Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

2021 shooting victim's 2022 death ruled homicide
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a woman who was shot in 2021 but died earlier this year. Jordan Young Chin, 21, was found unresponsive in an apartment...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

New White Oak Drive water tower celebrated
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City says that efforts to add additional backup and improve reliability for more than 72,000 City Utilities’ water customers hit a milestone on Wednesday. Ne...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Driver in fatal West Coliseum crash identified
UPDATE (June 9, 2022): We now know the identity of a man who suffered a medical event before crashing off West Coliseum. The coroner says the 51-year-old’s death has been ruled accidental –...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

No recycling pick up this week for those with Red River
UPDATE (June 7, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Add this to the long struggle with garbage service in Fort Wayne. The City said its soon-to-be-former garbage collector won’t be collectin...
Joey Martin Jun 09, 2022

Public invited to Pillars of Hope and Justice artist talk
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission will be hosting an artist talk regarding the Pillars of Hope and Justice Monument in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2022

Lane closures planned for U.S. 30 work
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced lane closures in both directions of U.S. 30 in Columbia City. Crews will be installing new pipe and extending t...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2022

Five teens hospitalized following DeKalb County wreck
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A wreck in DeKalb County sent five people to the hospital yesterday. Deputies say a man driving a Buick slammed into a cargo van full of teens. It happened on the 1900...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2022

Fire on the northwest side damages home, five cars
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Fire Department officials say that five cars were destroyed after a fire on Tuesday afternoon. FWFD officials say that a car in the garage of a home on the ...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2022

Honor Flight's 37th trip gets underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Honor Flight Northeast Indiana (HFNEI) is slated to celebrate its 37th flight to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The June 8th Honor Flight currently consis...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2022

Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in crash next to Dana plant
UPDATE (June 7, 2022): The Allen County Coroner has identified a man killed Monday morning in a crash on West State Boulevard. The coroner says that the 31-year-old died from blunt force injuries sust...
Joey Martin Jun 07, 2022