Magazine, records show pattern of sex-related allegations at Hammond church

HAMMOND | The alleged sexual indiscretions of religious leaders associated with the First Baptist Church of Hammond didn't begin with the former head pastor's recent admission to having sex with a 16-year-old church girl.

City officials: Hammond store caught selling fake pot

HAMMOND | A Woodmar-area convenience store already on probation could lose its business license after employees last week sold synthetic marijuana to an undercover inspector, city officials said.

MARK KIESLING: McDermott may leave mayor's office for NIRPC top job

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. might resign that job, as well as his position as Lake County's Democratic Party chairman.

MARK KIESLING: Hammond is poorer for Raskosky's passing

The passing of former Hammond Mayor Ed Raskosky this week brings us closer to the end of an era.

Music and gridiron greats owe a debt to passionate leaders

The growth of the Calumet Region has depended on the output of individuals passionate about what they do.

Munster Steel to call Hammond home

Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. praised Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s decision to locate in the city and welcomed the "high-paying jobs" that will soon follow. Munster Steel could move to the new, more efficient facility as early as December 2012.

Munster Steel to call Hammond home

HAMMOND | Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. on Wednesday praised Munster Steel Co. Inc.'s decision to locate in the city and welcomed the "high-paying jobs" that will soon follow.

Hammond expected to announce Munster Steel relocation

HAMMOND | City officials are expected to announce today that Munster Steel will build a new facility at the West Point Plaza Industrial Park.

MARK KIESLING: Rhetoric heats up over potential gun battle

It was a couple of decades ago when Kim Evans was shot and killed by her estranged husband, who then killed himself in Hammond City Hall.

MARK KIESLING: McDermott consolidates power on council

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. looks like he is consolidating power on the City Council.

'Green home' unveiled in Robertsdale

HAMMOND | The Robertsdale neighborhood took a step toward better energy efficiency Monday with the unveiling of a new home on Lake Avenue.

Walmart distributor locates in Hammond, brings 120 jobs

The subsidiary of a Michigan-based logistics firm will provide transportation and distribution management services at a Hammond facility for Walmart, providing 120 jobs.

Police name suspect in three bank robberies

Authorities said a local man targeted familiar territory when he allegedly robbed three grocery store banks over the past week.

Truck wreck snarls traffic near Cline exit; UPS driver injured

HAMMOND | One man was injured after a two-truck wreck on Cline Avenue on Thursday afternoon.

MARK KIESLING: Mayor, councilman need to show leadership

If you are chosen to be a leader, and you are paid to be a leader, shouldn't you be a leader?

MARK KIESLING: Use facts, not fantasies, in levee debate

It's one thing to oppose a project based on fact, but it is quite a different thing to oppose that project based on fantasy.

Following the mayoral candidates' money

Some campaign contributions flowing to the war chests of region mayoral candidates have originated from unlikely, out-of-town or embattled sources.

MARK KIESLING: Janiec's back in the Hammond saddle again

We have a real election in Hammond now.

Lake County is a diverse workplace and playground

Lake County has a broad enough expanse to contain the blast furnaces of Gary Works, the bayous of the Grand Kankakee Marsh, the cat crackers of BP Whiting Refinery and the gaming floors of Hammond's Horseshoe Casino.