Ex-cemetery worked charged with stealing grave plates

GARY | A former employee of Oak Hill Cemetery was charged Friday in Lake Superior Court with the theft of 62 bronze nameplates from tombstones in the cemetery. The nameplates were valued at $52,000.

Three are charged in home burglary in Gary

GARY | Three people have been charged in connection with the burglary of a home in the 2600 block of Waverly Drive in which two TVs and other electronic equipment were taken Feb. 24.

Volunteer Advocates for Seniors welcomes new additions

HAMMOND | A swearing-in ceremony for the latest members to join the Volunteer Advocates for Seniors program at Franciscan St. Margaret Health Hammond kicked off a celebration Aug. 30.

Governor appoints Sedia as Lake Superior Court judge

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels on Friday announced the appointment of John Sedia as a Lake Superior Court judge. He succeeds Judge Jeffery Dywan, who retired earlier this month after 21 years on the bench.

Lake judge to make her case for Supreme Court seat

INDIANAPOLIS | Lake Superior Judge Elizabeth Tavitas will participate this week in a 20-minute interview that could change her life and the history of Indiana.

Michael Pagano

Lake County Magistrate Michael Pagano is one of 15 applicants seeking to replace Chief Justice Randall Shepard on the Indiana Supreme Court.

Lake magistrate interviews Wednesday for Ind. Supreme Court seat

INDIANAPOLIS | At age 41, Lake County Magistrate Michael Pagano is the youngest of 15 candidates seeking to replace retiring Chief Justice Randall Shepard on the Indiana Supreme Court.

The Times to webcast Lake County trials

INDIANAPOLIS | The Times soon will begin broadcasting Lake County civil court hearings on its website, nwi.com, as part of a pilot project intended to bring courts closer to residents.

Appeals court orders new trial for M'ville bank robbery suspect

INDIANAPOLIS | A Gary man convicted of robbing a Merrillville bank in 2008 will get a new trial.

Appeals court not persuaded children will suffer without cocaine-dealing father

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday denied a request for a reduced prison sentence from a Gary man who said his children will suffer because of his incarceration.

Merit selection for Lake judges heads to governor

INDIANAPOLIS | The days of contested elections for judge of Lake Superior Court appear to be numbered.

Indiana AG files suit against E.C. library board members

EAST CHICAGO | Current and former Library Board trustees are facing triple damages for illegally accepting three years of library-paid insurance in a lawsuit filed late Monday by the Indiana Attorney General's office.

Judge reluctantly turns away students' fraud claim against Brown Mackie College

INDIANAPOLIS | In an unusually heartfelt opinion, an Indiana Court of Appeals judge said he wished the court could assist three Lake County women who claim they were defrauded by Brown Mackie College of Merrillville.

Gary woman must sue cruise line in Florida, court rules

INDIANAPOLIS | A Gary woman will have to go to Florida to seek justice against a cruise ship operator she claims made her sick, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday.

Merit selection for Lake judges advances

INDIANAPOLIS | Judicial elections for Lake County Superior Court soon may be a thing of the past after the Indiana Senate voted 30-18 on Thursday to authorize merit selection for all judges.

Committee OKs merit selection for all Lake Superior judges

INDIANAPOLIS | A Senate committee Wednesday voted to terminate the Lake County Superior Court's hybrid judicial selection system, where most judges are appointed but four are elected, in favor of an all-merit selection system.