VA discusses issues with veterans health care
The questions ran the gamut — travel issues, lengthy claims processes, appointments made and canceled without notice, the VA Choice Act, and getting non-VA care closer to home — as...
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Health club apologizes for rejecting same-sex couple for family membership
Franciscan Omni Health & Fitness is apologizing to a same-sex couple from Highland after they were initially denied a family membership. Marci Crozier, administrative director of Health Promotions, said that...
Gary Jet Center critical of increase in airport fees
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority Board updated its fees for tenants and other customers for the first time in 24 years at its Monday meeting, but at least one tenant...
Pre-K grants expanding for Lake County students
Indiana's On-My-Way Pre-K program is expanding this fall to enroll more than 200 Lake County 4-year-olds in high-quality preschool programs. Kim Olesker, regional director of the United Way of Northwest...
Did former athlete dupe Lake County court to win freedom?
Bobby Leon Smith was a Post-Tribune First Team All-Area Basketball selection. He played two years at Villanova University in Philadelphia. He averaged 27.1 points while leading Robert Morris College to...
Residents motivated to fight sand mine plan
A proposed sand mine in Calumet Township has residents angered and motivated to block the project, which is scheduled to come before the Lake County Plan Commission on Wednesday. Around...
Commission hopes channel helps move water
When heavy rains hit Northwest Indiana, many eyes focus on the level of the Little Calumet River. Water from the river inundated several communities during the floods in 2008 and...
PUC researchers study Little Calumet flood controls
With the help of three-dimensional visual modeling tools, Purdue University Calumet researchers are examining how effectively levees and a diverter on the Little Calumet River and Hart Ditch work during...
Needle exchanges unlikely for Northwest Indiana
Three Southern Indiana counties have been approved for new state needle exchange program, which could help curb the spread of Hepatitis C and HIV in the wake of a serious...
Community groups discuss wraparound services for kids, families
As the school year begins, representatives from a diverse array of community organizations representing education, health care, housing, volunteerism and more discussed the ways they assist children and families at...