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• 3 children among victims in New York City house fire

  24-04-2017 01:07 via wane.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A fast-moving fire killed five people, including three children, as flames surged through a New York City home on a sunny spring afternoon, leaving authorities to scour for clues about what sparked the deadly blaze.
  The fire broke out Sunday afternoon, on a street full of single-family homes in the middle class neighborhood of Queens Village, a neighborhood near Belmont Park, which hosts the Belmont Stakes, the final leg in horse racing’s Triple Crown. Television new
  
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• Mild and quiet with early sunshine

  04-05-2024 10:07 via wane.com
  
  It will be a cool and quiet start to the weekend with temperatures sitting in the 50s as you're waking up. You may want a sweatshirt before you head out the door. You'll find some sunshine this morning, so enjoy it while we have it as our clouds will increase this afternoon.Today's forecast features the chance for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. You may want the umbrella on hand. Highs today will climb up into the mid-70s bringing us yet another above average day! Enjoy the warmth!Scattered
  
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• Coliseum shut down following crash with injuries

  04-05-2024 08:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - All lanes of West Coliseum Blvd. are shut down between Paul Shaffer Dr. and Crescent Ave. following a crash with injuries. According to Fort Wayne Dispatch, the crash happened near the intersection of North Harry W. Baals Dr. and West Coliseum Blvd. At least one person sustained critical injuries. At least two cars were involved. An SUV and a truck at the scene were badly damaged. Information is otherwise limited.This is a developing story; it will be updated with the l
  
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• WATCH: How does DORA work?

  04-05-2024 05:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The Designated Outdoor Drinking Area (DORA) is almost here.The new city ordinance kicks off Sunday, in time for Cinco de Mayo.There has been a lot of talk about who is offering it, and where they're offering it but the real question on everyone's mind is how it works.WANE 15 spoke with the General Manager of Ted's Snack + Bar, one of the many establishments participating.
  They say it's easier than you may think.A map showing what the area of a DORA in Fort Wayne w
  
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• 2 injured in crash near Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park

  04-05-2024 04:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- One person is in critical condition and another is in serious condition after a party pin crash Friday night.
  Dispatch confirms with WANE 15 that Fort Wayne Police officers were initially called out to a party pin crash at 10:26 p.m.
  Dispatch confirmed that two people had been extradited from the vehicle, with both being taken to an area hospital. One individual is in critical condition and the other is in serious. It is unclear at this time the ages and genders of tho
  
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• 2 in critical condition after crash near Ivan Lebamoff Reservoir Park

  04-05-2024 04:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Two are in critical condition after a party pin crash Friday night.
  Dispatch confirms with WANE 15 that Fort Wayne Police officers were initially called out to a party pin crash at 10:26 p.m.
  Dispatch confirmed that two people had been extracted from the vehicle, with both being taken to an area hospital. Two are in critical condition as a result of the crash. It is unclear at this time the ages and genders of those involved in the crash.
  As of 10:50 p.m. S Clinton Str
  
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• Curb appeal program shut down due to popularity

  04-05-2024 01:49 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Everyone wants to live in a beautiful neighborhood, and the city of Fort Wayne wants to make that a reality for all of its residents.
  The curb appeal program reimburses visual improvement projects that can be seen from the public sidewalk and/or street right of way, 80% up to $2,5000."This is something that improves our city, it improves our neighborhood, it improves the morale of people," said Elizabeth Lewis, Public Information Officer of Community Developm
  
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• LOOK: Semi truck catches fire on Lower Huntington Road

  04-05-2024 00:41 via wane.com
  
  Drone footage courtesy of Micah Gilliom.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A semi-truck caught fire on Lower Huntington Road Friday evening.Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that the Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) responded to a fire on the Lower Huntington Road bridge just west of Fairfield Ave and Tillman Road. In the video and photos, you can see heavy fire and smoke pouring from the semi.
  Photo courtesy of Polly Miller.Photo courtesy of Polly Miller.
  No injuries have been reported as a result of th
  
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• Experts suggest homeowners appeal if property tax assessments are too high

  03-05-2024 23:35 via wane.com
  
  HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) - Many homeowners across the state are not happy with what they are seeing in the mail, higher than expected property tax assessments.
  Local experts are encouraging you to go through the appeal process if you believe your assessment is too high."Across the board, across the state of Indiana everything is up, the market is up," said Jill Zorger Huntington County Assessor.
  Zorger told WANE 15 Friday that most properties in Huntington County went up.
  "We have seen hom
  
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• Crash stalls traffic on I-469 near Maplecrest Road exit

  03-05-2024 23:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A multi-vehicle crash on I-469 has stalled traffic between Maplecrest Road and St Joe Road.
  According to the INDOT Traffic map, the right lane of westbound I-469 traffic is completely blocked for the next hour and a half as crews work to clean up the crash.
  It is unclear at this time if there are any injuries but Indiana State Police are working the crash.
  
