Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

TinCaps Valentine's Day packages on sale
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Unsure of what to get your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? How about a package delivered by mascot Johnny TinCap? The TinCaps Valentine’s Day Package featu...
Joey Martin Feb 01, 2022

Operation CARE focuses efforts on crash awareness, reduction
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced the results after it joined forces with 80 other law enforcement agencies across the nation to bring crash awareness to motor...
Joey Martin Feb 01, 2022

Parkview updates outpatient treatments for COVID-19
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Parkview Health has updated its outpatient treatment options for patients with COVID-19, based on efficacy and availability of medications. With recent guidance from t...
Joey Martin Feb 01, 2022

Alcohol suspected in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that alcohol is a suspected factor in a crash that happened Sunday evening. Shortly after 8 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputies were cal...
Joey Martin Jan 31, 2022

PFW extends temporary face mask protocol through March 18
UPDATE (January 28, 2022): Purdue University Fort Wayne will extend its temporary requirement to wear face masks inside campus buildings and structures through March 18, 2022-the Friday following the ...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

One person hospitalized after possible house explosion in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials are trying to figure out if an explosion may have caused a fire on Thursday. Right now, police in New Haven say they don’t know what caused the blaze th...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

Coroner identifies woman killed in northeast Allen County crash
UPDATE: January 28, 2022 The Allen County Coroner has identified a Hicksville, Ohio woman as the victim of a fatal crash on State Road 37 Wednesday afternoon. The coroner's office released the followi...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

Fort Wayne is getting a DoorDash "DashMart"
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The latest store in Fort Wayne will open, but customers aren’t allowed inside. The city is getting a DashMart. It’s essentially a convenience store run by ...
Joey Martin Jan 28, 2022

One person hurt when SUV strikes mail vehicle in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Officials in DeKalb County say that a mail vehicle was hit by an SUV in DeKalb County on Wednesday. It was just after 2:30 p.m. when a 2004 Ford Expedition hit a 2003 ...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022

Mercer Co. officials ask for help to "light up" health care workers
MERCER CO., Ohio (ADAMS) – With COVID-19, the flu, and other medical issues hitting Mercer County hard, officials say that the Mercer Health Hospital is busier than ever with patients. “Th...
Joey Martin Jan 27, 2022