Griffith asks to join North Township
GRIFFITH — With time running out to join a new township by year’s end, the Town Council on Tuesday requested membership in North Township.
Month: November 2018
Little Free Pantry movement comes to Northwest Indiana
HIGHLAND — In the Bible, Isaiah 58:10 urges people to “feed the hungry, and help those in trouble.”
Severe blood shortage: Red Cross issues immediate call for blood donations
The American Red Cross is facing a severe blood shortage and urgently needs blood donors to give now to avoid delays in lifesaving medical care for patients. Volunteer blood drive hosts are also critically needed to prevent the shortage from…
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Munster’s Horin is The Times All-Area Player of the Year
USC signee Madison Horin, who has captained U.S. teams in international competitions twice, is The Times’ 2018 All-Area Volleyball Player of the Year.
US mortgage rates fall: 30-year at 4.81 percent
WASHINGTON — U.S. long-term mortgage rates recorded the biggest drop in nearly four years this week, but remain much higher than they were a year ago.
Photos: Alternative to chemo used for first time in Indiana
Kylee Sweat receives CAR-T therapy cancer treatment, at Riley Hospital. She’s the first patient in Indiana to receive the treatment.
Hammond Clinic in Munster closes for day after power outage
MUNSTER — The Franciscan Physician Network Hammond Clinic closed Wednesday because of a power outage.
Region breweries releasing special beers on Black Friday, a growing ‘craft beer holiday’
Black Friday has long been a day for shoppers to mob malls and big box stores, but it’s becoming an increasingly big day for craft beer too.
Indiana submits plan for VW funds
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has finalized its plan to spend $40.9 million from the national Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust. The funding will be used for projects designed to alleviate nitrogen oxide em…
Driver blamed in quadruple fatal wrong-way crash had blood alcohol level of 0.22, police say
A Calumet City woman blamed in a crash that left her and three other people dead had a blood alcohol content of more than two times the legal limit for driving, police said.