State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in Indiana to address the controversy surrounding a Lake County tax board member who lives in Illinois.
The Valparaiso City Council began the first meeting of the new year with new leadership positions and liaison appointments, including naming Ellen Kapitan as city council president and Emilie Hunt as city council vice president for 2025.
Hobart’s Fifth Ward Councilman William Perryman was arrested in Valparaiso Thursday night for shoplifting at Walmart, according to court records. A probable cause affidavit said that at around 10:30 p.m. January 16, Perryman, 51, was caught on surveillance tape bagging multiple grocery items before scanning them at self-checkout at the Walmart at 2400 E. Morthland […]
Jennifer Lee Wilson, the Valparaiso area woman who pleaded guilty to a felony count of reckless homicide in the death of her foster son, Dakota Levi Stevens, will serve five years in the Indiana Department of Correction, followed by one year on probation, per a sentence handed down in Porter Superior Court on Friday.
Before David Garza was arrested for killing 36-year-old Fabian Villagomez in October 2020, someone shot him in the neck within a few days, likely in retaliation.
Northwest Indiana’s three casinos reported revenues of $69.6 million in December, which is a decrease from December 2023, where revenues were $74.9 million, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s monthly gaming report.
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Gary Common Council President Tai Adkins won the seat after two voting rounds at the Thursday caucus. She won with 25 votes, needing 24 to win.
Dominique Murphy has East Chicago Central on the move in the top 10.
Williams, who is pursuing a Division I opportunity, is 21st Century’s only senior captain.