Fort Wayne receives $3-mil for lead paint removal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The City of Fort Wayne is getting a federal grant of more than $3-million to deal with lead paint in older...
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City encourages water testing after lead found in eight homes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The City of Fort Wayne is asking some residents to get their water tested after eight homes ended up with excessive lead...
City of Fort Wayne awarded grant to remediate lead paint in homes
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The City of Fort Wayne’s Office of Housing and Neighborhood Services was awarded a $680,000 grant to remediate lead paint...
Boy Scouts recalling 110,000 neckerchief slides, unsafe lead amounts
NATIONWIDE, (WOWO) – Almost 110,000 Boy Scouts neckerchief slides are being recalled due to unsafe amounts of lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports the colored enamel...
State tests lead levels in Indiana schools
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP): More than 900 Indiana public schools have had their water fixtures tested for lead levels under a state-funded program. The Indiana Finance Authority...
Indiana to provide free water testing to school districts
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — The Indiana Finance Authority is planning to offer free drinking water tests at all the state’s public schools. The Times...
Lawmakers consider funding for lead crisis in East Chicago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): State lawmakers will be considering two plans allocating a total of $15 million in state funds for the lead crisis in East Chicago....
Elkhart school officials warn of elevated lead levels
ELKHART, Ind. (WOWO): Students and staff at Elkhart Community Schools will have to stick to bottled water when they return to school this week. That’s...
Indiana school reports fewer students and staff with high lead levels
GREENTOWN, Ind. (AP): Local health officials are pleased by test results showing elevated levels of lead in fewer than five students or staff members at...
Fort Wayne officials concerned about lead paint
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The drinking water is safe, but your home’s paint might not be. The Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health held a...