Daniel Beals, Author at WPTA21

HONORS AT LAST: Veteran receiving military honors months after death during pandemic

July 10, 2020 6:16 pm Daniel Beals

Pat Shea did all she could to get her late husband Bob his military honors the day of his funeral, but because of COVID-19 restrictions, it wasn’t…

BLANK FACES: Families find beauty, have stories told with watercolor portraits

July 9, 2020 6:18 pm Daniel Beals, Krista Miller

When it comes to Courtney Harvey’s artwork, the beauty is in the lack of details. Clients commission Harvey through her business, Joyful by Design,…

DIGGING DEEPER: Indiana changes tune, now plans to report COVID-19 in nursing homes by facility

July 1, 2020 5:38 pm Daniel Beals

Months after an ABC21 Digging Deeper investigation pressed state and county officials on transparency regarding long-term care facilities during the…

DIGGING DEEPER: Ohio takes different approach to sharing outbreak information within long-term care facilities

May 27, 2020 7:02 pm Daniel Beals

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine believes transparency during a public health crisis is important to keep the public…

POLITICAL RADAR: FWCS school board president talks supt. search, COVID-19 challenges

May 26, 2020 8:20 pm Daniel Beals

FWCS school board president Julie Hollingsworth sat down for a 1-on-1 interview with ABC21’s Brien McElhatten at Northrop High School to discuss the…

City, firefighters award 12-year-old girl with Certificate of Excellence

May 19, 2020 9:48 am Daniel Beals

At just 12-years-old, Catherine Addison Wiese is credited for helping save a neighbors home from burning…

Boy’s Make-A-Wish dream fulfilled after battle with cancer

May 18, 2020 6:30 pm Daniel Beals, Krista Miller

His parents are thankful for his medical care, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and all the local companies who helped make a boy’s dream house…

DIGGING DEEPER: Documents offer insight on deaths at Fort Wayne nursing home

May 14, 2020 7:04 pm Daniel Beals, Brien McElhatten

We heard COVID-19 was killing patients inside the facility, just like it had done at other nursing homes. But when ABC21, or the families we spoke to…

Hundreds attend drive through visitation for beloved veteran

May 6, 2020 7:15 pm Daniel Beals

YODER, Ind. (WPTA21) – “It’s so awesome,” Rosie Colderbank said after her husband’s drive through visitation, “I really needed that right now,…

DIGGING DEEPER: Families critical of nursing home, health depts. for handling of COVID-19 info

April 23, 2020 5:12 pm Daniel Beals

Several local families tell ABC21 the handling of matters at a Fort Wayne nursing home point to problems with ISDH and Allen County Health Department…