Hearings for Portage murder suspects continued

VALPARAISO | Status hearings for the two defendants in the murder of Carl Griffith Sr. were continued Monday to dates in June.

Special judge, prosecutor sought in Moser case

VALPARAISO | Porter County Superior Court Judge Roger Bradford ordered Eric Moser held without bond until a special judge is appointed by the Indiana Supreme Court.

Bond set for Dr. Agusti in sex assault case

VALPARAISO | Bond was set at $25,000 Friday for Dr. Jose Agusti on charges he sexually assaulted a female patient in his Valparaiso office.

Appeals court: Second region sex offender not required to register

INDIANAPOLIS | For the second time in less than a month, the Indiana Court of Appeals has declared it unconstitutional to require a Northwest Indiana man to register as a sex offender.

Gary man turns self in to police in Portage murder case

VALPARAISO | A Gary man turned himself in to police Wednesday just hours after the Portage woman accused of hiring him to kill a tow truck driver had her initial hearing.

Man pleads guilty to stealing Kouts police car

VALPARAISO | A 23-year-old Knox man faces up to six years behind bars after pleading guilty Monday to fleeing from police and stealing a Kouts squad car in January.

Valpo mom to join daughter in prison for heroin dealing

VALPARAISO | It turns out a Valparaiso woman will not be going to drug court while her daughter sits in prison after the pair pleaded guilty to dealing heroin together.

Union Township man sentenced to probation in underage sex case

VALPARAISO | A 22-year-old Union Township man walked out of the courtroom rather than going to prison Monday after pleading guilty earlier this year to a reduced felony charge stemming from allegations he had sex with a 14-year-old girl after texting with her and receiving nude photos.

Second person sentenced for mobile meth lab in Porter County

VALPARAISO | A second person has been sentenced in connection with what police described as a mobile meth lab.

Portage murder trial delayed

VALPARAISO | An April 16 trial has been postponed for Fredrick Cashner Jr., accused of killing his estranged wife by firing at least eight bullets into her with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle.

PHIL WIELAND: Don't shoot the deer before Christmas this year

As Johnnie Cochrane, the late attorney of O.J. Simpson trial fame, might say: "If the deer have ticks, you must kill them quick."

Counties suceeding in keeping jury boxes full

Martin Goldman and his staff at the Lake County jury administrator's office send out 1,000 notices each week summoning residents for jury service.

Bond set in Burns Harbor dragging death

VALPARAISO | Bond has been set at $250,000 for James Lohman III, who is charged with killing a woman by mowing her down outside a Burns Harbor bar Saturday and dragging her under his car.

Republicans question Porter County public defender's campaigning

PORTAGE | Portage Township Republican Chairman John Harrison is questioning door-to-door campaigning by Ken Elwood, Portage city attorney and Porter County chief public defender.

Judicial candidates tout experience

Roger Bradford

Attorneys endorse Bradford, Chidester

Porter Superior Judge David Chidester

Attorneys endorse Bradford, Chidester

VALPARAISO | A group of local attorneys have overwhelmingly thrown their support behind Republican Porter Superior Judge Roger Bradford in his bid for re-election against Democratic challenger William Suarez.