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• 1 person in critical condition after crash on US 24 near I-469

  03-05-2024 22:56 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One person is in critical condition Friday afternoon after a crash on U.S. 24 just east of Interstate 469.The Allen County Sheriff's Department confirmed one person is in critical condition, but it is not known if anyone else suffered injuries in the crash.The Allen County Sheriff's Department also issued a mobile push notification advising drivers to avoid U.S. 24 between I-469 and Bruick Road while emergency crews work the area.According to the Indiana Department o
  
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• 1 person dead in crash on US 24 near I-469

  03-05-2024 22:56 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- One person is dead after a crash on U.S. 24 just east of Interstate 469, Friday afternoon.
  The Allen County Sheriff's Department confirmed one person is in critical condition, but it is not known if anyone else suffered injuries in the crash.The Allen County Sheriff's Department also issued a mobile push notification advising drivers to avoid U.S. 24 between I-469 and Bruick Road while emergency crews work the area.According to the Indiana Department of Transportatio
  
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• Above average weekend coming our way

  03-05-2024 22:18 via wane.com
  
  The majority of our rainfall for the day fell during the early morning hours. However, there is still a chance of some scattered rain and a few t-storms this evening. Conditions are pleasant with temps falling out of the 70s and through the 60s. Early morning temps will dip into the upper 50s.Evening temps start in the 70s and drop into the 60s. We'll be as low as the upper 50s in the early morning.Due to the scattered nature of much of the rain over the next couple of days, rainfall totals will
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Friday, May 3

  03-05-2024 21:59 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Friday, May 3.
  
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• Garage sales take over Allen County neighborhoods

  03-05-2024 21:53 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Each spring, homeowners attempting to clear the clutter in their garages and attics set up garage sales for those looking for a variety of discounted items.Many communities and neighborhood associations across Fort Wayne started their annual garage sale season Thursday, kicking off a multiple days of garage sales that typically end Saturday.For many, including Jeri Forrest, having a garage sale allows her to kill two birds with one stone."I've been doing garage sales
  
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• Man identified and arrested in TJ Maxx attempted kidnapping

  03-05-2024 21:34 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A man has been arrested and preliminarily charged after attempting to kidnap a 13-year-old girl in TJ Maxx Monday night.
  In a press release from Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD), Friday, 19-year-old Caleb Rush was arrested and preliminary with Criminal Confinement, a Level 5 Felony and Battery to Minor under 14, a Level 6 Felony.
  Rush was initially wanted for walking up behind a 13-year-old and putting his arms around her while she was shopping at TJ Maxx — at
  
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• A Hit for Cash: Man faces up to 85 years in 2021 McClellan Street killing

  03-05-2024 21:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Friday, an Allen Superior Court jury found a South Bend man guilty of murder in the shooting death of Tremaine Barnett in November 2021.Robert Dashun James, 36, now faces up to 85 years in prison when he's sentenced.
  The jury was sent to deliberate around noon Friday after closing arguments were delivered by Chief Counsel Tesa Helge and Deputy Prosecutor Tasha Lee for the state and Robert Scremin for the defense.Both presented plausible arguments for the interaction be
  
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• Court appearance for country star Morgan Wallen in chair-throwing case postponed until August

  03-05-2024 20:57 via wane.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An initial hearing for country music star Morgan Wallen was postponed Friday until August in a case in which he's accused of throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-story bar and nearly hitting two police officers.Wallen's attorney, Worrick Robinson, told reporters that the case is “very complicated” and promised that the singer, who had waived his right to be there Friday, would be at the postponed hearing on Aug. 15.“I think everybod
  
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• 'You murdered my child': Mother faces son's killer, who gets 45 years for 2022 shooting

  03-05-2024 19:50 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- When 23-year-old Jaiyvian Hamilton knocked on a friend's Villages of Hanna apartment door just before 1 p.m. on Aug, 8, 2022, he appeared completely normal, the friend would later tell police in court documents.
  Hamilton, though, did not see what his friend saw upon opening the door - a masked man standing behind him in the hallway.And Hamilton never saw that man raise a gun and shoot two bullets into his back at close range, court documents said.
  Michael Deshawn Glove
  
