Merrillville man charged in pot, cocaine case takes plea deal

MERRILLVILLE | A Merrillville man accused of being part of a drug ring that netted more than $450,000 accepted a plea deal Thursday, according to court records.

Local transportation funds cut under federal bill

A civil engineer checks a hole in the newly paved Meridian Road and 950 North in Liberty Township during a final walk-through of the project funded with federal stimulus money in 2010. The new federal transportation bill passed by Congress and signed by the president last year cuts funding …

Former Hammond Baptist pastor pleads in underage sex case

Former Pastor Jack Schaap, second from right, his wife, his attorney and members of his family arrive Sept. 19 at U.S. District Court in Hammond for his initial hearing. Schaap signed a plea agreement with prosecutors Tuesday admitting to the charge of transporting a minor across state lines…

E.C. councilman agrees to plead guilty to failing to file taxes

Juda Parks, left, an East Chicago police officer and councilman, walks into the federal courthouse in Hammond on Tuesday with his attorney, John Cantrell. Under a proposed plea agreement, Parks has agreed to pay $15,000 in unpaid taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.

E.C. councilman agrees to plead guilty to failing to file taxes

Juda Parks, left, an East Chicago police officer and councilman, walks Tuesday outside the federal courthouse in Hammond. Parks is accused of failing to file taxes in 2008 and 2009.

E.C. councilman agrees to plead guilty to failing to file taxes

Juda Parks, left, an East Chicago police officer and councilman, walks into the federal courthouse in Hammond on Tuesday with his attorney, John Cantrell. Parks made an initial appearance on two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file tax returns.

Feds: Former Hammond pastor used mobile devices, camera during sex with minor

Former Pastor Jack Schaap, second from right, his wife, his attorney and members of his family arrive Wednesday at U.S. District Court in Hammond for his initial hearing. Schaap signed a plea agreement with prosecutors Tuesday admitting to the charge of transporting a minor across state line…

Feds: Former Hammond pastor used mobile devices, camera during sex with minor

Former Pastor Jack Schaap, center, his wife, left, and his attorney arrive Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in Hammond. Schaap, 54, of Dyer, faces a statutory minimum of 10 years in prison and up to a life sentence after admitting to a charge of transporting a minor across state lines fo…

Feds: Former Hammond pastor used mobile devices, camera during sex with minor

Former Pastor Jack Schaap, second from right, arrives at U.S. District Court in Hammond with his wife, his attorney and members of his family.

Two more alleged Latin King members plead guilty to racketeering

David "Flaco" Lira

Elimination of Toll Road exit still in play

The private operator of the Indiana Toll Road continues to study the possible elimination of westbound Exit 21 and still plans to make a decision by this fall, according to ITR Concession Co. spokeswoman Amber Kettring.

Four men indicted in Lake County robbery spree

HAMMOND | Authorities said fast-food restaurants, dollar stores and auto parts stores were the preferred targets for three local men and a teen who were indicted Wednesday in federal court.

East Chicago Tech Credit Union robbed

Area police are searching for two men who robbed an East Chicago bank at gunpoint across the street from the city's police station Tuesday morning. East Chicago Police Sgt. Juan Beltran said the robbery occurred before 10 a.m. at Tech Credit Union, 2310 E. Columbus Drive. No one was injured …

Home values have taken a hit

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Feds indict 15 in Latin Kings crackdown, including 2 Chicago cops

David Lira is still at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement at the following numbers: FBI agents at (317) 595-4000, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at (219) 755-6310 or the United Marshals Service at (219) 852-6776.

Feds indict 15 in Latin Kings crackdown, including 2 Chicago cops

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy speaks Friday about the two Chicago police officers who were indicted in a Latin Kings crackdown during a news conference at the Hammond Federal Courthouse.

Feds indict 15 in Latin Kings crackdown, including 2 Chicago cops

Paulino Salazar is at large. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact law enforcement at the following numbers: FBI at (317) 595-4000, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at (219) 755-6310 or the United Marshals Service at (219) 852-6776.

Feds indict 15 in Latin Kings crackdown, including 2 Chicago cops

U.S. Attorney David Capp, of the Northern District of Indiana, announces during a Nov. 18 news conference in Hammond the indictments of 15 alleged Latin Kings members or associates, including two Chicago police officers.