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ISTEP technical difficulties continue

May 13, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

Some local school districts continue to experience technical problems — screens freezing up, computers not allowing students to answer questions, and students being logged off suddenly — as they prepare...

Visitors listen on during a beach safety conference hosted by The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project on Tuesday.

Conference brings attention to water safety on the Great Lakes

May 13, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

"About 21 months ago, the music stopped in our home — when our son Matthew drowned in a rip current in New Buffalo, Michigan," Tinley Park, Ill., resident John Kocher...

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., eyes her shot of Crown Royal with Bronko's with owner Nick Tarailo, right, as she stops at the bar during a campaign stop at Bronko's restaurant in Crown Point, Ind., on Saturday, April 12, 2008.

Echos of 2008 campaign linger as Hillary take message to the people

May 13, 2019 at 12:12 a.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott was petrified when Bronko's bartender Russ Panning pulled out a bottle of Crown Royal to give Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton a shot alongside Crown Point...

Preschools receive grants to help expand capacity

May 13, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

Four preschools in Lake County were awarded more than $40,000 in grants from the state to help expand capacity in Indiana's On My Way Pre-K pilot program. My School Child...

Dr. Deepak Ariga holds a needle favored by drug users in Hammond on April 9, 2015.

Needle exchanges could stem HIV outbreak

May 13, 2019 at 12:11 a.m.

An HIV outbreak in Scott County, Ind., has infected 106 people thus far, and despite reservations, Gov. Mike Pence green-lit a 30-day needle exchange program to stem the tide. But...

The Gary-Chicago International Airport's Vison plan calls for dealing with a passenger service later, but increasing cargo service now.

Gary/Chicago International Airport runway expansion still on track

May 13, 2019 at 12:10 a.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport is putting some of the finishing touches on its runway expansion project as it remains on schedule for a June 25 opening. The $174.1 million runway...

Rep. Pete Visclosky spoke on the economic development and what the South Shore extension represents in Northwest Indiana at the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors (GNIAR) office in Merrillville on Thursday, April 9, 2015.

Visclosky pitches South Shore extension to Realtors

May 13, 2019 at 12:09 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky is hopeful that state legislators and a handful of Lake County communities find the proposed West Lake extension of the South Shore commuter train line promising...

Andy Frazee, lead lane inspector at the Griffith Clean Air Car Check, checks an SUV's gas cap for any leaks. Car emissions are one of the major contributors to ground-level ozone, for which the Environmental Protection Agency is considering new standards.

Ozone compliance depends on toughness of new standard

May 13, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is expected to hand down more stringent ozone standards by Oct. 1, a move the state of Indiana says will hurt businesses. Some businesses, such...

Pinnacle Hospital has converted two of its regular patient rooms into ICU rooms that are capable to treating patients with acute health care needs.

Pinnacle opens new ICU

May 13, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

CROWN POINT — Pinnacle Hospital officially opened its intensive care unit on Monday morning in order to better serve patients who require more extensive treatment. The Crown Point facility, which...

Politicial repercussions of RFRA fallout unclear

May 13, 2019 at 12:08 a.m.

The dust is just starting to settle after a contentious week in Indiana, where the state endured national criticism from those who perceived the newly passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act...

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