24-hour walk raises awareness for gun violence, honors victims
The Circle of Love’s 24-hour Walk to End Gun Violence at Wicker Park memorializes the lives of those lost to gun violence.
Month: June 2024
Co-defendant in 24-year-old’s killing sentenced to 45 years in prison
Micah Sanders, 25, pleaded guilty earlier this month to murder in connection with the death of Daqwuan Walker on Jan. 25, 2023, outside Walker’s Gary home.
Davich: Snyder put Portage, Indiana, on the map. Just not the way he envisioned.
“His win was a total win for every American,” said Stewart McMillan, a long-time donor to James Snyder’s legal defense fund. “He has been vilified in the press and the rumors have only gotten worse and worse.”
Man found guilty of murder for ambushing man outside Gary bar
Martell Flippins, 36, killed Pierre Patterson, 24, on March 12, 2023 in retaliation against Patterson who was accused of killing Flippins’ brother in 2022.
Highland dedicates ‘beacon of hope’ baby box at fire station
It’s one of those things you hope is never used, but you’re glad it’s there.
“An unmitigated disaster”: Indiana AG sues ex-owners of Merrillville’s Hickory Ridge Apartments
The state’s filing includes accounts from eight current and former Hickory Ridge Tenants, who were said to have experienced flooding, uncollected garbage, damaged possessions, and other issues stemming from the former owners’ failure to maintain the pr…
12-year prison sentence for man who pleaded guilty to gas station killing
Cardia Combs, 29, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Gabriel Akins, 28, outside a gas station on the
Hammond grants beverage company tax abatement for $7.5 million expansion
Swanel Beverage, Inc. is set to save roughly $320,000 in property taxes over 10 years.
Driver given 9 years in fatal crash during police chase
VALPARAISO — Calling last year’s fatal crash both sad and stupid, Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer sentenced a 38-year-old Gary man Friday to nine years behind bars.
Man pleads guilty to murder in brutal Valpo health club stabbing
The accused admitted to knowing what he was doing at the time and causing the other man’s death, but said he was also suffering from a mental illness.