New Products for Thursday, March 7, 2013

Tea time

Fire Department to get new pumper truck

Munster - Munster firefighter Jim Malachowski cleans-up radiator fluid that leaked when an SUV crashed into a stop light knocking it over at the intersection of Calumet and 45th Avenues in Munster, Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

Getting Real On Space

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Portrait of a beautiful teen girl driving a brand new car

Severe weather has become a common occurrence

Huge Lightning bolt over hill

Motorists seeing red over congested intersections in the region

The intersection of Ind. 49 and Indian Boundary Road in Chesterton causes some of the worst delays in the area. The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission and the Indiana Department of Transportation are among the agencies that are working on studies and projects to combat some of…

Motorists seeing red over congested intersections in the region

The intersection at Ind. 49 and Indian Boundary Road in Chesterton causes some of the worst traffic delays in the area.

Motorists seeing red over congested intersections in the region

The intersection at Ind. 49 and Indian Boundary Road in Chesterton shows backed-up traffic at the stoplight.

Lawmaker tries for statewide smoking ban again

Jennifer Walker smokes Wednesday in the lounge at Cigarette Discount Outlet in Valparaiso. The shop is one of the few businesses where smoking is permitted in the city of Valparaiso.

Lawmaker tries for statewide smoking ban again

A smoker puffs on a cigarette Wednesday, a day before the 35th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout, which has been geared toward helping individuals quit smoking. This year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will join the Indiana Campaign for Smokefree Air to call on l…

Up and coming park

Frank Westerlund, from Gariup Construction of Gary, works Wednesday at the Central Park Plaza site in downtown Valparaiso. Construction of the amphitheater at the south end of the park, located on Lafayette Street between Indiana Avenue and Lincolnway, is on schedule to be completed by the e…