Lake County News
Vision floaters, shadows or flashes? Your retina may be detaching | Davich
“It’s a good thing you came in now,” a nurse told me before preparing my right eye for numbing drops, an injection and the first of two laser procedures to reattach my right retina.
Hobart police car rolls over in 3-car crash, cops say
A Portage Police spokesperson told The Times a Hobart Police Department unmarked vehicle was involved in the crash and rolled over. It had its lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash.
Man stands trial for murder over fender bender
A defense attorney for Billy Cross Jr., 47, alleged his client shot victim Kylin Bursey, 33, in self-defense after he believed Bursey had a gun in his pants.
Palmateer reappointed to Regional Development Authority board
Randy Palmateer, business manager of the Northwestern Indiana Building and Construction Trades Council, will continue to represent Lake County at the RDA.
Lake Council blasts ‘false narrative’ that inspired Indiana property tax law
“I know that a lot of it was pushed by my own party in Indianapolis and I’ve expressed my displeasure with some of those folks directly,” said Councilman Randy Niemeyer.
Inflation cooled again last month as grocery and gas prices fell, few signs of tariff impact yet
Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many businesses expect inflation will climb in the coming months.
Davich: Pope Leo XIV, an American-born global leader we can embrace
We have an American-born global leader in our lives who isn’t belching out divisive rhetoric or random nonsense or political power-grabs. We have a world leader — born and raised near our Region — whose vision pleads for kindness, unity…
‘Support without judgment:’ Gary’s new initiative for emergency housing
The initiative refers unhoused families who encounter the child welfare system, which might be the only reason they became involved with DCS in the first place.
Former Whiting Mayor Robert J. Bercik dies at age 87
Former City of Whiting Mayor Robert J. Bercik died Sunday at age 87. Bercik served as mayor from 1988 until 2003.