Lake Station man drowns overnight in Deep River

Rescue workers search Deep River behind the Water Front Lounge in Lake Station early Sunday for a man who went into the water but never came out. Jeffrey Sandefur, 25, of Lake Station, was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Sunday, according to a release from the Lake County coroner's office.

At least one injured after car crashes into brick Gary home

Emergency personnel work Saturday after an SUV crashed into at home near 21st Avenue and Virginia Street in Gary.

At least one injured after car crashes into brick Gary home

A car crashed into a home Saturday in Gary.

Severe weather hits the region

Workers try to correct an overturned semi Wednesday night on Interstate 65 in Merrillville. Police and fire crews responded to numerous reports of storm-related damage.

Gas leak to blame for Cal City home explosion

A gas leak at an abandoned Calumet City home Saturday caused an explosion that knocked bricks off the side of the house and moved it off its foundation, police said.

East Chicago man air-lifted to trauma center after Cline Ave. crash

A pickup truck sits tangled with a semi Saturday morning on southbound Clive Avenue near the ramp to the Borman Expressway. The driver of the pickup was airlifted to a Chicago-area trauma center with unknown injuries, police said.

19-year-old Griffith man killed in head-on crash

Friends of Cody J. Lejeune gather near Broad Street and Avenue H in Griffith.

Helicopter Crashes At Lansing Municipal Airport

A helicopter with two people on board crashed on Monday evening at the Lansing Municipal Airport near runway G27-9. Police reported both people on board refused treatment.

Fire guts house in Sauk Village

Firefighters cut a hole in the garage door to gain entry to the structure in the 1600 block of 216th Place in Sauk Village. However, they were blocked by a stud wall that had been erected to possibly provide more living space.

Fire guts house in Sauk Village

A firefighter talks on his radio while working at a house fire Sunday night in the 1600 block of 216th Place in Sauk Village.

Fire guts house in Sauk Village

Firefighters work a house fire Sunday night in the 1600 block of 216th Place in Sauk Village. Assistant Fire Chief Ed Myers said when firefighters arrived shortly after 8:15 p.m., the fire was through the roof, and it was reported there were people inside. The fire was quickly elevated to a …

Police investigating body found in canal in East Chicago

Police and emergency responders work Sunday night near Kosciuszko Park in East Chicago after a body was pulled from a canal.

S'ville building's future uncertain after blaze

Firefighters work at the scene of Thursday's fire at a Schererville condominium complex.

Lightning starts fire at S'ville condo building, official says

Firefighters exit a building at 205 W. Joliet St. in Schererville on Thursday after attacking a fire from the interior. Lighting is believed to have started the blaze at the condominium building.

Lightning starts fire at S'ville condo building, official says

Large flames rise from a condominium building on Joliet Street near Homan Drive Thursday afternoon in Schererville.

Lightning starts fire at S'ville condo building, official says

Firefighters pour water on a blaze at a condominium building off Joliet Street in Schererville on Thursday afternoon. Departments from at least nine communities helped battle the blaze, which sent up a thick cloud of smoke. The fire displaced 31 residents and destroyed two floors of the thre…

Cycling the trails of Northwest Indiana

The Joy Riders cyclists meet on Wednesday at the Trek bicycle store on U.S. 30 in Schererville to hit the local trails.

Bicyclists say region trail network growing in popularity, more connections needed

Members of the Joy Riders, sponsored by the Trek bicycle store on U.S. 30 in Schererville ride the Pennsy Greenway Trail on Wednesday night.

Pennsy Greenway Trail

The Pennsy Greenway Trail in Schererville, near the Schererville Police Department.

Welcome Home

With A Brush With Kindness, Habitat for Humanity will be able to serve more families and have a greater impact on the overall community improvement and neighborhood revitalization needs.

Munster has always tried to do things right

Munster V.F.W. Post 2697 members prepare to fire a cannon during last year's Memorial Day service at the Edward P. Robinson Veterans Memorial in Munster.

Picking up parenting tips

Larry Wirtz and his Bag of Tricks Magic Show kept the kids entertained while their parents browsed through vendor offerings Saturday at the seventh annual Parenting Fair at the U.S. Steel Yard in Gary .

Picking up parenting tips

More than 75 children packed the Diamond Club at the Rail Cat's Stadium Saturday afternoon as dozens of parents browsed vendor tables at the seventh annual Parenting Fair in Gary.

Ready for lift off

A replica space shuttle is just one of the many items up for auction at the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Auction participants bid on library contents, property

About 75 auction visitors participated in the auctioning off of content and property of the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Library Books Shelves Auctioned Off

Row upon row of empty book shelves were on the auction block at the old Crown Point Library Saturday morning.

