Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Fort Wayne: Recycling collections will be week-by-week decision
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – It could be a long month for folks in Fort Wayne who are dealing with the last of their slow garbage service. The City this week said recycling collections will be a w...
Joey Martin Jun 10, 2022

Superior Court hits $1 million in foreclosure surplus refunds
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Allen Superior Court has returned more than $1 million in surplus Sherriff's Sale funds to former property owners who lost homes to foreclosure, or to their heirs. An ...
Joey Martin Jun 10, 2022

You can "step up to the plate" and give blood at Parkview Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Many people want to give back to the community but may not have a lot of time to volunteer. In only about an hour, volunteer blood donors can help save lives and feel ...
Joey Martin Jun 10, 2022

Coronavirus in Allen County: Friday's reporting numbers
FIRDAY (June 10, 2022): Today, the Allen County Health Department reported a total of 106,999 positive cases of COVID-19 to date. 1,156 local residents have died, according to the ACHD. THURSDAY (June...
Joey Martin Jun 10, 2022

GFW Inc. names five award winners at Annual Meeting event
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Greater Fort Wayne (GFW) Inc. Thursday presented five awards to those making an impact across Allen County. The awards, distributed each year as part of GFW Inc.’...
Joey Martin Jun 10, 2022

Search for missing 81-year-old man meets a sad end
UPDATE (June 9, 2022): Fort Wayne police say that the search for a missing elderly man has come to a sad end. Officials began looking for are still looking for 81-year-old Steven Clemmer last weekend....
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Coroner rules Fort Wayne one-year-old's fentanyl death a homicide
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Authorities in Fort Wayne are now calling a little girl’s death last year a homicide. Allen County’s coroner said on Wednesday that toxicology tests show o...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Three Rivers Festival says that 50/50 Raffle will return
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Three Rivers Festival announced the return of its popular 50/50 Raffle. "With a jackpot that could potentially rise into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the ...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Harlan man killed in St. Joe Road motorcycle crash
UPDATE (June 9, 2022): As Fort Wayne police continue to investigate a fatal Tuesday night motorcycle crash off St. Joe Road, the coroner has released the identity of the man killed. The Allen County C...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Boys & Girls Clubs announce international (yet local ) partner
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A press conference will be held on Friday at the Boys & Girls Club on Fairfield Avenue to announce a new collaboration between the club and an international nonpr...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022