Zoo celebrates animal family additions

MICHIGAN CITY | The Washington Park Zoo is welcoming new additions to its animal families!

Moms Together program helps young mothers with parenting

LOWELL | If you are a young mother or about to become a new mom, enrollment for the free Moms Together mentoring program sponsored by the Lake County Purdue Cooperative Extension Service is underway.

Novel dates stir maternity wards

CROWN POINT | Maternity wards staff brace for days like Wednesday.

Why is your baby crying?

We are all born with a dominant sensory mode that can be detected very early in our lives. Moms and dads are often able to pick up in the first few weeks of life what sense their babies respond to the most.

Beware of unscrupulous independent contractors

If you want to hire someone to do update work on your home, be sure to hire a reputable company. Stay away from independent contractors. If they don't do what their contract says -- and the work is inferior -- there is nothing you can do about it. The law is on their side. If you think small…

NWI families set out to March for Babies

Holding a newborn baby for the first time is a special feeling for mothers - but some have to wait anxiously for that privilege. For mothers of premature babies it may be days, if not months, before they can cuddle their child.

Hobart canine team to perform at Chicago dog show

HOBART | The Hobart police canine team will conduct demonstrations at the International Kennel Club dog show in Chicago, team leader Simon Gresser said.

Caring for the tiniest patients

DYER | A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit opened recently at Franciscan St. Margaret Health Dyer as part of the hospital's new Family Birthing Center, and in conjunction with a NICU at Franciscan St. Anthony Health Crown Point.

NICU babies sleeping with HALOs

MUNSTER | Nurse educators at Community Hospital are raising greater community awareness of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths because of caring parents Kim and Phillip Splant and a contribution from the Nathan C. Splant Foundation.

Lottery results for Monday, Feb. 6, 2012

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Babies get a boost

Members of Holy Name Church in Cedar Lake presented handmade and purchased items, including clothing, blankets, booties and hats, along with a $1,000 Wal-Mart gift certificate, to the Franciscan St. Anthony Health Crown Point Prenatal Assistance Program following a collection drive that bega…

JOHN DOHERTY: It's official: Referees required

On Nov. 18, 1994, referee Paul Danko collapsed during the Munster Basketball O'Rama. And despite the best efforts of athletic trainer Jose Madrigal, medical professionals in the crowd and responding paramedics, the Calumet Region officiating giant could not be resuscitated.

GLC presents play by Ben Clement at the Genesis Center Nov. 3

Baby sleep tricks: Five strategies for getting baby to sleep

Is baby keeping you up at night? Experts share how to maximize baby's sleep time so that you can get some shut-eye.

Bishop Noll tabs assistant Vanita Gary for girls hoops top spot

Bishop Noll found its next girls basketball coach already in the program and familiar with Warriors tradition.

Soothe baby's tummy

Baby's got some tummy troubles? From gas pains to spitting up, here's how to spot the aches and pains and nip them in the bud.

Burr Oak Cemetery director pleads guilty

The former director of Burr Oak Cemetery pleaded guilty Friday to profiting from the desecration of hundreds of graves in South Suburban Alsip.

Reversal for vaccine policy announced

VALPARAISO | A change in policy at the Porter County Health Department, which will require some parents to pay for vaccines for their children, has been postponed to Jan. 1.

New Borman lanes open Friday

Traffic on the westbound Borman Expressway will shift to new lanes Friday morning, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.

Cloth or disposables? Half-century debate still on

Disposable diapers brought on a revolution in baby care, obliterating safety pins, soaking pails and diaper delivery trucks. But reusables have been slowly inching back into the mainstream.