Because of fears the new variant could be more resistant to vaccines, there are growing concerns that the pandemic will persist for far longer than hoped.
The Dayton Board of Zoning Appeals has approved the city’s request to demolish a 129-year-old historic building that once was the site of the Wright brothers’ first bike shop.
Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs are better prepared this time as they gear up for another pandemic crunch.
The owner of a Fort Wayne business will soon be lending a helping hand to an Indianapolis great-grandmother months after the walls of her swimming pool collapsed.
A Hoosier mother spending her Thanksgiving holiday in San Diego searching for her missing daughter says her daughter seemed frantic last time they spoke and fears her daughter is in over her head.
Daniel Roebuck-Lafleur and his husband Justin say a series of events has led to a hectic holiday season. Each year they look forward to spending time with family and friends. This year they’re overwhelmed with cardboard boxes and medical bills, and the anxiety brought on by a notice they recently received saying they’d have to leave their home of 13 years.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church downtown has a long history of providing meals to the hungry on Thanksgiving Day. But for a second straight year, the pandemic forced a switch in how the food changed hands. Normally, hundreds of people show up at the church, get served food, then enjoy a sit-down lunch.
The ‘Night of Lights’ has always been a holiday tradition for families in Fort Wayne, but because of the pandemic it couldn’t happen for at least a year.
The debate rages on about whether employers should be able to automatically fire workers who won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine. An ER physician in this area who is strongly opposed to the idea admits his position on Covid-19 may well put his own job in jeopardy.
Indiana’s governor said Wednesday he would extend the state’s public health emergency for another month amid a stalled proposal that would force businesses to grant COVID-19 vaccination requirement exemptions without any questions and block similar immunization rules set by state universities.
In total, 96.5% of employees have been deemed in compliance with the policy, including through medical or religious exemptions that are still being evaluated.
Linda Barrett owns Love, Katiedid Forever Flora LLC in Huntertown and has a special way to create works of art that help keep her late daughter in her heart while also helping others through loss.
A 20-year-old man has been arrested as a person of interest in connection with a car theft from a downtown gas station that had a child inside, police say.
Many stores will offer early Black Friday deals online to encourage customers to shop from the comfort of their own homes on Thanksgiving and re-open Nov. 26 for in-person shopping.
The special prosecutor assigned to a case focused on alleged student misconduct at a Churubusco middle school says he determined no felony offenses took place.
The Fort Wayne City Council voted 5-1 in favor of a resolution Tuesday that establishes its wish to “pursue an investigation” into Red River, the garbage collection company that recently filed for bankruptcy.
The cause of the explosion Monday night remains under investigation. Authorities said Tuesday that the woman died at a hospital, and that fire crews and a police cadaver dog found the child in the rubble of her home.
City police are trying to nail down who is responsible for a shooting Monday evening where a teenager who answered a knock at the door was hit by gunfire. A 16-year old boy was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after the shooting at an apartment unit in the 5900 block of Bunt Drive.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs, in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India, and the United Kingdom.
The mandate is a centerpiece of the administration’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as concerns grow that the nation is on the cusp of another winter surge in virus cases and hospitalizations.
Amid a steady increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive cases, the county’s top doctor and area health leaders are encouraging the community to follow COVID-19 precautions.
It’s reportedly an attempt to address concerns about whether he could commit to another presidential campaign given his age and ease worries about Republicans returning to power.
A list of 29 applicants has been narrowed to four finalists who are still being considered to complete an unexpired term on the Southwest Allen County Board of Trustees, the district said on Monday.
Volunteers at the St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen in Fort Wayne were putting the finishing touches Monday afternoon on Thanksgiving meals for as many as 1,000 people.
Investigators are asking those living near the 3600 block of Turf Lane to review any security camera footage from Nov. 8 as they search for the answers regarding the shooting death of a 74-year-old man.
An investigation into reports of sexual assault in a junior high locker room at Smith-Green Community Schools has concluded the allegations are unfounded, according to the Smith-Green Community School Board.
