Funeral arrangements announced for former Judge George C. Paras
The family of former Lake Circuit Court Judge George C. Paras has announced his funeral arrangements.
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St. John flourishes from sturdy, German roots
John Hack was almost 50 and had fathered 11 children when he and his wife, Johanna, left their farm in Germany’s Rhineland region and traveled with eight of their brood to the United States. Lured by the promise of cheap…
Gary man accused of fleeing deadly crash arrested on new domestic battery charges
CROWN POINT — A 27-year-old Gary man accused of fleeing a deadly crash on the Borman Expressway in February was arrested Friday on allegations he broke into a Gary home and attacked his ex-girlfriend.
17-year-old Gary boy tells police he was carjacked at gas station
GARY — A 17-year-old boy told police he was robbed of his mother’s car and a cellphone Sunday at a gas station, an official said.
Carson’s gets new life online after acquisition by Merrillville-based DirectBuy parent company
The beloved department store Carson’s will live on to sell clothes, televisions and dining tables — online anyway.
Police ask prosecutors to review case linked to 10-year-old who brought gun to school
CEDAR LAKE — Police said Monday they have completed their investigation related to a 10-year-old who brought a gun to school last month and turned the case over to the Lake County prosecutor’s office.
Early results in ArcelorMittal vote back strike authorization
ArcelorMittal steelworkers vote today across Northwest Indiana on strike authorization, and the early results show a willingness to go on strike, if necessary to secure raises and protect benefits.
S. Korea’s Moon wants ‘heart-to-heart’ summit talks with Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that he will push for “irreversible, permanent peace,” and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, during “heart-to-heart” talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
US border agent in Texas confesses to 4 killings, police say
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor who confessed to killing four women and assaulting a fifth who managed to escape remained in jail Monday, police said in court records.
Judge schedules bond hearing for mother after toddler’s shooting death in Gary bedroom
CROWN POINT — A defense attorney requested a bond hearing for the mother charged with neglect in her 2-year-old daughter’s shooting death earlier this month at a Gary house.