A Gary man got the maximum 15 ½ years Thursday in a plea deal that included trying to set his then-girlfriend on fire when she tried to break up with him.
Gary man gets 15 ½ years for trying to set woman on fire, shooting at her daughter, couple
Category: Post-Tribune
House bill threatens to dissolve Indiana township government
A newly introduced Indiana bill aims to dissolve township government in all but one Indiana county by Jan. 1, 2027. The bill was introduced one week before the caucus to replace ex-Calumet Township Trustee Kim Robinson. House Bill 1233, if passed, will dissolve township government and give an elected county trustee powers and duties regarding […]
St. John officer on leave after fatally shooting 40-year-old man
The Lake County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting in which a St. John Police officer shot and killed a man at his home.
SSCVA approves pickleball tournament financing, air show contracts
At its first meeting of the year, the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority board voted to sponsor a pickleball tournament and approve contracts for the 2025 Gary Air Show. The SSCVA will work with the Hammond Parks Department and Jean Shepherd Center to sponsor an inaugural pickleball tournament from Feb. 20-23. The organization is […]
Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince sentenced after taking plea deal for illegal use of campaign funds
Former Gary Mayor Jerome Prince was sentenced at the U.S. District Court in Hammond for using campaign funds to buy a home in the city’s Miller neighborhood.
Portage OKs purchase of new firetruck; councilman worries about impact of property tax reform
The Portage City Council set the purchase of a new firetruck in motion, but not without questions about whether proposed property tax reforms will scorch the plan.
Michael Osipoff’s girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
Kenedi Bradley and Chesterton rise in the rankings this week.
D’Yanna Hurn is playing for her 4th coach in 4 years at River Forest. ‘But it’s different now.’ And how.
Hurn is having her best season as River Forest pursues its highest win total since 2016-17.
Law & order: Gary man gets 35 years in molestation case and Chicago man nets 9 years for dealing drugs
News from Lake County and federal courts
Two Gary officers on leave after police-involved fatal shooting
The Gary Police Department has put two officers on administrative leave after they shot and killed a 23-year-old man during a domestic dispute Saturday evening. Around 4:55 p.m. January 11, officers responded to a domestic call between a woman and her son at a residence in the 2300 block of Waverly Drive, Gary Police spokesman Cmdr. Jack Hamady said in a social media post Wednesday afternoon. Police had responded to multiple calls at the home in 2024, he said. The mother met the officers at the front door and told them her son was inside with guns, Hamady said. They […]