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  Updated: July 19, 2018 @ 12:15 pm
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Schererville resident, Phillies coach giving back to the Region

#ThrowbackThursday: A look back at Porter County Fair

Digital Exclusives: Photo Galleries

#ThrowbackThursday: A look back at Porter County Fair

When: July 19 to July 28

The Latest

Porter County Fair: Festival blends music, food, carnival ride and more

Porter County Fair: Festival blends music, food, carnival ride and more

3 min ago

BP Whiting Refinery conducts training drill at Whiting lakefront

BP Whiting Refinery conducts training drill at Whiting lakefront

30 min ago

Schererville Civic Fund's educational grants awarded

Schererville Civic Fund's educational grants awarded

1 hr ago

Refurbished caboose, boxcar being placed in downtown Chesterton for public use

Refurbished caboose, boxcar being placed in downtown Chesterton for public use

2 hrs ago

Dax Shepard finds creative fulfillment with new podcast

Dax Shepard finds creative fulfillment with new podcast

3 hrs ago

Crown Point Community Schools awarded $845,000 to strengthen counseling services for students beginning in kindergarten

Crown Point Community Schools awarded $845,000 to strengthen counseling services for students beginning in kindergarten

3 hrs ago

Driver plows into back of Crown Point dump truck; police say driver lucky to be alive

Driver plows into back of Crown Point dump truck; police say driver lucky to be alive

Updated 3 hrs ago

Now hiring in Northwest Indiana. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Now hiring in Northwest Indiana. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

4 hrs ago

Review: Bask in the effervescent insanity of 'Mamma Mia 2'

Review: Bask in the effervescent insanity of 'Mamma Mia 2'

4 hrs ago

LGBT advocates fear Kavanaugh's votes on gay-rights issues

LGBT advocates fear Kavanaugh's votes on gay-rights issues

4 hrs ago

US intelligence chief is tough on Russia, at odds with Trump

US intelligence chief is tough on Russia, at odds with Trump

Updated 5 hrs ago

Top Stories

Fruit Salads: Summer is perfect for sweet, cool dishes

Digital Exclusives: Graphics

Fruit Salads: Summer is perfect for sweet, cool dishes

5 important stories you need to know from yesterday: Cops: Woman plotted armed burglary at family's Hammond home where stepsister was raped; mom reportedly witnesses assault on live feed

Lake County News

5 important stories you need to know from yesterday: Cops: Woman plotted armed burglary at family's Hammond home where stepsister was raped; mom reportedly witnesses assault on live feed

EDITORIAL: Gary could be pricing abandoned, moldering schools out of the market

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Gary could be pricing abandoned, moldering schools out of the market

Griffith Town Hall will be open Saturday morning for township petition signatures; officials almost at their goal for referendum

Lake County News

Griffith Town Hall will be open Saturday morning for township petition signatures; officials almost at their goal for referendum

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Local News

BP Whiting Refinery conducts training drill at Whiting lakefront

Lake County News

BP Whiting Refinery conducts training drill at Whiting lakefront

Schererville Civic Fund's educational grants awarded

Lake County News

Schererville Civic Fund's educational grants awarded

Refurbished caboose, boxcar being placed in downtown Chesterton for public use

Porter County News

Refurbished caboose, boxcar being placed in downtown Chesterton for public use

Crown Point Community Schools awarded $845,000 to strengthen counseling services for students beginning in kindergarten

Lake County News

Crown Point Community Schools awarded $845,000 to strengthen counseling services for students beginning in kindergarten

Sports

Major League Baseball fans turning gray while millennials tuning out

Baseball

Major League Baseball fans turning gray while millennials tuning out

Videos: Blockbuster trades in MLB, NBA: Breaking down the latest news and action in pro sports

Baseball

Videos: Blockbuster trades in MLB, NBA: Breaking down the latest news and action in pro sports

Fowles' 30 points, 16 rebounds guide Lynx by Fever

National Basketball Association

Fowles' 30 points, 16 rebounds guide Lynx by Fever

PRO BASKETBALL: Dwyane Wade signs 'lifetime' deal with Li-Ning

Chicago Bulls

PRO BASKETBALL: Dwyane Wade signs 'lifetime' deal with Li-Ning

Entertainment

Porter County Fair: Festival blends music, food, carnival ride and more

Entertainment

Porter County Fair: Festival blends music, food, carnival ride and more

Dax Shepard finds creative fulfillment with new podcast

Entertainment

Dax Shepard finds creative fulfillment with new podcast

Review: Bask in the effervescent insanity of 'Mamma Mia 2'

Movies

Review: Bask in the effervescent insanity of 'Mamma Mia 2'

Gary planning homecoming for former residents

Entertainment

Gary planning homecoming for former residents

Happy #NationalHotDogDay! Here are 11 places where you should go to indulge in hot dogs in the Region

