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Jayden Wiggins picks cherries for his dad, Kelly, in the back yard of their Crown Point home.

Father’s Day progress: Kelly Wiggins continues to grow in his role as a single dad to his son, Jayden

May 13, 2019 at 4:07 a.m.

As the 5-year-old boy squared himself at the base of the maple tree, head tilted to the sky, he knew it was too large to climb. "Daddy can you lift...

A beach advisory sign alerting beachgoers of elevated bacteria levels in June 2017 at Jeorse Park Beach in East Chicago.

E. coli remains concern for beachgoers, officials

May 13, 2019 at 4:07 a.m.

When beaches open for the summer, people flock to Lake Michigan shoreline hoping to enjoy the weather and perhaps cool off in the lake. But it's not always safe to...

East Chicago stalls on ‘welcoming ordinance’

June 4, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.

The East Chicago City Council took one step closer in passing a "welcoming city" ordinance Monday that would afford the people living in the city without legal status additional protections....

Lawmakers, environmentalists voice concern over proposed EPA cuts

May 13, 2019 at 4:06 a.m.

With Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt expected to testify before Congress on Thursday in support of the Trump administration's proposed EPA budget cuts, members of Congress, EPA employees and...

The West Beach stretch of sand in the Indiana Dunes State Park has earned national honors as a fun in the sun destination.

Gary: Great food and memories of the King of Pop

May 23, 2019 at 6:35 a.m.

If you drive through Gary, it can be an intimidating place to the naked eye. But I see a resilient city, beset by economic downturn, declining population and blighted infrastructure,...

Matt Hayden stands in front of a herbicide sprayer on one of the family's recently planted corn fields.

Farmers are working overtime to make up for weak spring

May 13, 2019 at 4:03 a.m.

Farmer Matt Hayden, dressed in blue jeans, a long-sleeve shirt and a baseball cap, hangs out the window of his pickup truck as he races down the road. He moves...

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Merrillville, speaks at the ceremony celebrating the kickoff of the $2.4 million project to enhance Jeorse Park in East Chicago Tuesday afternoon.

East Chicago lakefront prepares for facelift

May 13, 2019 at 4:02 a.m.

The first glimpse of a revitalized lakefront in East Chicago should be visible by next year, in the form of some rock reef to adorn the shoreline and the introduction...

Steve Tallackson, of Ogden Dunes, solicits honks of support from passing vehicles Friday, May 26, 2017, near the Gary/Chicago International Airport where ICE deports people every Friday.

Protesters rally outside Gary airport where busloads are deported: ‘Isn’t it disgusting?’

May 13, 2019 at 4:01 a.m.

Protesters clasped onto the fence Friday at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, shouting anti-deportation chants as two busloads thought to be full of people living in the U.S. illegally parked next...

Judge Julie Cantrell receives a standing ovation for her efforts in working with participants in the Lake County Veterans' Treatment Court.

Treatment court offers vets mental health, substance abuse counseling

May 13, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

After robbing a bank two years ago, Louis Merchat sat in his car and waited for police to arrive. He wasn't after money. "I was either going to get my...

Erika and Gerry Glombicki play pinochle with their four children at their home in Munster.

Soccer moms celebrated on holiday

May 13, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

The clock ticks away, and Erika Glombicki sits on her sofa, working on her laptop, fighting for some alone time in the pre-dawn hours. It's a fight she will never...

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