Trial opens for man charged in 2021 East Chicago double homicide
Gary Shanklin Jr., 23, allegedly shot Nalisha Martin, 43, and Christopher Burks, 52, after a “confrontation” in the 1200 block of West 149th Avenue.
Month: January 2025
4 Region men expected to be pardoned in violent Capitol breach
As the rioters surged forward, Dale “lunged forward toward the officers and forcibly jabbed his flagpole directly into the stomach of a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer.”
Fatal East Chicago shooting appears to have been self defense
A preliminary investigation revealed the deceased had been in physical altercation with a family member when he reached for a weapon, police said.
Davich: A reminder for working professionals: Your ‘job’ is our ‘experience’
It’s one thing to be a top-notch working professional. It’s quite another to be a top-notch person while earning a living. What is commonplace to us in the workplace may be an extremely rare experience for those people we interact…
UPDATE: Portage woman dies in head-on crash
The deceased reportedly sustained multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
MLK Day service preaches finding unity in divisive times
Despite a temperature of negative 1 and a feeling of national divisiveness, the Rev. Regan Robinson ignited the Hammond Civic Center crowd Monday for the city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight march and celebration.
Get Healthy: Tips to ease the risks of shoveling, walking on ice and navigating the cold
Hiding from the cold in the Region in January, February and then some is nearly impossible. But local health-care experts have some tips to be safe in brutal winter conditions.
10 Fun Things To Do in Northern Indiana this weekend, January 23 – January 26
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45-year-old East Chicago resident killed, coroner’s office says
The Lake County coroner’s office was dispatched Saturday evening to St. Catherine’s Hospital in relation to the death of Daniel Negrete, 45, of East Chicago.
Police body cam video captures interaction with older woman: ‘How much have you had to drink today?’
Patricia Ingram doesn’t remember much from her hour-long interaction with Valparaiso police officers on the evening of Jan. 17, 2024. But the officers’ body camera videos captured the entire exchange, responding to a call of a suspicious or possibly in…