Workers at Highland construction firm wearing pink hard hats for breast cancer awareness
Construction workers in Northwest Indiana are wearing pink for a good cause.
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Bed bugs discovered at Gary City Hall during council meeting
GARY — Bed bugs were discovered Tuesday night in the council chambers during City Council, but no public explanation was given to those in attendance during the meeting.
Culinary diversity: Tour Latin America on Provecho’s menu
The cuisines of various Latin American countries are enjoying new life in downtown Crown Point.
Bond set for Portage-area man accused of bilking Medicaid out of $365,527
VALPARAISO — After having spent the last several days behind bars, Justyn Arch was given the chance Wednesday morning to bond out of jail while awaiting trial on a charge of bilking Medicaid out of $365,527.
Heavy metal in the kitchen
Cast iron, once a common material for pots and pans, has tended in recent years to be used most visibly by either pro chefs or campers. Now it’s trending again in this fall’s kitchenware product previews.
Proposed rule change worries some about radiation regulation
WASHINGTON — The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little…
UPDATE: Coroner’s office may have missing person lead on human skull, bones found in wooded area of Hobart
HOBART — Lake County Coroner Merilee Frey said Wednesday bones found strewn about in a wooded area near a campsite may be related to a missing persons case from a year ago.
25-year-old Chicago woman killed, 2 injured in single-car crash in Newton County
A 25-year-old Chicago woman died and two people — including a 3-year-old child — were taken to a hospital Wednesday after a crash on U.S. 41 in the area of the Conrad curves, Newton County sheriff’s police said.
The Lake County Commissioners part ways with Dabertin
The Lake County Commissioners are parting ways with Shared Resource Solutions, relieving prominent Region consultant Tom Dabertin of one of his many public contracts in Northwest Indiana.
Amazon ups hourly wage to $15, will advocate for higher pay
NEW YORK — Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per…