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Lightning strike blamed for damage at Porter County Expo Center; power outage forces middle school to close for the day

May 24, 2019 at 4:53 p.m.

Storms Friday morning forced the cancellation of school at a Valparaiso middle school because of a loss of power, while lightning during a storm early Thursday zapped some of the...

Kozuszek eyes role on new Porter County election office, attorney says

May 24, 2019 at 12:53 p.m.

One of three people named in a state report for being responsible for Porter County's election woes in November wants to be considered for a new position in the county's...

Jacob Sandy, 23, launches his kayak from Porter Beach in Porter, Ind., around 3:10 p.m. May 18, 2019. Sandy has been missing since then.

Search for missing South Bend man continues after kayaking disappearance

May 26, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Search efforts continued Thursday to locate a South Bend man missing since he went kayaking Saturday off of Porter Beach. Jacob Sandy, 23, was spotted going into Lake Michigan with...

Officer Ron Chapman, right, with the Valparaiso police department, looks to the skies as he controls a drone during a demonstration of the department's drone capabilities on Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Valparaiso police, firefighters host public safety event

May 23, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

While a drone demonstration didn't exactly take off as planned, Valparaiso police officers and firefighters still got the chance Thursday to mingle with the community and show off an array...

Search ongoing for South Bend kayaker who went missing off Porter Beach

May 26, 2019 at 5:11 p.m.

Law enforcement officials said Wednesday they are continuing their search for a South Bend man who was last seen Saturday as he went kayaking in Lake Michigan off of Porter...

Porter County foundation begins setting method for charitable giving

May 22, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.

Even as officials wait for reserves to build up, Porter County's non-profit foundation board, comprised of the board of commissioners and the county council, is going to start looking into...

Former Porter County Jail renovation cost comes in at $4.6M

May 22, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.

Bids for the renovation of the former Porter County Jail to hold an assortment of county departments came in at just under $4.6 million, the board of commissioners said Tuesday....

Valparaiso Police patrolman Robert Fisher salutes the flag during Valparaiso's annual Memorial Day observance at Foundation Meadows Park on Friday, May 24, 2019.

Valparaiso remembers military in Memorial Day observance

May 24, 2019 at 1:57 p.m.

A gigantic American flag suspended by a Valparaiso Fire Department ladder truck fluttering in the breeze and the burble of the fountain at the Service Memorial at Foundation Meadows Park...

Ian Taschner, a synthetic organic chemist who teaches at Indiana University Northwest, talks about the overuse of pesticides Monday in a program sponsored by the Valpo Chain of Lakes Watershed Group.

IUN chemist explains dangers, good of herbicides

May 21, 2019 at 9:39 a.m.

In his job as a synthetic organic chemist, Ian Taschner said he's made "a lot of naughty chemicals" that hopefully help people eventually. But Taschner, an associate professor at Indiana...

Yinan Zhang, left, and Jing Zhao, graduates from China, take a selfie before undergraduate commencement exercises at Valparaiso University on Sunday, May 19, 2019.

Valparaiso University students graduate with big dreams

May 19, 2019 at 6:18 p.m.

Damia Garcia stood in line in an auxiliary gym at Valparaiso University's Athletics-Recreation Center with other soon-to-be graduates Sunday. She wore a blue and gold sash for Phi Beta Kappa,...

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