Kubina gets 35 years in prison for 'great sin'

CROWN POINT | The stepmother of a boy whose body was discovered in 2011 in a shallow grave in Gary was sentenced Tuesday to 35 years in prison.

Man, 74, pleads guilty to lesser battery charge in child molestation case

CROWN POINT | A man suspected of child molestation — who was twice released by Texas authorities before finally facing justice — pleaded guilty to a lesser battery charge Wednesday in Lake County court.

Hobart man charged with intimidation in road rage incident

HOBART | A Hobart man pointed an air gun at a woman during a Dec. 17 road rage incident, police said.

Police: Gary teenager admits killing father, 39

GARY | A Gary teen was charged Friday with killing his father, police said.

Molestation suspect from Texas surrenders

CROWN POINT | After about four years on the run, a Texas man charged with molesting an 11-year-old Highland girl turned himself in to Lake County authorities.

Lake County commissoner pushes for extradition of man accused of molestation

CROWN POINT | A Lake County commissioner said she is livid a fugitive wanted on child molestation charges was set free by Texas authorities after Lake County courts declined to extradite him.

Alleged molester not extradited

HIGHLAND | If some alleged felons run far enough away from Lake County, they don't have to hide, because local authorities will not pursue them.

Illinois man fought the law in Lake County — and won

SCHNEIDER | Don Ray said he never picked a fight with police in this small south Lake County town, but ultimately he won.

Lake County Council strikes a bargain on health insurance

CROWN POINT | Lake County Council members announced they will vote Tuesday for an overhaul of county government's troubled health insurance plan.

Jury finds Portage man guilty of vehicular manslaughter

CROWN POINT | A Lake Criminal Court jury on Friday found a Portage man guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the death of a romantic rival earlier this year.

Lake County death penalty jury pool swells to 1,150 residents

CROWN POINT | Lawyers have widened a search for an impartial jury to hear evidence against a Gary man accused of killing his wife and two stepchildren five years ago.

March trials slated in C.P. purse snatchings

CROWN POINT | A Lake Criminal Court judge ordered a Crown Point man to stand trial in March on charges he robbed two local women in 2010.

Choate trial delayed until the fall

CROWN POINT | Lake Criminal Court Judge Diane Boswell is delaying the murder trial of a Hammond man whose son died following a year of neglect, beatings and being locked in a dog cage.

Suspect charged in Cedar Lake fatal stabbing, house fire

CEDAR LAKE | Lake County prosecutors filed murder, burglary and arson charges Friday against a 23-year-old Cedar Lake man in connection with the stabbing death of his neighbor.

Defense scrambles as Choate murder trial approaches

CROWN POINT | Defense lawyers for the father and former step-mother of abuse victim Christian Choate told a judge they are running out of money and time to prepare for next month's murder trial.