha
  
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• US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said.The FBI said it was investigating early Wednesday’s attack in which the driver steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police as a terrorist
  
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• New Orleans plans to reopen Bourbon Street as FBI seeks clues about truck attack that killed 15

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  UPDATE - News Conference Scheduled for 11 a.m. - WATCH it live in this story
  The FBI will provide an investigative update on the Bourbon Street attack that occurred on January 1, 2025. Expected attendees include FBI New Orleans Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia of the Counterterrorism Division, U.S. Attorney Duane Evans of the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, and other local, state, and f
  
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• FBI now says the New Orleans truck attacker acted alone in an 'act of terrorism'

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The FBI now says the New Orleans truck attacker acted alone in an “act of terrorism” when he drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers early Wednesday, killing 15 people. The driver had posted videos on social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, President Joe Biden said.The FBI identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabba
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday in the city's famed French Quarter as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone.Investigators found multiple improvised
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 10. FBI investigating as 'act of terrorism'

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver rammed a vehicle into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday along Bourbon Street in the city’s bustling French Quarter, the FBI said.Investigators were combing the French Quarter for potential explosive devices, a law enforcement official told the
  
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• Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver wrought carnage on New Orleans' famed French Quarter early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people as he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd before being shot to death by police, authorities said.More than 30 people were injured as Wednesday's attack turned festive Bourbon Street into macabre mayhem. The FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism and said it does not believe the driver acted alone. An Islamic State group flag was found on the vehicle's trailer h
  
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• Driver 'hellbent on carnage' kills 10, injures 30 in New Orleans

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver in a pickup truck who officials said was “hellbent on carnage” sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district, killing 10 and injuring 30 in an act being investigated as a New Year’s Day terrorist attack.The attack occurred around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday along Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Year’s Eve parties, and with crowds in the city ballooning in ant
  
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• Driver expressed desire to kill before ramming New Orleans revelers, Biden says; 15 dead in attack

  01-01-2025 14:23 via wane.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police.The FBI said it is investigating the attack early Wednesday as a terrorist act and does not believe the driver acted alone. Investigators found guns and what appeared to be a
  
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• Highs plummeting to start 2025

  01-01-2025 10:43 via wane.com
  
  While we saw some sunny moments on Monday, the end of 2024 was noted by multiple bouts of heavy/steady rain across the area on Sunday and, most recently, New Year's Eve. Rainfall totals once again exceeded over 0.50 for many. Say goodbye to any semblance of drought concerns we had before!We saw another good soaking rain to end the year.
  Skies are cloudy to start 2025 with only a flurry or two flying across some locations. We'll see scattered snow showers chances today as colder air flows in from
  
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• Colder temperatures on the way to begin 2025

  01-01-2025 05:00 via wane.com
  
  After a beautiful sunny Monday, we wrapped up 2024 on Tuesday with widespread rain, mixed with some snowflakes at times. Here's a recap of our top rainfall reports. Luckily, we tapped into warmer air with this system and enjoyed a good soaking rain rather than accumulating snow.We saw another good soaking rain to end the year.
  As 2025 begins, you can expect overcast skies and a few lingering spotty rain/snow showers. Temperatures will be falling into the low-to-mid 30s overnight.We'll continue t
  
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• Clouds and spotty rain/snow to start 2025

  01-01-2025 02:00 via wane.com
  
  After a beautiful sunny Monday, we're wrapping up 2024 with rain/snow. The good news is the widespread precipitation has now come to an end.Look for cloudy skies to be in place, along with a few lingering spotty rain/snow showers at midnight tonight. Temperatures will be in the mid-30s, so it will not be too bad for your plans!Happy New Year!
  By daybreak on Wednesday (New Year's Day), you can expect overcast skies. Temperatures will be falling down to the freezing mark and we'll continue to see
  
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