Snapshots of everyday life

Lorenzo Rivera, 9, of Portage, washes-off after a day at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore last summer.

Woman offers cautionary tale when selling home

Marcia Kistler, of Portage, stands in her kitchen, where a real estate agent was caught on video looking through her cabinets.

Triple-digit temps to heat up region

Nine-year-old Lorenzo Rivera, of Portage, washes off Wednesday after a day at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Region residents flocked to local beaches to keep cool.

Hot weather

Beachgoers lay out at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk within the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Beer, gastronomy and expansion in St. Patrick’s Day news

20120315_weather_JMaRegion residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Isaiah Bland, 1, plays catch with his mother, Ashley Flores, of Hammond, on Wednesday at Centennial Park in Munster.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Aaron Cooper, of Munster, rides a long board Wednesday at Centennial Park in Munster. Residents across the region enjoyed temperatures in the low 80s. High temperatures in the 70s are expected for the rest of this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Nevaeh Willliams, 6, of Hobart, plays on the swings Wednesday afternoon at Mundell Field in Hobart.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Nevaeh Willliams, 6, of Hobart, plays on the swings Wednesday afternoon at Mundell Field in Hobart.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Ken Fink swings with daughter 17-month-old Olivia Fink on Wednesday afternoon at Hobart's Mundell Field.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Amelia Fink, 3, of Hobart, goes down a slide as she and other children play Wednesday in Hobart.

Region residents venture out for some fun in the sun

Nevaeh Willliams, 6, of Hobart, plays on the swings Wednesday afternoon at Mundell Field in Hobart.

ArcelorMittal efficiency projects

Steel rolls past a temperature control system at the top of the hot dip galvanizing cooling tower at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor. Infrastructure investments and a supportive workforce are laying the foundation for a strong economic recovery at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, company executives an…

MITTALPROJECTS - ArcelorMittal Efficiency Projects

ArcelorMittal senior engineer Jeff Farus uses chalk to test the smoothness of a steel sheet in the hot dip galvanizing line cooling tower at the Burns Harbor plant.

Burns Harbor 'more than just a truck stop'

ArcelorMittal senior engineer Jeff Farus walks by the continuous heat treatment line recently upgraded with new capabilities at the Burns Harbor plant.

On the Road Again

A Country Road in South Australia

Air conditioners bring relief to animal shelter

Porter County Animal Shelter worker Karrie Stivers walks out a door of the new addition at the shelter on Monday. The addition had two air conditioners installed Monday to combat rising outdoor temperatures.

Air conditioners bring relief to animal shelter

The Porter County Animal Shelter had to temporarily move cats to a cooler part of its building after conditions in a new addition became too hot there Monday.

Air conditioners bring relief to animal shelter

A cat lies down inside its cage near a newly installed air conditioner at the Porter County Animal Shelter on Monday. Fans were being used to cool the room previously.