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Hurricanes battle weather, wardrobe issues on way to Babe Ruth World Series
HAMMOND | Need volunteers for a makeshift grounds crew?
2 charged in shootings of mom, daughters in Hammond
HAMMOND | Two people were charged Wednesday in connection with the shootings of an Illinois woman and her two daughters Sunday in Hammond.
Daughter charged in murder of flight attendant mom
GARY | The Lake County prosecutor's office has charged the daughter of United Airlines flight attendant DeCarol Deloney-Cain with murdering he…
Daughter charged in murder of flight attendant mom
GARY | The Lake County prosecutor's office has charged the daughter of United Airlines flight attendant DeCarol Deloney-Cain with murdering he…
Blount pleads not guilty in cop slaying
CROWN POINT | Carl Blount, 26, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the shooting death of Gary police Patrolman Jeffrey Westerfield in Lake County …
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Body found washed up on Whiting beach ID'd as missing Chicago boater
WHITING | The body of a man found washed up on Whiting Beach was positively identified as a Chicago man who went missing from a blazing boat i…
Hammond superintendent continuing to recover
HAMMOND | Hammond schools Superintendent Walter Watkins is continuing to recover.
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Ballard: Crime cycle 'must stop'
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Rains wash away hopes of good corn crop in NWI
While time will tell whether cooler temperatures have hurt corn yields across the state, most region farmers already know heavy rains here dro…
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Region schools name new administrators
American Quality Schools and the Drexel Board of the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy have named new leaders at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy m…
Dyer chamber holds cornfest Friday and Saturday in park
DYER | The Dyer Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Dyer Cornfest and Family picnic Friday and Saturday at Northgate Park.
Grocery store in Gary robbed at gunpoint, police report
GARY | Four men robbed a Gary grocery store at gunpoint Monday night, police said.
Police: 19-year-old arrested after fleeing from officers
GARY | A 19-year-old man was arrested Monday after fleeing from officers who spotted him loitering in front of an abandoned building, police said.
Woman cut with machete in domestic dispute, police say
GARY | A 55-year-old woman suffered cuts to the inside of her hand Monday after she tried to grab a machete her boyfriend swung at her during …
State Fair to showcase Indiana beer and wine, renovated Coliseum
INDIANAPOLIS | Beer and wine return to the Indiana State Fair following a seven-decade absence, and Hoosiers get their first look inside a rev…
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Crown Point square car cruise temporarily shifting locations
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point car cruise moves locations temporarily to accommodate Lake County Fair traffic.
Military briefs
Washington completes basic training
Corn roast funds scholarships
HIGHLAND | The Highland Rotary Club presents $3,000 in scholarships every year to Highland students through the Highland Dollars for Scholars …
Chesterton Art Fair features Porter and Lake county artists
PORTER | The 56th annual Chesterton Art Fair will be held Saturday and Sunday at Hawthorne Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and the adm…
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Friday is deadline for Covered Bridge Fest vendors to register
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Fairgrounds/Special Olympics Covered Bridge Harvest Fest is accepting vendor applications through Friday for the…
American Legion hosts pig roast and music Sunday afternoon
Join American Legion Post 54 for a pig roast from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday in held in the smoke-free Large Hall at the Post Home, 208 S. Linda St., Hobart.
Teen headed from dance honors to medical studies at IU
Decorated dancer and Munster High School graduate Aleksandra Gasich looks forward to beginning a career as a doctor of naturopathic medicine, …
Spend a Night Out Against Crime in Munster
MUNSTER | The Munster Police Department and Choice Community Council invite all Munster residents to participate in the town's 19th annual Nat…
Writing workshop, dinner and reading planned
HAMMOND | The Indiana Writers’ Consortium and Books, Brushes, and Bands for Education have teamed up to host a second Turn the Knob Adult Crea…
Book Brigade issues a call to action
HAMMOND | What started out as a dream has turned into reality for Books, Brushes & Bands for Education.
