Deaths of two people shot in Hammond bar deemed homicides
The Lake County coroner’s office has classified the deaths of the two Whiting residents killed Sunday morning in a mass shooting at a Hammond bar as homicides.
Month: March 2025
CP Community Foundation awards $166K in grants for south Lake County projects
Healthcare providers, arts organizations and municipal law enforcement will all be among the beneficiaries.
Porter County residents offered route to possible storm damage assistance
The option is only available at this time for Porter County residents and only for damage caused by Sunday’s storm.
Get Healthy; Carol Slager: Put whole foods first and add supplements as needed
When it comes to meeting nutritional needs, whole foods are generally the best source of vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients.
Davich: What to do with old family photos nobody wants
Old photos that weren’t properly framed or neatly placed into albums were probably thrown into boxes and tossed into a basement, attic or garage. Then they become “stuff” that no one remembers or wants to claim, let alone look at…
UPDATE: 2 killed in Hammond bar shooting ID’d, 3 injured; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody following the 4 a.m. shooting at Portside Pub, Hammond police confirmed Sunday afternoon.
Davich: When human emotions get in the way of animal welfare
“She is well known everywhere in this state. She travels to southern Indiana to get animals from shelters, only to euthanize them when she brings them back. She thinks she’s doing the animals a favor by putting them out of…
Merrillville man charged after cops find drugs, dynamite in house following pursuit with 1-year-old in car
Police later executed a search warrant at Ford’s home and found four sticks of dynamite, 106.8 grams of suspected psychedelic mushrooms and 1.5 grams of suspected fentanyl.
Crown Point man charged with 15 felonies after allegedly using baby as human shield
31-year-old Keith Wells was formally charged Wednesday with criminal confinement, intimidation, stalking, unlawful carrying of a firearm, neglect of a dependent, domestic battery and other related charges, online court records show.
Prosecutors drop all charges against 2 Chicago men arrested during January ICE protest at Gary airport
Matthew Kaplan, a Whiting native who said he was photographing the Jan. 18 protest, was arrested by Gary police and subsequently charged with criminal trespass, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct, online court records show.