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Volunteers carry chairs down stairs to classrooms as they gather at Andrean to help move furniture into the building on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Andrean on the rebound as volunteers join restoration effort after tornado

July 28, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

More than 100 Andrean students, staff members and adult volunteers hoisted classroom furniture into the Catholic high school Tuesday.

The Genesis Center is weeks away from demolition and a nearby 40-foot statue called The Fusion is linked to its fate. The sculpture isn’t facing a wrecking ball, but it may be relocated. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Gary’s The Fusion statue could be on the move

July 19, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The Genesis Center is now weeks away from demolition and a nearby 40-foot statue called The Fusion is linked to its fate.

Summer construction will have an impact on travel on Interstate 94 in Porter and Lake counties. A detour sign is visible near Hammond in this May 25, 2021 file photo. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

INDOT state highway projects in high gear

July 15, 2026 at 1:43 p.m.

The long days of summer spell highway improvement projects across Northwest Indiana.

A truck deposits a dumpster as cleanup and repairs continue at Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, Monday, June 15, 2026. The school and facilities were heavily damaged during a tornado. School officials said the facility will open on schedule for students on Aug. 13. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Despite tornado, Andrean students return on schedule Aug. 13

July 14, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Andrean High School students head back to school on Aug. 13, Principal Jaycob Knazur said a month after a tornado badly damaged the school.

From left, Tracy Campbell, assistant director, Nina Burton, director of the Woodland Child Development Center, and LeBarron Burton, president of the center's board, snip a ribbon marking the grand opening of a new Gary site in April 2025. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

New rule could weaken childcare standards: ‘We’re more than taking naps and wiping noses’

July 13, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Indiana childcare centers would no longer have to teach literacy, art, music or science under a new rule, endorsed by Gov. Mike Braun, aimed at making childcare more affordable.

The site of a planned low-income senior housing complex includes the blighted Louis J. Bailey Library, a public library built in 1918 with a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Officials hope to restore it to serve again as a library for residents. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Senior housing complex coming to Gary at historic Carnegie library site

July 12, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Froebel Senior Center, a $24 million low-income senior housing development, is being planned for the 1500 block of Madison Street in Gary.

Thousands of people brave the heat on opening day of Pierogi Fest on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Whiting. (Gary Middendorf/Post-Tribune)

Whiting’s Pierogi Fest returns BP sponsorship money

July 10, 2026 at 7:31 p.m.

The Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce said Friday it returned BP’s monetary sponsorship of Whiting’s Pierogi Fest, scheduled for July 24-26 in downtown Whiting.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary tweaking recycling program to reduce waste

July 8, 2026 at 5:19 p.m.

Gary is revamping its year-old curbside recycling program, cutting back to a biweekly pickup schedule and placing an emphasis on reducing contamination of items placed in the bins.

Construction crews work on the roof as debris fills the grounds surrounding Andrean High School in Merrillville, Indiana, on June 15, 2026. The school and facilities were heavily damaged during a tornado that passed through Merrillville June 11. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Andrean hopes to return for fall classes after June tornado damaged school

July 3, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Still grappling with the impact from a June 11 tornado, Andrean High School officials the Catholic school would reopen to students this fall.

Hobart police said a motorist died Wednesday, July 1, 2026, after driving around crossing gates and colliding with a freight train. (Hobart Fire Department/provided)

One dead in fiery Hobart van-train crash Wednesday

July 2, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Hobart police said a motorist died Wednesday morning after driving around crossing gates and colliding with a freight train.

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