Craig Lyons

Attorneys for Portage's convicted former mayor are saying a recent court ruling that threw out a conviction based on "opinion testimony" should support their motion for acquittal. James Snyder's attorneys...

Citing “market saturation” and traffic, the Lake County Council blocked a zone change for piece of land that could have been the site of a dollar store. The Lake County...

A bill that would allow Gary’s Majestic Star to move from Buffington Harbor is headed to the Indiana House of Representatives for a vote. The Indiana House of Representatives Ways...

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency begins another season of residential cleanups in East Chicago, the agency says this could be the final year for removing lead- and arsenic-contaminated soil...

As the Indiana Legislature prepares to take another look at a gaming bill that could allow a Gary casino to move from its port, the city’s mayor is “optimistic” about...

Convicted former Portage Mayor James Snyder is again appealing to a federal judge to order a new trial if two guilty verdicts should stand. Snyder’s defense attorneys filed a motion...

The Lake County commissioners held off on buying 22 new police cars for the Sheriff’s Department, wanting to know how the outfitting of the cruisers is being paid for. The...

A Lake County election official says an issue with an East Chicago polling place is a symptom of the state’s precinct consolidation plan. The Lake County Board of Elections and...

Beachgoers looking to bare all at Hammond’s Lakefront Park Beach should have remembered the date before taking a city press release too seriously. Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. announced Monday...

A bid by a convicted former mayor to deny a two-week delay prosecutors sought to respond to a request for a new trial or to throw out two guilty verdicts...