Hammond will require face coverings for people inside municipal buildings, officials say
Staff and visitors at Hammond municipal buildings will now be required to wear a face covering inside the buildings, city officials said Monday.
Month: July 2020
No new coronavirus deaths reported in Region; Indiana sees over 52,000 cases
The Region saw no additional deaths related to COVID-19 Monday, while statewide, Indiana had more than 52,000 cases.
Judge delays executions hours before Daniel Lewis Lee is set to die by lethal injection
The execution was scheduled to be the first federal execution in 17 years.
Q&A: US government not as prolific an executioner as states
Some questions and answers about the history of the death penalty.
Indiana coronavirus update: 452 new cases, two additional deaths reported
Here’s how many cases of the novel coronavirus and deaths from COVID-19 the Indiana State Department of Health reported on Monday, July 13, 2020.
Judge blocks federal executions; administration will appeal
A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.
Man fatally wounded in shooting near local bar, officials say
A 33-year-old man was fatally shot early Monday near a local bar, police and the Lake County Coroner said.
9-year-old Portage drowning victim identified
Witnesses saw the girl struggling in the water near a swim platform, the DNR said.
EC Council OKs Heritage Hall use
The City Council has adopted an ordinance that would allow it to use the Heritage Hall Community Recreation Center to conduct public meetings of the council and to use other city facilities for community meetings conducted by council members.
Washington Township Schools first in Indianapolis to announce it won’t reopen schools
Washington Township Schools is scrapping plans to reopen its doors for students later this month, instead continuing with virtual instruction.