The city woman critically injured after a two-vehicle crash early Saturday at Lewis Street and Anthony Boulevard has been identified. Capreice Brown, 38, has been upgraded to serious condition at a local hospital, according to police spokesman Michael Joyner.

Fort Wayne Police were told that two vehicles, a Cadillac and a Ford SUV, were possibly chasing each other when the crash occurred around 4:25 a.m. Brown was reportedly a passenger in one of the vehicles and was unconscious when police arrived.

Officials with the Whitley County Sheriff's Department say they have yet to recover the body of 49-year-old Columbia City resident Debra Houser, who is presumed dead, allegedly murdered by her ex-husband, 43-year-old Rodney Houser. The department said today it will not resume a search for the woman.

Prosecutors charged Rodney Houser with murder last week, using evidence of bloodstains in Debra Houser's abandoned Dodge Durango, her blood-soaked clothing in a Waynedale trash bin, and the Wednesday account of a man who said Rodney Houser asked for his help to bury Debra Houser's corpse.

The Wayne Trace reconstruction project is complete. The project widened the street by adding a turn lane, storm drains, gutters, curbs and 58 trees. It is a key road to Fort Wayne's first industrial park and a major east-side street that now allows better traffic flow from north to south, according to a statement from the city. A ribbon- cutting was scheduled for this afternoon.

The Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association will host a Rally for Rail at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at Baker Street Station, 221 W. Baker St. The group has been trying to advance passenger rail service in Indiana, and making make sure that Fort Wayne-to-Chicago train service is a priority for the state.

For more information, see www.nipra2rail.org.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps will erect a Christmas tree in Parkview Field's centerfield concourse for the holidays. The tree will be lighted Wednesday - the same night Santa's sleigh and reindeer on the National City Bank building, the wreath on One Summit Square, the Wells Fargo display on South Calhoun Street, and many other holiday decorations will be illuminated downtown, starting with Santa at 6:15 p.m.

The facility will extend its hours past dusk during the holidays on select nights. It will be open until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and until 7 p.m. each Saturday until Christmas. The ballpark will have holiday programming, music and video board displays 5-7 p.m. each Saturday.

Burlington Coat Factory has begun its third annual Warm Coat & Warm Hearts Drive to benefit needy families nationwide.

Anyone wishing to donate coats for men, women or children can use drop-off boxes located at Burlington stores. Coats should be in good condition with working closures and no rips or stains. Donors will receive a receipt for tax purposes. For details, visit www.onewarmcoat.org.