Justin Lemke

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Justin Lemke

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (WPTA) - On Tuesday evening, in Huntington, city leaders held a public hearing to discuss a proposal that would raise water rates for residents within city limits. Multiple residents showed up to express their concerns regarding the proposal. One woman said times are tough, and she has already had to pay more on other bills. “When is it going to stop? You can’t take money from people that can’t afford it.

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Justin Lemke

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - For National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Fort Wayne Police Department’s (FWPD) Victim Assistance program held its annual vigil for people who lost loved ones to violent crime. The Director of the Victims’ Assistance, Kristy Lindeman, says the remembrance event allows people to connect while grieving their lost loved ones. The theme this year is connecting and creating kinship between people attending events all over the nation.

2 months ago | fox5vegas.com | Justin Lemke

GARRETT, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - An 8-year-old Indiana girl came to her older neighbor’s rescue after hearing her cries for help while she was outside shoveling snow. Kymber Northrup, 8, was shoveling her parents' walkway in Garrett when she heard her neighbor, Debbie Lytle, calling for help. Lytle had been walking outside to do her laundry when she slipped and fell, WPTA reports. “I was crying and crying, and my tears are starting to freeze out there.

2 months ago | actionnews5.com | Justin Lemke

GARRETT, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - An 8-year-old Indiana girl came to her older neighbor’s rescue after hearing her cries for help while she was outside shoveling snow. Kymber Northrup, 8, was shoveling her parents' walkway in Garrett when she heard her neighbor, Debbie Lytle, calling for help. Lytle had been walking outside to do her laundry when she slipped and fell, WPTA reports. “I was crying and crying, and my tears are starting to freeze out there.

Oct 1, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Justin Lemke

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA/Gray News) - The parents of a 3-year-old boy with autism say they are grateful for the police officer that saved their son from drowning in a neighbor’s pool. Fort Wayne Police Officer Evan Myers was among those who responded to a family’s home last Sunday for reports of a missing 3-year-old child. The parents of the boy, who is named Aziel, told WPTA they were preparing brunch for family and friends when one of those friends forgot to lock the top latch.