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• An AI-powered fighter jet took the Air Force's leader for a historic ride. What that means for war

  03-05-2024 19:48 via wane.com
  
  EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the front seat was Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.AI marks one of the biggest advances in military aviation since the introduction of stealth in the early 1990s, a
  
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• Fort Wayne International Airport begins parking lot construction

  03-05-2024 19:45 via wane.com
  
  Video above shows WANE 15's previous coverage of the groundbreaking of Project Gateway.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Fort Wayne International Airport has begun construction to expand its parking lot by combining the Economy and Long Terms lots.The parking lot expansion is a part of FWA's solution to maximize the available space while also using all available parking areas. With the construction, FWA will be adding a drive lane and sidewalk alongside additional handicapped parking spaces.
  The projec
  
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• Downtown Fort Wayne offering prizes to embrace spring

  03-05-2024 19:37 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Downtown Fort Wayne is offering incentives to get you downtown and celebrate the season. The annual Fort Wayne in Bloom window decorating contest is already underway.Voting is live for the 4th annual Fort Wayne in Bloom spring window decorating contest. The People's Choice winner will be chosen by online votes. Each voter will be entered to win a Downtown Fort Wayne Community Gift Card. Drinking alcohol outside begins soon in downtown Fort WayneWhile checking out the wi
  
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• Afternoon headlines Friday, May 3

  03-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Friday, May 3.
  
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• ACLU sues Indiana University in wake of protestor bans and arrests

  03-05-2024 17:20 via wane.com
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The ACLU of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against Indiana University on behalf of three protesters who were banned from campus for taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest in Dunn Meadow — a stretch of campus that has served as an assembly area for student protests since 1969.Pro-Palestinian protestors have stretched into the second week at Indiana University with students and faculty calling on the university to divest its investments in Israel. These protests join
  
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• Mainly dry afternoon with a little sunshine possible

  03-05-2024 17:16 via wane.com
  
  After a morning filled with scattered showers and thunderstorms, our rain chances continue to dwindle as the afternoon carries onThe majority of our rainfall for the day fell during the early morning hours. However, there may be a scattered shower or two that pops up as the system continues to head east out of northeast Indiana and northwestern Ohio. This will lead us to a mainly dry afternoon, but you may want to keep the umbrella on hand. Highs will be in the mid-70s in Fort Wayne.A warm day i
  
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• RibFest announces 2024 entertainment lineup

  03-05-2024 17:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Summer is almost here and that means it's also festival season. One of the more popular ones in Fort Wayne is RibFest, which is celebrating its 27th year.Friday organizers announced the entertainment lineup for the festival which takes place June 13 to 16 at Headwaters Park in downtown Fort Wayne.
  Headlining Thursday night is Jump, America’s Van Halen experience.Friday night is the Tyron Benoit (ben-wah) Band bringing his swampy Zydeco New Orleans funk to the Blackb
  
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• Fort Wayne city employee finds puppy abandoned in portable toilet

  03-05-2024 15:38 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is nursing a puppy back to health after he was found abandoned in a portable toilet. A City of Fort Wayne Right-of-Way employee found the puppy sometime last week, according to Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control.The 8-week-old puppy was "malnourished with his rib cage and spine showing, had urine-stained paws and overgrown nails, and was quite scared," according to FWAC&C. The medical team at the shelter is mainly concerned about g
  
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• Rue21 to close all stores nationwide after filing for bankruptcy

  03-05-2024 14:52 via wane.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP/WANE) — Rue21, the teen apparel company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday.
  According to the filing, the company, headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, plans to close all stores while conducting large-scale "going out of business" sales. All 543 U.S. stores are expected to be closed within the next two months, according to court documents.
  Along with the closure of all its brick-and-mortar stores, Rue21 plans to liquidate all its intellectual properties and intang
  
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• Morning headlines Friday, May 3

  03-05-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Friday, May 3.
  
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• A murderous romance or a frame job? Things to know about Boston's Karen Read murder trial

  03-05-2024 12:58 via wane.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The trial in Massachusetts of a woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend has started with a focus on the crime scene.
  Karen Read has been charged with second-degree murder and other charges in the 2022 death of Officer John O’Keefe. Testimony this week from several first responders has described interactions with Read, in which they say she made statements suggesting she was responsible for O’Keefe’s death. He was found unresponsive
  
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