EDITORIAL: Legal system coddles defendant who crashed car into stroller, injuring kids

Imagine walking your children in what is supposed to be a quiet residential neighborhood. Read more

News

Red Cross urgently needs blood donations before summer ends

With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross continues t… Read more

Crime and Courts

Prosecutors say man changing story in baby's death, seek to pull plea deal

VALPARAISO — Prosecutors are seeking to withdraw a plea agreement in the death of a 20-month-old Portage girl, saying the accused man now c… Read more

Lake County News

Coroner searching for family of deceased 56-year-old woman

HAMMOND — The Lake County coroner's office is seeking help finding the family of a deceased 56-year-old woman. Read more

News

Public compost sites close for Labor Day holiday weekend

The Valparaiso, Portage and Boone Grove compost sites will be closed to the public Aug. 31 through Sept. 2. Read more