Metro and enterprise editor at The Journal Gazette. Roommates with two dachshunds. Please send news tips to [email protected]
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Fort Wayne City Council members will work with city officials over the next two months to clearly define what types of businesses are right for discounted downtown liquor licenses before making a decision on a longtime cigar shop’s request.
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Fire officials will almost immediately go back to the table to negotiate the next collective bargaining agreement after finishing the nearly two-year contentious process that ended this week.
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Whether the Fort Wayne Police Department can continue using 36 cameras placed throughout the city as license plate readers remains up in the air.
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The pressure Fort Wayne Fire Chief Eric Lahey has been under with constant public criticism is not uncommon, former city leaders say.
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A Republican Fort Wayne City Council member reached across the political aisle when determining who would serve as president the rest of the year.
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Two local arts centerpieces in The Journal Gazette today!
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On Friday night, I won two of the three awards that The Journal Gazette received in this year's SPJ Best in Indiana Journalism Contest. Congratulations to the winners, and to journalists everywhere who do their work without the expectation of applause.
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The city of New Haven has launched a new economic development alliance with the team behind Fort Wayne Next, Mayor Steve McMichael announced today.
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Nearly 50 recipients of local health grants were notified today that they might have to change their programs or return funding based on changes made by state lawmakers.
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The water just got muddier at the North River property.
Local business leaders Chuck Surack and Daryle Doden on Monday submitted a $12 million offer to buy the city-owned site that fronts the St. Marys River.
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Cedar Canyon Elementary School on Tuesday welcomed Birdie Blue, an 11-month-old Australian labradoodle trained as a therapy dog.
Story by @AshleySloboda
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.@Tony_JGFW and @MikeDurbinPhoto braved the bitter cold to bring @JGfortwayne readers this coverage.
Fort Wayne residents voiced their opposition to President Donald Trump's recent actions from the White House.
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Fort Wayne officials said today they hope to bring an estimated $50 million to $60 million sports complex to the downtown riverfront.
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Three Rivers Festival officials are pleading for community help as they launch a crowdfunding campaign in hopes of raising $450,000, the board president said tonight.
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Nelson Peters' 25-year tenure as commissioner in the county government’s executive branch ended this week with his retirement. Peters announced last January that he would retire at the end of 2024 rather than run for a sixth term.
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Allen County leaders announced today that the county will pull out of an interlocal agreement with the city of Fort Wayne that created Three Rivers Ambulance Authority 43 years ago.
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Like the puzzles and comics in The Journal Gazette's Living pages? You'll love the Fort Wayne Newspapers tree at the Embassy Theatre Festival of Trees!
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The estimated $5.4 million roof project that has brought 592 solar panels to the Allen County Public Library’s main library roof has been completed and the energy savings could start before this year ends.
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Election Night pizza has arrived in the @JGfortwayne newsroom. Once results start coming in, I’ll do my best to keep you updated on the contested school board races — 2 in NACS & 1 in FWCS.