New board member, new projects for RDA in 2016
The Regional Development Authority welcomed a new face and looked toward future initiatives at its first meeting of 2016. Portage businessman Thomas E. Golab was sworn-in as a member of...
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Crown Point native found dead in Florida
Crown Point native Jordan Finlon, 23, was found dead on the side of the road — the victim of an apparent homicide — on Tuesday afternoon near Bradenton, Fla. Police...
Mudpuppies on display at Wolf Lake festival
Mudpuppies will take center stage at the 15th annual Winter Wonderland at Wolf Lake event Saturday. Southern Illinois University graduate student Alicia Beattie will talk about the research she's doing...
Former Gary council member Krusas dies at age 72
Former Gary Common Council member Marilyn Krusas died Friday of complications from ALS. She was 72. Krusas died less than a year after she was released from federal prison in...
Franciscan St. Anthony Health joins Methodist as area trauma center
A second hospital in Northwest Indiana — Franciscan St. Anthony Health — will now join Methodist Northlake in treating the area's most seriously injured patients. The Crown Point hospital received...
Methodist sees 60 percent increase in trauma cases
The emergency room at Methodist Hospital Northlake has always been a busy place, but since becoming an "In the Process" Level III trauma center in 2014, it's seen a 60...
Program aims to revitalize Gary downtown
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson recalls the downtown Gary of her youth as a place where she could go shopping for clothes, savor a chocolate-covered graham cracker at Goldblatt's, or purchase 45...
Community Heathcare ends contract with Anthem
After months of negotiations, Community Healthcare System terminated its contract with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield on Dec. 31, which could limit health care choices for thousands of customers. An...
Paris climate agreement urges aggressive steps to curb climate change
More than 190 countries recently signed the Paris climate agreement, which urged constructive steps toward keeping global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius, but it's unclear whether the framework will...
Cal Township residents wait for Oct. 21 showdown
More than 150 residents packed the Lake County Plan Commission meeting Wednesday to speak out against a sand mine operation proposed for Calumet Township. They stood shoulder to shoulder in...