Daniel Beals, Author at WPTA21

Mural Fest 2020: Steuben County

September 8, 2020 6:19 am Daniel Beals

New York artist Justin Suarez spray paints a loon, sunset, and balloon composition for Mural Fest 2020 in Steuben…

ABC21 Daily Extra: Heroes don’t take vacations (off-duty Fort Wayne firefighter helps save woman in Michigan)

July 28, 2020 11:22 am Daniel Beals

Fort Wayne Firefighter Dan Monaco started Father’s Day weekend with his family taking a trip to Bay City State Park in Michigan. It ended with Monaco…

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…