Collaboration key to attracting businesses

INDIANAPOLIS | The state's new economic development officials believe Northwest Indiana is perfectly situated to attract jobs and investment, so long as region leaders work together to tell its story.

Pence doubles Indiana's economic development efforts

INDIANAPOLIS | Proclaiming that two is better than one, Gov.-elect Mike Pence revealed Thursday he's separating the leadership of the Department of Commerce and the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and will deploy both agencies in an effort to lure more jobs to the state.

Ind. Supreme Court delays discipline against Charlie White

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court will wait to impose permanent discipline on former Secretary of State Charlie White until a lower court rules on his criminal appeal.

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She was just a little girl when she actually realized what her father did for a living. She was sitting in the living room of her childhood home, listening as her father would practice his opening statement for a trial he had coming up. Every once in a while, he would take his eyes off of h…

Gary native takes helm as Indiana's acting chief justice

INDIANAPOLIS | A Northwest Indiana native is the top judge in the state.

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.

State management agency chief to join Ivy Tech

INDIANAPOLIS | The director of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget is leaving for a new position with Ivy Tech Community College.

Valparaiso couple circle the globe on freighters

VALPARAISO | Richard and Rosemarie Stith have been traveling the seas of the world for over four decades in an unusual way, and this past summer they really set sail for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Free legal help offered by VU Law School

VALPARAISO | The Law Clinic at the Valparaiso University Law School, which provides free legal representation to individuals with limited income, is accepting new cases.

Merrillville attorney named to state lawyer discipline panel

INDIANAPOLIS | A Merrillville lawyer has been appointed to the state commission that regulates attorney behavior and disciplines lawyers who get out of line.

Trent A. McCain

Merrillville lawyer Trent A. McCain has been appointed to a five-year term on the Indiana Supreme Court's Disciplinary Commission

Daniels names Hoage state public access counselor

INDIANAPOLIS | A Valparaiso University School of Law graduate was appointed Wednesday as the new state public access counselor.

Four local students test law school waters

Four students from East Chicago, Highland and Dyer are among 30 students participating in the Indiana Conference for Legal Education Opportunity Summer Institute sponsored by the Indiana Supreme Court.

Ind. Supreme Court OKs taking of cheek swab DNA sample

INDIANAPOLIS | Likening the taking of a cheek swab DNA sample to police fingerprinting a criminal suspect, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers do not have a right to consult an attorney prior to giving up their DNA.

Ind. attorney general wants cop entry ruling revised, but not entirely

INDIANAPOLIS | State Attorney General Greg Zoeller is toeing a tightrope following this month's Indiana Supreme Court ruling that Hoosiers have no right to resist illegal police entry into their homes.

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Court: No right to resist illegal cop entry into home

INDIANAPOLIS | Overturning a common law dating back to the English Magna Carta of 1215, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Hoosiers have no right to resist unlawful police entry into their homes.

Appeals court hosts hearing at VU

VALPARAISO | Valparaiso University law school students and a few attorneys took advantage Monday of a local opportunity to see the Indiana Court of Appeals in action.