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Karin Pluchinsky and Beth Kreke red the names of 66 deceased children during the "We Remember " service at St. Matthias Church in Crown Point Sunday.

Families gather to remember their children who’ve died

May 13, 2019 at 3:55 a.m.

Magdalena Bonilla's little brother Rafael started off annoying, as baby brothers do, but the two didn't take long to grow close, the 21-year-old Valparaiso woman said Sunday. "At first, he...

Dale Lanham, EMS coordinator for Porter Regional Hospital, demonstrates equipment used in ambulances to Portage High School students.

Students see health careers first-hand

May 13, 2019 at 3:54 a.m.

Drake Guerrero held a dissected pig's heart, role-played a sick patient, and had an emergency medical technician treat him on a gurney at Porter Regional Hospital. The Portage High School...

The entrance to U.S. Steel's Midwest Plant in Portage, shown Wednesday, April 12, 2017. A chemical spill into the nearby Burns Waterway closed West Beach and neighboring Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, officials said.

City Council calls for U.S. Steel meeting appearance

May 13, 2019 at 3:54 a.m.

Portage City Council President Mark Oprisko has continued his call for a representative from U.S. Steel appear before the council at its meeting Tuesday, but it remained unclear Friday if...

Police found more than 350 rounds of ammunition in a former Portage High School student's backpack at the school on April 26, 2017.

Former student found with ammunition at high school, police say

May 9, 2019 at 8:24 p.m.

A former Portage High School student slid through the school's front doors and allegedly wandered the halls before being arrested for trespassing and other offenses Wednesday morning, according to a...

5 arrested for pot possession in Portage pullover

May 9, 2019 at 8:24 p.m.

A routine traffic stop turned into a guessing game, arrests and a string of charges for five area residents Thursday afternoon. A Portage police officer followed a vehicle on U.S....

Mary Martinez, left, Haley, Hadynn and Mike Martinez hold a picture of Hannah Martinez at Founders Square in Portage, site of the future Hannah's Hope Playground.

Family works for all-inclusive playground dream

May 13, 2019 at 3:51 a.m.

Mary Martinez eyed a 1,700-square-foot parcel at Founders Square, ground zero for the Portage's attempt to build a real downtown area, and she imagined where a special swing set or...

Chief: Man charged in Portage park sex assault

May 9, 2019 at 8:24 p.m.

A South Haven man was arrested Monday in the alleged sexual assault Saturday in a Portage city park. Portage Police Chief Troy Williams said the Monday arrest of James Braden,...

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky speaks to members of Indivisible recently in Portage.

Hundreds attend meeting with pledge to get involved

May 13, 2019 at 3:45 a.m.

More than a dozen Northwest Indiana groups have joined Indivisible Guide, a national movement tearing a page from the tea party's playbook on political activism to rally against President Donald...

Fresh start for Portage utility board

May 13, 2019 at 3:43 a.m.

The City Council and Mayor James Snyder appeared to put a contentious February behind them as the council had its first meeting as the new Portage Utility Services Board. The...

Portage schools win $75K grant for technology

May 13, 2019 at 3:42 a.m.

A group of Portage Township Schools administrators and teachers won bragging rights Wednesday as the only school district in Lake and Porter counties to win a share of the 2017...

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