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• New federal rule bans smoking in public housing

  01-12-2016 23:37 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule announced Wednesday by the Obama administration.
  The Department of Housing and Urban Development has been encouraging local public agencies to enact smoking bans, and some 228,000 public housing units were already smoke-free. The new rule will expand the impact to more than 940,000 units.
  In announcing the ban, administration officials emphasized the dangers of secondhand smoke to chil
  
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• Roundabout access shutdown between Auburn and Wallen Road Tuesday

  21-05-2024 01:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A new water main installation will shut down the roundabout between Auburn and Wallen Road on Tuesday.
  Fort Wayne City Utilities announced that Tuesday starting at 9 a.m. crews will work to install a new water main near the roundabout intersection of Auburn and Wallen Road.
  The road work will shut down part of the intersection, with western access to Wallen Road and drivers heading south on Auburn Road being asked to utilize a detour.
  City Utilities recommends using th
  
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• Man trapped after semi overturned in Marion Township

  21-05-2024 00:06 via wane.com
  
  *Video: Footage shows gunman shoot at Ohio Amazon security guardMARION TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WANE) — Ohio State Police are investigating a serious injury crash. After an Ohio man was trapped in an overturned vehicle.
  According to a press release, the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a crash around 10 a.m. Monday morning. They found a Freightliner semi on Redd Rd north of U.S. 30 in Marion Township within Allen County Ohio.Officials report that the semi when it drove off the right side
  
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• LOOK: DNR relocates largemouth bass out of Tri-Lakes

  20-05-2024 22:48 via wane.com
  
  WHITLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- Under the unabating rays of the sun, officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) continued carrying out the task of relocating largemouth bass from Tri-Lakes in Whitley County Monday.Monday marked the start of a second week of the DNR catching undersized largemouth bass from Tri-Lakes that will be relocated to J.E. Roush Lake in Huntington County.Largemouth bass caught by the Indiana DNR sit in a fishing net Monday, May 20, 2024. The fish will
  
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• Northeast Indiana Little Leagues now keeping NARCAN at parks

  20-05-2024 22:28 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- A recent health scare in her own family prompted Little League's Indiana District 10 information officer, Nicole Gable, to take action.Gable shared with WANE 15 that her own father was eating candy a grandchild brought home last Halloween. His throat started to swell up and he was taken to the hospital.The candy tested positive for fentanyl. Thankfully, her dad was treated in time, but they thought 'what if someone at a ballpark isn't?'Gable said she got involved with
  
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• The Peach Truck is making a tour stop in Fort Wayne

  20-05-2024 22:16 via wane.com
  
  This video shows a recipe for Bourbon peach pie from 2020.FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The Peach Truck tour returns to Fort Wayne this summer.The company started in Nashville, Tenn. but now serves over 25 states in the U.S. Founders Stephen and Jessica Rose, aim to provide fresh-tasting, hand-picked peaches to their customers. The Peach Truck partners with multiple experienced growers in prime peach-growing regions.Where they will beThey will be at various hardware stores on multiple days between Jun
  
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• Fort Wayne resident making her mark in F1 Academy

  20-05-2024 22:02 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — New York native and now Fort Wayne resident Chloe Chambers is fueling up to make her legacy within motorsports. The 19-year-old is a part of the F1 Academy, an all-female racing series that races on the Formula One calendar.
  The F1 Academy strives to foster female drivers embarking on their motorsports journey. The F1 Academy is in its second season. Chambers drives for Campos Racing, backed by MoneyGram Haas F1 Team.
  Chambers is one of three Americans compet
  
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• Late afternoon headlines Monday, May 20

  20-05-2024 22:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your late afternoon headlines for Monday, May 20.
  
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• Construction causes changes for Three Rivers Festival; Junk Food Alley and the Midway moving!

