Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter should drop the charges against him without delay. Not only would it save taxpayers money, it would send a message that, no matter what’s going on at the national level, Lake County still values press freedom and transparency, and will safeguard the public’s right to know during these troubled times.
A Venezuelan man who was found in a ditch along Interstate 65 near Crown Point last week suffered a fatal gunshot wound, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
Detectives with the Porter County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a report of a subject who was found deceased by railroad tracks in Liberty Township on Friday, according to a release.
A Griffith man got 35 years Friday for shooting his ex’s new boyfriend — his one-time best friend — in the head and arm.
Two Lake County communities made moves Thursday night to put themselves in the driver’s seat in luring the proposed Lake County Convention Center. Hundreds of residents gathered at St. Timothy Church in Gary Thursday to learn about its proposed site at the Hard Rock Casino, while members of the Hobart Plan Commission voted unanimously to […]
After the Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it always cooperated with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, representatives from the Indiana attorney general’s office say the claim is inaccurate.
The 24th annual multi-course celebration Meals on Wheels NWI Dine with the Chefs Gala included a number of “firsts” on March 2 at Avalon Manor in Hobart.
The Indiana Department of Transportation has awarded more than $200 million in Community Crossings matching grants to 245 Indiana towns, cities and counties, including several in Northwest Indiana.
The caucus for the Gary Common Council at-large position is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 21 at the Calumet Township Multipurpose Center.
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