Humane Society to host adoption event, blood drive
MUNSTER | Humane Society Calumet Area will host an adoption event from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 421 45th St., as part of …
Runnin’ with the Devils 5K to benefit Tri-Creek students
LOWELL | The eighth annual Runnin’ with the Devils 5K Walk/Run, presented by the 33 RDP Dean A. Frigo Foundation, will step off at 8 a.m. Satu…
Teen runaway recaptured near Lowell
LOWELL | Lake County police arrested a Lowell teenager Tuesday morning who was a runaway from a facility in Elkhart.
E.C. man gets 8-year prison term in fatal shooting
CROWN POINT | Before Tavares Kwane Berry was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for killing an East Chicago man in 2013, the victim’s …
St. John seeking ghosts of furniture past
ST. JOHN | If you have some furniture that's giving you nightmares, maybe you should consider donating it to the St. John haunted house.
Catalytic converters stolen from vehicles in E.C. South Shore lot
EAST CHICAGO | Catalytic converters were stolen from six vehicles Monday morning in the parking lot of the East Chicago South Shore commuter r…
Body found washed ashore on Whiting beach
WHITING | Investigators are working to determine if a body found washed ashore Monday night on a Whiting beach is that of a Chicago man missin…
Forum updates progress in waterway rehabilitation
EAST CHICAGO | A Tuesday seminar brought public officials, project managers and local activists up to date on work to rehabilitate waterways i…
Yes! Shakespeare plays funny ... for all audiences
HAMMOND | Romantic entanglements, a magical forest ruled by fairies, a mischievous spirit who loves to bedevil humans and fairies alike and pu…
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St. John considers annexing 130 acres
ST. JOHN | The Town Counvil granted preliminary approval recently to annex about 130 acres at U.S. 231 and Parrish Avenue.
Lakeside Garden Apartments attract Cleveland investor
EAST CHICAGO | A Cleveland-based company is looking to buy and manage the Lakeside Garden Apartments in the Indiana Harbor section of the city.
Man killed by train in Griffith identified
GRIFFITH | The Lake County coroner's office on Tuesday identified a man found dead on railroad tracks south of 45th Avenue in Griffith.
Trial to determine if State Board of Education conducted illegal meeting
INDIANAPOLIS | The State Board of Education is back in legal hot water after a Marion County judge ruled last week a trial is needed to determ…
Outside group wants to open bishop selection process to laity's voice
GARY | A national organization advocating change within the Roman Catholic church wants local parishioners to use the group's website to tell …
Hurricanes battle weather, wardrobe issues on way to Babe Ruth World Series
HAMMOND | Need volunteers for a makeshift grounds crew?
Hammond punches trains' ticket
When Johnny Cash sang about the trains that keep a rollin', he mustn't have been in Hammond.
July 29, 2014 4:30 pm PhotosPhotos
False invoice information appears to frame Lake Station mayor
MERRILLVILLE | The lawyer for Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist is calling for further investigation over what he said are attempts to frame…
U.S. Steel shrinks loss despite weather woes
U.S. Steel brightened its outlook after narrowing its loss in the second quarter despite the toll harsh winter weather took on its local flat-…
Business succession planning seminar coming up
Business owners who can see a golf course in Florida on the horizon can learn how to keep the company going after their retirement.
Munster police sergeant makes bodybuilding comeback
MUNSTER | You may be cut like a Spartan statue and can move more weight than a truck can pull, but step into Quads Gym in Calumet City — the p…
July 28, 2014 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Autopsy inconclusive in death of Griffith man, police say
GRIFFITH | Police said Monday they're waiting for more information about why a Griffith man died hours after a fight involving friends.
Gary man, 41, shot to death in Tolleston neighborhood
GARY | A 41-year-old man was fatally shot Monday inside a business in Gary's Tolleston neighborhood, officials said.
July 28, 2014 9:04 pm PhotosPhotos
Crown Point BZA endorses $4.1M sports dome
CROWN POINT | Zoning changes to permit an inflatable dome in the city Sportsplex won board approval on Monday.
Lake County Fair kicks off Friday
CROWN POINT | The 2014 Lake County Fair showcases agriculture as it has for 162 years, but there’s much more, from the carnival and live ente…
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