  20-05-2024 21:57 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- As construction continues around Headwaters Park, more festivals are being impacted and the Three Rivers Festival is no exception.After being downsized for the 2023 festival, Junk Food Alley will be moved to where the Midway usually sits within the Meadows in Headwaters Park.
  "We found we were able to run the electricity and water the best probably in that location," said Keri Roby, Director of Operations with the Three Rivers Festival. Roby said this was the best deci
  
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• Car fire leads to traffic jam on I-69 north

  20-05-2024 21:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 69 was brought to a standstill Monday afternoon after a car caught on fire, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation.It happened sometime around 3 p.m., and traffic was flowing again about half an hour later.INDOT said the traffic jam was between Bass Road and US 30. The department's traffic cameras showed the two lanes were backed up from the 304 mile-marker to the 307 mile-marker.No injuries were reported, dis
  
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• Toasty with severe storm chances to track

  20-05-2024 21:15 via wane.com
  
  It is another toasty day across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio! Stay cool and hydrated if you have plans that take you outside today.We'll see high temperatures climb up into the upper 80s this evening under partly cloudy skies.High temperatures rise close to 90 degrees again today.
  We do expect thunderstorms to develop off to our west today and they will track east toward our area by late this evening. Some of these storms could hold together and enter our area, but they will be weakening
  
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• Teenager's speedy pursuit in stolen SUV ends with crash into pole: FWPD

  20-05-2024 20:17 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A 19-year-old was arrested Sunday after allegedly leading Fort Wayne Police on a chase through the city in a stolen SUV, at times reaching speeds of 80 mph, and then putting the blame on a passenger.Keashaun Lavert faces a felony charge of fleeing from law enforcement in a vehicle and a misdemeanor charge of unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle.Keashaun Lavert (Allen County Sheriff's Department)
  Around 8 p.m., someone reported they were following a stolen SUV near Sout
  
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• Judge cancels Delphi pretrial hearings; Defense team files motion to dismiss charges

  20-05-2024 19:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. — Special Judge Fran Gull has canceled the pretrial evidence hearings that were scheduled to begin this week in the high-profile Delphi murders case.
  The hearings were meant to address several pivotal motions including the possibility of barring certain evidence from being presented during the trial — which is currently scheduled to begin in October.
  Last week, Richard Allen's defense team asked Gull to postpone the hearings as they pushed for more time to depose a
  
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• Judge cancels Delphi pretrial hearings

  20-05-2024 19:46 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. — Special Judge Fran Gull has canceled the pretrial evidence hearings that were scheduled to begin this week in the high-profile Delphi murders case.
  The hearings were meant to address several pivotal motions including the possibility of barring certain evidence from being presented during the trial — which is currently scheduled to begin in October.
  Last week, Richard Allen's defense team asked Gull to postpone the hearings as they pushed for more time to depose a
  
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• Find out how you can celebrate 'National Pick Strawberries Day'

  20-05-2024 19:45 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Discover where you can pick strawberries for National Pick Strawberries Day on May 20.Several locations are open and offer this activity that is inclusive for everyone.Hilger Family Farms is located at 5534 Butt Rd Fort Wayne, IN 46818. They are open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Monday. The business is holding a U-pick patch on Tuesday, the 21st. The U-pick price is $2.75/lb, and the pre-picked is $6/quart.
  Cedar Creek Produce is located at 11709 Clay St, Leo, IN 46765. They ar
  
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• App aims to help teenage depression

  20-05-2024 19:02 via wane.com
  
  BELMONT, Mass. (CBS) - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before. But a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom.2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary Whitehead. With pandemic stress plus his parents separating, he was losing interest in activities he used to love, including sports."I just kind of wanted to like just sit and do nothing," said Whitehead.20% of teens have experienced clinical depression in the past year. Twice as many g
  
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• Abnormally hot summer even more likely in latest NOAA forecast: Here's where

  20-05-2024 18:58 via wane.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States.
  The forecast, which covers June, July and August, indicates nearly every U.S. state with leaning toward a hotter-than-normal summer season. The highest chances are found out West, where Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Colorado have a 60% to 70% chance of above-average temperatures over the next three
  
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• Fort Wayne Police investigate shooting near Weisser Park

  20-05-2024 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Monday near Weisser Park.Police began investigating shortly before 12:45 p.m. near the corner of Drexel Avenue and Hanna Street, bordering the park.A spokesperson for Fort Wayne Community Schools confirmed Weisser Park Elementary School is on lockout, meaning all the doors are locked so that no one can get in from outside the school.WANE 15 has a crew on the way to the scene to learn more.
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after shooting near Weisser Park

  20-05-2024 18:54 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne Police are investigating a shooting Monday near Weisser Park that left a victim in life-threatening condition.Police began investigating shortly before 12:45 p.m. near the corner of Drexel Avenue and Hanna Street, bordering the park.The victim's condition was downgraded to life-threatening at the hospital, Sgt. Jeremy Webb confirmed.A spokesperson for Fort Wayne Community Schools confirmed Weisser Park Elementary School was on lockout, and that was lifted clo
  
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• Afternoon headlines Monday, May 20

  20-05-2024 18:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your afternoon headlines for Monday, May 20.
  
