Dick’s closes in Highland, celebrates grand opening in Schererville this weekend
The nation’s largest sporting goods retailer closed its big-box store in the Highland Grove shopping mall and hopped across the street to Schererville’s Shops on Main.
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Expert: Teen wasn’t a threat when Chicago officer shot him
CHICAGO — An expert on police use of deadly force testified Thursday that a black teenager who was killed by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 did not “pose a risk of serious injury or death” to anyone when…
2 industrial fires within an hour keep the heat on Hammond firefighters
HAMMOND — Firefighters battled two industrial fires within one hour as temperatures rose into high 80s Thursday, the fire chief said.
Music in the air: Gucci Mane, T.I., Steve Miller Band to descend on Hammond
Hammond’s Wolf Lake Pavilion will be the site of high profile concerts this weekend.
Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center
ABDERDEEN, Md. — Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland, officials said.
Police chief: Officer in fatal crash should be fired
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A South Bend police officer who was involved in a fatal car crash while on duty violated five department policies and should be fired, the police chief said.
Valparaiso High School student arrested over threat on social media
VALPARAISO — A Valparaiso High School student is facing charges of intimidation over a threat he allegedly posted on a school district social media page.
Chesterton mother faces neglect charges after police find pot strewn about home, pills
CHESTERTON — A 20-year-old woman was arrested Monday after a child welfare worker and police visited her home and found marijuana strewn about her bedroom floor, prescription pills and more, records show.
Boy, 11, finds loaded gun at Portage school bus stop
PORTAGE — An 11-year-old boy found a handgun in the front yard of an abandoned home while waiting for a school bus Wednesday morning, police said.
EDITORIAL: Texting while driving must be taken seriously; lives are on the line
Texting while driving often takes a driver’s eyes off the road for five seconds or more.