Winds fan flames

A large brush fire broke out Saturday between 41st and 45th Avenue bounded by Whitcomb and Ross Road in Calumet Township. Fire departments from Griffith, Schererville, Lake Hills and Highland responded to help extinguish it. Several fires were burning in the area. One destroyed a shed near 4…

Fire departments work to put out brush fire

A firefighter works to extinguish part of a brush fire Tuesday near the 900 Block of Avenue H in Griffith. A business owner in the area said he initially thought the fire on the outskirts of his 12-acre property was a controlled burn.

Fire departments work to put out brush fire

Thick black smoke rises from a brush fire Tuesday in the 900 block of Avenue H in Griffith.

Freight train derailment in Gary causes short halt of South Shore service

About 35 train cars derailed near the Broadway entrance to U.S. Steel early Saturday. The cars were part of a 104-car Canadian National train traveling west. A CN spokesman said train employees would be working the rest of the weekend to clean up.

Freight train derailment in Gary causes short halt of South Shore service

About 35 cars in a 104-car Canadian National freight train derailed early Saturday near the Broadway entrance to U.S. Steel. Some of the cars were carrying hazardous waste, but no leaks or spills were reported.

Antonio Pipkin

Antonio Pipkin holds the Class 2A basketball championship trophy as the rest of his Bowman Academy teammates are introduced during a rally Sunday for team.

Rolling Into Town As Class 2A State Baskekball Champions

Bowman Academy senior Antonio Pipkin, right, and his teammates roll into town as the Class 2A State Basketball Champions on Sunday afternoon. They were welcomed home with a parade down Broadway to before a rally at the school.

Family, Fans & Friends Celebrate Class 2A Win

GARY | A long line of family, friend and fans were a part of a parade Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Boy's basketball Class 2A State Championship acheivment.

Jericho March draws abortion foes to M'ville Planned Parenthood office

Some of the demonstrators who marched outside the Planned Parenthood office Saturday in Merrillville carry signs stating their opposition to abortion.

Jericho March draws abortion foes to M'ville Planned Parenthood office

A Knights of Columbus member reads from the Bible before demonstators begin their march around Planned Parenthood in Merrillville in an effort to stop abortions.

This is a drill. This is only a drill

Workers install the second and final row of concrete blocks Wednesday night that will aid in preventing flooding of the Little Calumet River on Kennedy Avenue near 179th Street. The coordinated action of people and machinery along Kennedy Avenue in Hammond and Highland was a practice drill t…

This is a drill. This is only a drill

A staging area was set up Wednesday on Kennedy Avenue near 179th Street in Hammond. Several dump trucks were waiting to have their massive concrete blocks unloaded and put into place across Kennedy Avenue at the Little Calumet River.

This is a drill. This is only a drill

The intersection of Kennedy Avenue and 179th Street was closed Wednesday evening for a flood training drill.

Highland focuses on redevelopment, quality of life

Ken Vitullo, along with his wife, Shirley, strap helmets onto there 2-year-old twins before taking off on the eight-mile Tour de Highland bike ride around Highland last June

Fire chief: No injuries or fatalities in Chicago Heights fire

Firefighters use a hand line to douse hot spots Tuesday afternoon at a multi-alarm fire in Chicago Heights. The fire in a vacant warehouse in the 1600 block of Union Avenue forced the relocation of a polling place a block away at the Golden Towers Senior Center, 1706 East End Ave.

Redevelopment, revitalization fuel Highland hopes

More than 160 cyclists headed down the bike path at 5th and Jewett last summer on a course that would wind them eight miles through the streets of Highland for the third annual Tour De Highland.

Fire in E.C. injures firefighters, damages house

A fire Tuesday destroyed most of the second floor of a home in the 4300 block of Northcote Avenue in East Chicago. One firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and another received a puncture wound on his elbow as they battled the blaze.

Hammond families get their dance on

Dancers at the annual Parent/Child Sweetheart Dance in Hammond kick off the evening off with the cha cha slide Friday at the Jean Shepherd Community Center.

Hammond families get their dance on

Whit Sox mascot Southpaw takes it back curing the cha cha slide Friday at the annual Parent/Child Sweetheart Dance at the Jean Shepherd Community Center in Hammond.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

Flames roar as firefighters spray water on Daisy's Tap at 531 W. Columbus Drive on Tuesday night in East Chicago.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

East Chicago firefighters spray water Tuesday on flames coming from Daisy's Tap on Columbus Drive in East Chicago.

East Chicago bar goes up in flames

An aerial ladder dumps water onto the roof of Daisy's Tap on Columbus Drive in East Chicago.

Four dogs escaped home fire in Calumet Township

Zoey, the Chinese Crested puppy that firefighters rescued Monday, developed a cough from smoke inhalation but was given a clean bill of health by her veterinarian during a visit Wednesday, owner Kandi Sickles said.