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Woman to lead Fort Wayne Fire Department

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A 17-year veteran of the Fort Wayne Fire Department will become the first woman to lead Indiana's second largest fire department.




Verizon to phase out most existing plans

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing schemes that encourage customers to connect their non-phone devices, like tablets and PCs, to the Verizon network. -á


14-year-old girl arrested after Indianapolis crash

INDIANAPOLIS - Police have arrested a 14-year-old girl who investigators say was driving a car that slammed into a tree along an Indianapolis street, badly injuring three boys riding with her.


Building up

Students who are looking forward to moving into the freshly renovated Studebaker East residence hall might be in for a surprise once August rolls around. -á



Pence fiscal push lacks social fire that built him

INDIANAPOLIS - Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence built a national brand name for himself as an unabashed social and religious conservative, a good-natured warrior for the causes he believes in. But talk of those causes has been largely absent from his run for Indiana governor over the last year.


Police: 3 killed in shooting near Auburn U.

AUBURN, Alabama - A gunman opened fire during a fight at a party at an apartment complex near Auburn University, killing three people, including two former football players for the school's team, authorities said Sunday. Three other people were injured, with one in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.


Powerful quake shakes areas of Greece and Turkey

ATHENS, Greece - A powerful earthquake shook Greece's island of Rhodes and southwestern Turkey on Sunday. No deaths or serious damage were reported, but officials said six people were hurt in Turkey by jumping out of buildings.