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• Here's how gas prices are trending as Memorial Day approaches

  20-05-2024 16:58 via wane.com
  
  (GasBuddy) For the fourth consecutive week, the nation’s average price of gasoline has decreased by 3.5 cents from a week ago to $3.55 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy® data compiled from more than 12 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 12.0 cents from a month ago but is 2.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 3.3 cents in the last week and stand
  
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• Ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port

  20-05-2024 15:54 via wane.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday and began slowly moving back to port, guided by several tugboats.Removing the Dali from the wreckage marked a significant step in ongoing cleanup and recovery efforts. Nearly two months have passed since the ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns, killing six construction workers and ha
  
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• TikTok warns it will go black in the US

  20-05-2024 15:40 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS) - Social media giant TikTok warned it's going to go dark in the United States 8 months from May 19, if a new law isn't overturned. It required TikTok to be sold by its China-based owner or face a ban in America. The battle has shifted with 8 TikTok influencers taking their owner government to court.Talia Cadet is one TikTok influencer who scores a huge audience with her short videos. She posts about music, books and lifestyle suggestions. She'd lose her livelihood if she l
  
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• Footage shows gunman shoot at Ohio Amazon security guard

  20-05-2024 15:16 via wane.com
  
  WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (WANE via STORYFUL) - Dramatic footage released by Ohio police shows the moment a security guard shot at his supervisor at an Amazon facility on May 12.Ali Hamsa Yusuf, a 22-year-old contracted security guard at an Amazon warehouse in West Jefferson, shoot at his supervisor, local media reported. Video released by police shows the incident, with the shot seen missing the supervisor, who flees. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comments about unions violated federa
  
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• After decisive loss at Alabama Mercedes plants, powerful auto union vows to return and win

  20-05-2024 15:03 via wane.com
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on Friday sidetracked the UAW's grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South.But newly elected President Shawn Fain said the union will return to Mercedes and will press on with efforts to organize about 150,000 workers at more than a dozen auto factories across the nation.Employees at Mercedes battery and assembly plants near Tuscaloosa voted 56% again
  
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• Morning headlines Monday, May 20

  20-05-2024 14:30 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Here are your morning headlines for Monday, May 20.
  
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• Mid-summer temperatures continue today risk of severe weather later this week

  20-05-2024 14:14 via wane.com
  
  July-like heat is in the forecast again this afternoon with temperatures surging into the upper 80s. There's some relief in slight by the middle of the week with highs falling into the lower 80s by Wednesday. As the cooler air moves closer to our area there's a slight risk of severe weather Tuesday evening and Wednesday.High temperatures close to 90 againTemperatures will heat up quickly under sunny skies this morning and will be in the lower 80s by noon.The heat continues to build in the aftern
  
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• Sour Patch Kids Oreos? Peeps Pepsi? What's behind the weird flavors popping up on store shelves

  20-05-2024 13:18 via wane.com
  
  Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But occasionally, the artisanal ice cream maker headquartered in New York slips in what it calls a “shock flavor,” like Hidden Valley Ranch or pizza.Surprising flavor combinations – think gravy-flavored Jones Soda or Sour Patch Kids Oreos -- are showing up more frequently in grocery stores and restaurant chains. Hershey recently introduced pink lemonade-flavored Kit Kats, wh
  
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• Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site

  20-05-2024 12:32 via wane.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter crashed in a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported.The crash comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by the Israel-Hamas war, during which Raisi, who was 63, under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched an unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Isr
  
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• Just a Jackson Thing: Meet northeast Indiana's tractor-loving TikTok star

  20-05-2024 12:19 via wane.com
  
  With hundreds of thousands of followers and million of likes, Just a Jackson Thing is a viral sensation on the social media site TikTok. The star of the channel is 8-year-old Jackson who could give any seasoned farmer or tractor expert a run for their money.With the help of his mom, Jessica, Jackson started the TikTok channel to share his knowledge of tractors and mowers, and his love of farming. His videos quickly blew up with thousands of people flocking to his page to see him in action."I thi
  
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