Cal City officials make rock salt purchase, pay other expenses

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Former Griffith police chief demands hearing

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Chicago man gets more than 17 years in Latin Kings case

HAMMOND | Another of several admitted Latin Kings street gang members has been sent to prison as part of a sweeping federal indictment, the Hammond-based U.S. attorney's office said Friday.

Dolphin Lake Park upgrades discussed at meeting

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Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Toronto. Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The C…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2013 file photo, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves city hall in Toronto. Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The Ca…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford leaves city hall in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ford, caught up in a scandal over a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, fired his chief of staff on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Mark Towhey, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Chief of Staff, leaves city hall in Toronto, Thursday, May 23, 2013, after he was fired by Ford, who is caught up in a scandal over a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine. A statement from the mayor’s office gave no reason for Towhey’s dis…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Mark Towhey, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Chief of Staff, leaves city hall in Toronto Thursday, May 23, 2013 after he was fired by Ford, who is caught up in a scandal over a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine. A statement from the mayor’s office gave no reason for Towhey’s dismi…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smokes crack cocaine as he speaks to the media at Toronto City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013. Close allies released a letter Friday urging the mayor to address a purported video that apparently shows him smoking crack cocaine. (AP Photo/The Ca…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reads a statement to the media at City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Toronto. Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/The C…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, third from left, walks to the podium at Toronto City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013. Ford denies that he smokes crack cocaine and says he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used the drug. (AP Photo/T…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, center, denies allegations that he smokes crack cocaine and thanks his brother Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford, left, and Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, right, as he speaks to the media at City Hall on Friday, May 24, 2013 in Toronto. Ford denies that he smokes crack co…

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada's largest city did not say whether he has ever used crack.

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicl…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three peo…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

A dented upper right corner and a scrape along the upper side are visible on the "oversize load" equipment casing being hauled a truck parked southbound on Interstate 5 south of the collapsed portion of the highway bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. The t…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a man is seen sitting atop a car that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge there minutes earlier Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue workers form a human chain as they begin to remove a woman who reaches out from a smashed pickup truck that fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/F…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

The collapsed Interstate-5 bridge is seen at dusk submerged after collapsing into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, a rescue boat approaches the scene where a pickup truck and a car fell into the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridgeThursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

A police officer walks along the bank near the collapsed Interstate-5 bridge submerged after collapsing into the Skagit River, dumping vehicles and people into the water, in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

Workers walk past the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicl…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

Workers look up at a damaged beam on a section of bridge adjacent to a collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge at the Skagit River Friday, May 24, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Can…

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees tragedy behind him

The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.