Abby Lemert of Fort Wayne, who late last year learned she had won the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, will give the commencement speech for the College of Engineering during its graduation ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at Purdue University in West Lafayette. Lemert, a 2014 Carroll High School ...
News-Sentinel.com takes a daily look back at some of the historical people and events from our archives for this day of the calendar year through the years. We hope you enjoy our gallery.
NORTH LIBERTY – If you think Hoosier citizens are relieved following a long winter and are excited to enjoy the outdoors now that the weather has improved dramatically, you should look at things from the perspective of an Osprey. The Osprey has arrived in northern Indiana this spring ...
We've all been there. Well, at least those who care to read this bi-weekly column. Bar hopping with friends in the heyday of your youth, you inevitably landed at J K O'Donnell's once or twice or a couple dozen times. Or if you've been there for St. Patrick's Day, it may only feel like ...
What a difference a year and answered prayers can make. Last July, Shepherd's House — a faith-based transitional shelter for veterans — was facing an uncertain future when the federal government denied a $500,000 grant expected to cover about 80 percent of the agency's annual budget. Now ...
When he was looking for summer internships as a college student, Steve McDaniel almost wrote off considering the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department because he thought most of the jobs would involve mowing. At that time in early 1992, McDaniel, now 46, was a sophomore studying ...
This is the fourth in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25. Coming Friday: Calling all Korean War vets. Hal Finn admits that his experience in the military was a tad different than most. He was never ...
A man pronounced dead after his vehicle struck a utility pole on Butler Road early Wednesday died of a heart ailmement, the Allen County Coroner’s Office announced. Paul R. Williams, 69 of Fort Wayne was driving when his vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole in the 2900 block of ...
A now-18-year-old man could spend five years on probation after pleading guilty Thursday to causing a crash that killed a man, two days before the first anniversary of the fatal crash in Roanoke. Liam B. Burke of the 3700 block of Stone Creek Run pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and ...
Two new portable classrooms arrived today at Huntertown Elementary and should be installed by early next week. The classrooms won't be used until this fall, but NACS prefers to get them ready in advance, said John Miller, NACS chief operations officer, who was observing the work. "We like ...
Jury Pool, 1702 Glencoe Blvd. in New Haven, will open May 26 for the summer season. Pool hours are 12:30-8 p.m. daily, except for 12:30-5 p.m. Memorial Day and July 4, the New Haven-Adams Township Parks and Recreation Department announced. For more information, call the parks office at ...
The Embassy Theatre has announced the entertainment schedule for its Summer Nights at the Embassy series in the two-level ballroom and rooftop patio. The series, which highlights local music and dance artists, runs 5-10 p.m. May 23 through Aug. 29, except there is now show July 4. A variety of ...
News-Sentinel.com takes a daily look back at some of the historical people and events from our archives for this day of the calendar year through the years. We hope you enjoy our gallery.
Jade Kelsey remembers riding bikes as a child with her family through Foster Park, near where she grew up. When she was in middle school, her family moved out of the city. Though living in a more rural area might seem like the ideal place to ride bikes, the area offered few safe places for ...
This is the third in a series of stories on local veterans that took part in the Honor Flight Northeast Indiana trip to Washington D.C. on April 25. Coming Thursday: A love story in the shadow of the Korean War. When Ken Bosworth reminisces about his World War II service in the Marine Corps, ...
Editor's note: This story has been updated with the identities of both victims. One man was found dead in the middle of Bowser Avenue while another went to a fire station for help for his leg wound after being shot Tuesday night, according to Fort Wayne Police. Police responded at 9:03 p.m. ...
A man is dead and may have had a medical problem before the SUV he was driving left Butler Road and struck a utility pole Wednesday morning, according to Fort Wayne Police Department. Investigators are looking into the single-motor vehicle crash, which occurred at around 6:30 a.m. near the ...
Fort Wayne Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying three men seen in the attached surveillance photographs, which were taken in the early-morning hours of March 15 before a man was shot to death. The images were taken inside the Broadway Grill, 1420 Broadway, ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The information about the negative TB results from Rescue Mission program participants came from the Rescue Mission. The story has been corrected below. A Fort Wayne man with active tuberculosis was not a current resident of the Rescue Mission when he tested positive, but ...
A man accused of being the one seen on surveillance cameras shooting to death another man is scheduled to stand trial in September. Bryan L. Flowers, 34, of the 2400 block of Oliver Street is scheduled to be tried Sept. 25-27 in Allen Superior Court on charges of murder and firearm used in the ...