Police investigating after teen found shot to death in Gary

GARY | A Gary teen was shot to death Wednesday afternoon near Pierce Street and 20th Place, Gary police said.

IUN officer, other driver injured in crash

GARY | An Indiana University Northwest officer was injured in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Ridge Road and Van Buren Street in Gary, officials said.

Bullet grazes Gary man's chin after shooting at intersection

GARY | A Gary man was wounded Saturday after a vehicle pulled up next to his and someone began shooting at him, police said.

City humane officer ramps up care for abused, neglected animals

GARY | Max sniffed the chairs, floor and people sitting in the waiting room at the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana as if reacquainting himself with the place where he began to heal from the neglect he experienced last year.

Griffith police to hold press conference on status of murder investigation

GRIFFITH | The Griffith Police Department has announced a press conference for 3 p.m. today to announce updates in their multi-agency investigation into the murder of 76-year-old Mary Austgen.

Questions surround incident at Lew Wallace school

GARY | A Gary parent is seeking answers to why her son was injured Tuesday during an altercation with a resource officer at Lew Wallace STEM Academy.

Agencies investigating death of Gary resident, garage fire

GARY | The Lake County coroner's office was called to 554 Taft St. late Sunday to investigate the death of a Gary man.

One man killed, another injured in Gary shooting

GARY | A man was shot to death and another was injured Sunday afternoon on the 2550 block of West 13th Avenue in Gary, police said.

Gary woman accused of forging signature to fill pill prescription

GARY | A 24-year-old woman is accused of forging a Comprehensive Care doctor's signature for prescription pills, according to an affidavit.

58-year-old Gary man injured in home invasion, robbery

GARY | A 58-year-old man was robbed and pistol-whipped Monday night inside his home in the 1900 block of Central Drive, Gary police said.

Teen charged in Gary homicide

GARY | Officials filed charges Thursday against a 17-year-old boy accused of gunning down a 32-year-old man earlier this month in Gary.

Missing man found dead on Gary service road

GARY | A man who had been missing since January was found dead Thursday on a Cline Avenue service road in Gary, police said.

Men accused of stealing van, copper wire from NIPSCO

HAMMOND | Two men were arrested and accused of stealing 5,000 pounds of copper wire and a van from NIPSCO earlier this month, local authorities said.

Third teen dies of injuries from crash after Gary police chase

A 14-year-old boy died Wednesday in a Chicago-area trauma center as a result of injuries he suffered in a crash during a police chase in Gary, officials said.

2nd man dies after hitchhiker shoots pair in head in Gary

GARY | An 18-year-old Gary man died late Tuesday after he and another man were shot in the head there Monday night.

Gary police veteran of 31 years nominated as MLK "marcher"

GARY | A veteran retired Gary police officer is grateful to be one the six nominees vying for the 2013 Drum Major Award.

Former attorney loses lawsuit against Lake County Jail, sheriff, others

HAMMOND | Numerous county officials and departments are off the hook as defendants in a far-reaching civil rights lawsuit brought by former attorney Robert Holland.

Gary man shot and killed in his home

GARY | A Gary woman told police she returned home from an errand Wednesday morning to find her husband dead in what investigators have ruled a homicide.

Gary offers new Citizens Police Academy

Portage police chief: Death of witness won't deter investigation

PORTAGE | Portage Police Chief Troy Williams said Friday that the murder of a witness in the slaying of a Portage resident won't deter their investigation into the initial homicide.