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This week's show features a discussion of up to $65 million in public funding for the Electric Works project with Allen County Commissioner Therese Brown, City Councilman Russ Jehl and Capital Improvement Board member Don Steininger. RELATED: Fort Report panel: Electric Works developers have ...

Donald Trump has been widely mocked for claiming — without much proof, admittedly — that "millions and millions" of illegal immigrants voted in the 2016 presidential race he won only because of the Electoral College. But with at least 17 states, seven cities and the U.S. Conference of ...

Three officials who will help determine whether developers of the Electric Works get the $65 million in local support they insist is necessary say they remain skeptical of the project's funding package despite their enthusiasm for its potential. And even $65 million may not be nearly enough, ...

The University of Saint Francis will host Fort Wayne UNITED's L.I.V.E. (Listening to Input and Voices through Engagement) Forum 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the USF North Campus Auditorium, 2702 Spring St. A reception with a light dinner will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. The event is free and open ...

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.

Many are sleek and stylish. Others look industrial or futuristic. Looking at photos of them, it's easy to see how they could conjure up visions of invading space aliens. You can get swept up in the design and mechanics of old vacuum cleaners during the TekVenture/Skaggs Vintage Vacuum ...

Despite significant opposition from nearby residents, a huge housing and commercial project near Huntertown will move forward. The Allen County Commissioners on Friday unanimously approved the rezoning of about 313 for the North Eastern Group's Copper Creek development, which would place 677 ...

Citilink, Fort Wayne's public bus service, has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. The grant is part of a $264 million project to improve the safety and reliability of America’s bus systems and enhance mobility and was ...

The Allen County Coroner's Office has determined that a man found Thursday evening near downtown Fort Wayne in an alley died of a gunshot wound to the chest. Fort Wayne Police were called at 7:06 p.m. to a report of the sound of gunshots and someone lying in an alley in the 800 block of East ...

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.

AKRON – A terrible situation ultimately didn’t turn tragic late Friday afternoon in the Fulton County town of Akron. The residence of Esperanza Heredia and her family burst into flames shortly after 5 p.m. and suffered significant damage. However, the Heredia family was not home at the ...

Every time the month of April rolls around, Janet Tinsley is in her "depression" mode. It will last until April 8, the day 30 years ago this year that a memorial service was held for her daughter, April Marie Tinsley. "No one call. No one text. I'm not answering the door," Janet Tinsley said ...

Unlike that biblical prophet who is honored everywhere but in his own home town, Fort Wayne is finally starting to show some love for one of its most environmentally friendly but previously obscure companies. Just in time for Earth Day on April 22, the Allen County Department of ...

• April 1, 1988: 8-year-old April Marie Tinsley, of the 300 block of West Williams Street, disappears around 4 p.m. after telling a friend in the 300 block of West Suttenfield Street she was going to pick up her umbrella at another girl's house. The Fairfield Elementary School ...

A New Haven man allegedly found in a home with his mother's battered body will face a September murder trial. Chad A. Ingram, 43, is scheduled to be tried Sept. 11-14 in Allen Superior Court. Ingram appeared Thursday before Superior Court Judge Fran Gull. Gull also set a July 20 pretrial ...

The number of former BAE Systems employees charged in connection with a tuition-reimbursement scam continues to grow. Brian Dunbar this week became the 24th person indicted in U.S. District Court for allegedly billing the local aerospace firm for educational courses that were never taken. ...

The University of Saint Francis now has a new high point on its main campus. A construction crew and heavy crane on Thursday morning lifted the 44,000-pound, dome-like cupola into place on the roof of the new chapel being built on the shore of Mirror Lake on USF's campus at 2701 Spring ...

A mother accused of neglect after her son was beaten to death in November will have to wait a few extra days to see whether her change-of-venue motion is approved. Amber V. Garrett, 26, of Fort Wayne faces two counts of neglect of a dependent, Level 3 and a Level 6 felonies, filed in January ...

As a young woman walked in 31-degree weather in a sweater, shorts and plastic clogs Thursday outside the Allen County Courthouse, Cindy Extine took the coat she was wearing and gave it to the young woman. "God told me to take another coat today," said Extine, of Defiance, Ohio, who was ...