Backyard Gardens Workshop Saturday

EAST CHICAGO | Co-hosted by Neighborhoods,Inc. and Grow It In Chicago Coalition is Backyard Garden Workshop from 5-7 p.m. May 15, at the Salvation Army, 513 W. Chicago Avenue.

Local runners more determined than deterred after attack

SCHERERVILLE | You could say Misty Chandos is lucky, or you could say she is fast.

LaPorte company alleges trademark infringement

HAMMOND | The owner of LaPorte-based Paynes Products is suing a tool company in federal court for allegedly selling imitations of his products.

HOYS getting ready to play host to the Cal Ripken World Series

HAMMOND | You can't blow off Doyle Godbolt for too long.

Gary physician wins Drum Major Award

Drum Major Award Marchers pray Saturday during the Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast at the Genesis Convention Center in Gary.

Gary physician wins Drum Major Award

Lake County Superior Court Judge Calvin Hawkins speaks Saturday during the Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Gary.

Gary physician wins Drum Major Award

The 2013 Drum Major award recipient Dr. David Chube, left, talks with Mistress of Ceremonies Darian Collins on Saturday during the Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Gary.

Gary physician wins Drum Major Award

Nicole Richards and her husband Joree Richards, of Gary, pray during the Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Gary.

Gary physician wins Drum Major Award

Jayda Moore, 7, listens Saturday during the Gary Frontiers Service Club, Inc. annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast in Gary.

Snyder wins ADRL Pro Extreme Pro Extreme world championship

DEMOTTE | There's a time machine inside the laboratory at Snyder Motorsports.

Wake Up to Holiday Flavor

Overnight Breakfast Casserole

The Week Ahead - Lake County

TUESDAY

Dollar General awards total of $9,360 in youth literacy grants

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded youth literacy grants totaling $9,360 to a Lake County nonprofit organization and two schools to help children and students who are reading below grade level or who are experiencing reading difficulty.

Football becoming a reality at Hanover Central

CEDAR LAKE | It was supposed to be flag football, but it often morphed into good old fashioned tackle.

The Week Ahead — Lake County

MONDAY

New TOPS Chapter Paves the Way to Health

CEDAR LAKE | There is a new program in town to help residents of Cedar Lake realize a healthier lifestyle. TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) an international weight-loss network of support groups has started a new chapter.

Gary students rewarded for good deeds

GARY | Doing good deeds may be reward in itself, but on Wednesday students from two public high schools also received cash awards for helping the community.

Federal lawsuit against local pharmacy is 'witch hunt,' lawyer says

HAMMOND | The day after the federal government filed a civil suit against a local pharmacy claiming it did not properly document its prescriptions, the pharmacy's attorney has called the suit a "witch hunt."

Neighborhoods Inc. encourages residents through contests

EAST CHICAGO | On December 20, Neighborhoods Inc. (NI) held an awards ceremony for the participants of the Fall Spruce Up and the Winter Holiday Decorating Contests at the East Chicago Library community meeting room.

Purdue Research Center

Piotr Kleszky, left, of NuVant Systems Inc., holds a fuel cell prototype in August while helping to lead a short course in fuel cell membrane and electrode assembly at the company's base in Purdue's Technology Center in Merrillville. A study released Tuesday reports that the Purdue Research …