New trail and learning center open at National Lakeshore

GARY | John Lawicki, of Portage, is helping his late father's love of the Indiana Dunes grow and spread to future generations.

Workers' Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Steel workers listen Friday during the USW Local 1066 Worker Memorial Day ceremony outside of U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility.

Worker Memorial Day ceremony

Steel workers at U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility bow their heads in prayer Friday during the USW Local 1066 Worker Memorial Day ceremony.

Workers Memorial Day ceremony

Richard Coy, of Gary plays "Taps" during the USW Local 1066 Workers' Memorial Day ceremony outside at U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility on Friday. Coy worked at U.S. Steel, as did his father and his son.

Workers' Memorial Day ceremony

U.S. Steel workers look through a book containing the names of all the workers who have died in accidents at the mill. The names are also written on the workers memorial wall at U.S. Steel. Local 1066 hosted a Worker Memorial Day ceremony outside of U.S. Steel's Gary Works facility.

Meeting on U.S. Steel's hazardous waste management planned

GARY | U.S. Steel and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are conducting an open house Thursday afternoon on hazardous waste storage and disposal at the Gary Works site.

Steel mill project hits stumbling blocks

United States Steel Corp. officials expect to start up a second module in Gary during late summer to produce a substitute for a critical raw material to make steel.

Veteran Merrillville police officer retires

MERRILLVILLE | The Merrillville Police Department and other local agencies have made staffing adjustments after a longtime Merrillville officer has taken a new position.

USW ratifies U.S. Steel contract

United States Steel Corp. said Friday its United Steelworkers-represented employees have ratified new three-year collective bargaining agreements.

Steelworkers continue contract negotiations

The United Steelworkers negotiating committee late Saturday night put out a notice for members at ArcelorMittal it is continuing to work on a new contract with the steelmaker.

Steel union holds off on strike at ArcelorMittal

The United Steelworkers negotiating committee on Friday put out a notice for members at ArcelorMittal that it has not reached agreement on a new contract with the steelmaker but is not calling for a strike at this time.

Program touts how industry, nature coexist in NWI

PORTAGE | Being a good neighbor has been a core corporate value at U.S. Steel since Judge Elbert H. Gary became the steelmaker’s first chairman of the board in 1901, an official told a group Thursday at a Portage parks program.

U.S. Steel eyes progress on NWI projects

August will be an important month for U.S. Steel as it plans and continues work on critical projects at its Northwest Indiana facilities.

Tenor of negotiations differ in US Steel, Mittal contracts

The month of August is the home stretch for United States Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA to forge new contract agreements with the United Steelworkers.

U.S. Steel donates $15K of supplies to Gary department

GARY | From gloves to soap to D-cell batteries, U.S. Steel on Tuesday donated more than $15,000 of materials to Gary's General Services Department.

Suit claims U.S. Steel violated Clean Air Act

HAMMOND | U.S. Steel Corp. has been hit with a federal lawsuit claiming the company violated the Clean Air Act at three Midwest facilities -- including Gary Works.

U.S. Steel eyeing market with cautious optimism

United States Steel Corp. expects positive financial results from its operating segments in the second quarter.

Beetle drives steelworkers to help out co-worker

WHEELER | There's a forlorn-looking 1970 Volkswagen Beetle in a Wheeler garage right now, but it will be a shiny new collectible in just a matter of days if Fred Nowlin's friends in the 14 Blast Furnace Department at U.S. Steel have their way.

EPA unveils new tool for tracking greenhouse gas

The most detailed data yet on emissions of heat-trapping gases shows U.S. power plants are responsible for the bulk of the pollution blamed for global warming.