Craig Lyons

A Portage tow operator in undercover recordings said he was “not gonna go sing.” On Friday the tow operator changed his tune. John Cortina, 79, of Kustom Auto Body in...

Races for town and city offices began shaping up Wednesday as candidates made their runs official. Candidates began filing on Wednesday to run for municipal offices across Lake County, with...

The Lake County Council passed new regulations Tuesday for discharging firearms, which was touted for protecting residents but decried as unnecessary regulation. The council, by 5-2 vote, passed a new...

Indiana has initiated efforts to collect more than $130,000 from a Gary councilwoman the state says she shouldn’t have received. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill Jr. on Monday said that...

A hate crimes bill is one item a caucus has prioritized this year as the Indiana General Assembly has “taken too long” to pass the measure. The Indiana Black Legislative...

While a federal appeals attorney says the sentence for convicted former Lake County sheriff should be revisited, court documents show that little time could be cut from John Buncich’s prison...

East Chicago residents and advocates want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reschedule a meeting on cleanup plans for the former West Calumet Housing Complex that was canceled because of...

A Whiting man convicted of stealing a Hammond railroad bridge says federal prosecutors did not meet its burden of proving that he illegally scrapped the 100-year-old structure. Timothy Morrison, of...

Proposed legislation would allow Indiana residents to register to vote on Election Day. Sen. Timothy Lanane, D-Anderson, has filed the bill for the legislative session beginning Jan. 3, and it...