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HIGHLAND — A driver likely fled on foot after a fiery crash on 45th Avenue that knocked out power to NIPSCO customers, police said.
Strange the Dreamer, the epic fantasy series written by Laini Taylor, began as a dream. Now Taylor, a National Book Award finalist, has just released “Muse of Nightmares” (Little, Brown 2018; $19.99), the second book in her young adult series.
PORTAGE — Salt Creek Road, at the CSX railroad crossing, will be closed to through traffic from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday for emergency rail repair.
CROWN POINT — A defense attorney requested Tuesday a mental exam to determine if her 31-year-old client was competent to stand trial in a Gary man’s murder.
Voter registration ended in Indiana as of midnight. Early voting now begins.
CHICAGO — As the glass-topped boat floated down the Chicago River, past skyscrapers and drawbridges, people smiled and laughed, drank cold beverages and danced.
The Munster High School Marching Mustangs is once again hosting the Moonlit March 5K Glow Run/Walk at the high school football field and Community Park.
CROWN POINT — A tweaked gun target practice ordinance introduced Tuesday at the Lake County Council would add a mere 100 feet to the acceptable distance at which firearms can be discharged in a residential area.
A list of the IHSAA playoff pairings for boys soccer, girls soccer and volleyball, plus Saturday’s late high school box scores.