Devan Filchak

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

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1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

Nearly 50 recipients of local health grants were notified Thursday that they might have to change their programs or return funding based on changes made by state lawmakers. The Allen County Department of Health sent an email Thursday to the 48 agencies that received funding this year from the Allen County Health First program. The local department awarded more than $2.9 million in grants, and the amounts ranged from $7,500 to $200,000.

1 week ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

A 44-year-old Fort Wayne man faces up to 115 years in prison after jurors Thursday found him guilty of murder for a homicide nearly 24 years ago. Tommy L. Harris was charged in November with murder and burglary resulting in serious bodily injury. His arrest was years after the June 27, 2001, death of 29-year-old Larry D. Lovelace, who was found dead inside the home at 5321 McClellan St. Curtis L. White, 30, was also found dead.

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

A 36-year-old Fort Wayne man will likely spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to neglect charges stemming from a 4-year-old boy's death. Jonathan A. Mulvihill, 36, and Noel C. Wood, 26, have been charged with top-level neglect of a dependent resulting in death and two low-level charges for putting children in situations that endanger them. Mulvihill pleaded guilty to the two low-level charges and an added mid-level neglect charge by entering a plea agreement.

2 weeks ago | journalgazette.net | Devan Filchak

The Allen County Jail has continued to struggle with inmate overcrowding, but the plaintiffs of a federal lawsuit say the population has improved since February. The information was included in a status update filed Tuesday by the attorneys representing Vincent Morris and the ACLU. U.S. District Court Judge Damon Leichty has required status updates from the parties of the 2020 lawsuit since he ruled the jail’s conditions unconstitutional. The Allen County commissioners also filed an update Tuesday.