Hobart firefighters extinguish blazes at home, apartments

HOBART | Hobart firefighters battled two accidental fires Monday afternoon, Assistant Fire Chief Brian Kerr said.

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Hobart cops rescue dog from burning apartment building

HOBART | Two police officers rescued a dog from an apartment fire Sunday night, Fire Chief Brian Taylor said.

New Burns Harbor apartment complex earns green certification

BURNS HARBOR | Being green is easy for residents living in In Good Company’s “Traditions” 75-apartment community, the first apartment community in Indiana certified “green” by the National Association of Home Builders.

Hobart man, 41, charged with shooting godson in forearm

HOBART | Police said a 41-year-old Hobart man shot his 20-year-old cousin and godson in the forearm.

Hobart man wounded in apartment shooting

HOBART | A 20-year-old Hobart man was shot in the forearm Sunday during a confrontation with his godfather, police said.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

LaPorte fire investigator Mike Osborne picks a glass candle holder out of rubble Tuesday in an apartment at the University Village Apartments in Westville after a large fire.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Kendall Harrison shields his eyes from the sun Tuesday while looking at the aftermath of a fire at the University Village Apartments near Westville.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

LaPorte County Sheriff Detective Mike Raymer investigates the scene of a fire Tuesday at the University Village Apartments near Westville.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Dozens of firefighters stand-by Tuesday at the scene of a fire in the University Village Apartments near Westville.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Fire extinguishers lay outside an apartment Tuesday at University Village Apartments near Westville after a large fire there.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Firefighters spray water on a building Tuesday at the University Village Apartments near Westville after a large fire.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Kate Roberts, facing, a resident of the University Village Apartments, receives hugs Tuesday from neighbors after a fire ripped through her complex near Westville. No one was injured in the large fire that destroyed more than 80 percent of the building.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Residents of University Village Apartments carry their belongings out of apartments Tuesday after a fire destroyed much of their building near Westville.

Westville apartment fire destroys units, displaces families

Firefighters work at the University Village Apartments near Westville after a large fire collapsed the roof of a building.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Janice King, center, prays with friends and family Wednesday during a news conference at Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary to discuss the death of her daughter Bernice King and granddaughter Angel Harris after a fire in their building.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Workers attach a tarpaulin and board up a building at the Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary's Miller Beach neighborhood after Wednesday's fatal fire.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Friends and family of Bernice King and Angel Harris make a memorial Wednesday for them on Bernice's van outside of the Lakeshore Dunes apartment where the mother and daughter died in Gary's Miller Beach neighborhood.

Fight over Xbox 360 may have led to fire deaths

Friends and family of Angel Harris and Bernice King hug Wednesday after making a memorial for them on Bernice's van outside of the Lakeshore Dunes apartments in Gary, where the pair died in a fire earlier.

Teen girl, woman killed in Gary fire

Angel Harris, 14, and Bernice King, 33, were pronounced dead after a fire at this Lakeshore Dunes apartment complex Wednesday in Gary's Miller neighborhood.