Purdue Northwest connects students to majors and clubs at welcome rally
On her first week of freshman year, Kiara Santiago headed to the Society of Women Engineers table to find like-minded students. Growing up in East Chicago, it was rare to...
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Crowds look to the skies at Dunes eclipse viewing
For a rare chance to see a solar eclipse, Evelyn Constanza's grandmother traveled from Guatemala to experience it with her family. On Monday, Constanza brought her grandmother, Bertha Carrera and...
IUN hopes new building will be destination for the arts
In 2008, Tim O'Donnell was hired to work in the theater department at Indiana University Northwest. The same day he was supposed to start work, the building where it was...
Glasses in short supply in Northwest Indiana as solar eclipse looms
For almost five months since the Hammond's Challenger Learning Center received its stock of solar glasses, Becky Manis estimated only 10 pairs were sold. Last week, it sold 3,000. It...
Stargazers dazzled by rare chance to see solar eclipse on Aug. 21
Fifteen years ago, Larry Mata had his first brush with celestial life when he attended an astronomy event at the Dunes when five planets aligned. There, he viewed Saturn's rings...
6-year-old killed in crash involving Gary school bus; alcohol a factor, police say
A 6-year-old boy was killed Thursday morning in a crash with a Gary Community School Corp. bus in Calumet Township, according to officials. Early stages on the investigation show alcohol,...
State looks to approve new affordable housing in Lake County
The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority is advancing plans for the construction of two affordable housing complexes in Lake County. The agency this month announced it had accepted proposals...
Oh deer: Family has a laugh after animal crashes through home
Brian Szanyi was well on his way to church in Merrillville last week when he had an unexpected house visitor. His son, Chris, was talking with a neighbor across the...
Ben Carson meets with former East Chicago residents displaced by lead crisis
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visited the former Carrie Gosch Elementary School in East Chicago on Monday to meet with state officials and a handful of activists...
Returning to Gary, Hinckley faces daunting challenges securing schools’ future
Two weeks before the start of school, Peggy Hinckley stood before reporters promising toilet paper would be delivered to Gary schools. Her simple promise was the first of many in...