Restaurants

Happy #NationalHotDogDay! Here are 11 places where you should go to indulge in hot dogs in the Region

Review: Ty Segall & White Fence reunite for frenzied 'Joy'

Music

Review: Ty Segall & White Fence reunite for frenzied 'Joy'

Music of an icon: Johnny Mathis to serenade fans at Four Winds Casino

Music

Music of an icon: Johnny Mathis to serenade fans at Four Winds Casino

Opinion

Guest Commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: Creating safe skies as drones proliferate

Trump should be impeached

Letters

Trump should be impeached

EDITORIAL: Fiscally sound Hoosier state must face low quality-of-place issues

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Fiscally sound Hoosier state must face low quality-of-place issues

GUEST COMMENTARY: Are judges worth the price?

Guest Commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: Are judges worth the price?

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Region takes home Greenways Awards

Guest Commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: The Region takes home Greenways Awards

Attorney should be disbarred for July 4th speech

Letters

Attorney should be disbarred for July 4th speech

GUEST COMMENTARY: Snares to beware in potential labor-education merger

Guest Commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: Snares to beware in potential labor-education merger

GUEST COMMENTARY: Do Americans know First Amendment? Does it matter?

Guest Commentary

GUEST COMMENTARY: Do Americans know First Amendment? Does it matter?

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Crime

Porter County Crime Times

Porter County News

Porter County Crime Times

Hobart man faces felony charges in near-fatal crash with Lake County police squad car

Crime and Courts

Hobart man faces felony charges in near-fatal crash with Lake County police squad car

Man, 25, charged with beating man in alleged medication robbery at Dyer home

Crime and Courts

Man, 25, charged with beating man in alleged medication robbery at Dyer home

Police seek help finding missing 74-year-old Gary man

Crime and Courts

Police seek help finding missing 74-year-old Gary man

Life & People

Homegirl Cafe offers 'platos' by ex-gang members with hope

Food and Cooking

Homegirl Cafe offers 'platos' by ex-gang members with hope

TASTE TEST: Asian Kitchen offers authentic Vietnamese cuisine

Food and Cooking

TASTE TEST: Asian Kitchen offers authentic Vietnamese cuisine

Restaurant Scene: Enjoy supper on Sundays at Big Daddy's

Food and Cooking

Restaurant Scene: Enjoy supper on Sundays at Big Daddy's

Clams sing when chorizo, thyme and dry vermouth are added

Food and Cooking

Clams sing when chorizo, thyme and dry vermouth are added

Photos

Gallery: Four Seasons resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Gallery: Four Season resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Gallery: Four Season resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Gallery: Four Season resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Gallery: Four Season resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Digital Exclusives: Photo Galleries

Gallery: Four Seasons resident Ron Thrall returns tonight from Kuwait

Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week

Local Photo Galleries

Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week

Gallery: Pets of the week

Local Photo Galleries

Gallery: Pets of the week

Throwback Thursday: Festival of the Lakes

Digital Exclusives: Photo Galleries

Throwback Thursday: Festival of the Lakes

Faces of the Region: Warhol: Icon & Influence

Faces of the Region

Faces of the Region: Warhol: Icon & Influence

Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week

Local Photo Galleries

Gallery: The Times Photos of the Week

Gallery: SLCAHS gathering wheat the old-fashioned way

Digital Exclusives: Photo Galleries

Gallery: SLCAHS gathering wheat the old-fashioned way

Nation & World

Florida soldier says agency is blocking path to citizenship

Florida soldier says agency is blocking path to citizenship

The Latest: Oregon Governor says wildfire may be an arson

The Latest: Oregon Governor says wildfire may be an arson

Gene tests can provide health clues -- and needless worry

Gene tests can provide health clues -- and needless worry

Rosa Parks family house set for auction next week

Rosa Parks family house set for auction next week

Trending topics

The 20 cities with the fastest drivers

The 20 cities with the fastest drivers

US intelligence chief is tough on Russia, at odds with Trump, and 9 more things to know for Thursday

US intelligence chief is tough on Russia, at odds with Trump, and 9 more things to know for Thursday

It’s tick and mosquito season, so take these steps to battle bugs

It’s tick and mosquito season, so take these steps to battle bugs

Photos: At least six dead, others trapped after multi-story buildings collapse in India

Photos: At least six dead, others trapped after multi-story buildings collapse in India

Sure signs you grew up on the West Coast

People

Sure signs you grew up on the West Coast

The 50 most popular girl names of the last 100 years

Parenting

The 50 most popular girl names of the last 100 years

24 phrases millennials use all the time but no one else gets

People

24 phrases millennials use all the time but no one else gets

Balancing Act: Why did the US try to block a breastfeeding resolution, and what do we do about it?

Parenting

Balancing Act: Why did the US try to block a breastfeeding resolution, and what do we do about it?

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