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Gary men, women face multiple charges in Portage incident

May 9, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

Four Gary residents were arrested and face a string of charges following an alleged attempted shoplifting incident at the Wal-Mart that escalated into much more, according to police reports. Aaliyah...

In battle of man vs. lake, lake the victor

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

Scott Weston Wolford took on Lake Michigan early Thursday in what he hoped would be a 60- to 70-hour attempt to swim across the lake and back. This time, the...

Jake Stafford, left, and Ann Marie Caballero are Portage High School's new assistant principals, while Max Gill is the new principal.

New leaders in place at Portage High School

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

Along with new lockers and new teachers, Portage High School's 2,600 students will see new leaders. There is a new principal and three new assistant principals, but that kind of...

Swimmer to begin 120-mile Lake Michigan quest

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

Scott Wolford admitted he's not the fastest swimmer, nor has he won any Olympic medals, but the Chesterton man may make history when he dives into Lake Michigan to swim...

Portage Township Chief of Staff Nina Rivas, left, Portage Township Trustee Brendan Clancy, Joy Lundstron, Portage Township parks director,and James Hazzard, a member of the Friends of Portage Township Foundation, break ground on a new maintenance facility Monday at Haven Hollow Park.

Ground broken for parks facility in Portage Township

May 13, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Portage Township officials jumped on a break in the steady drizzle Monday to break ground for a new parks maintenance and office facility at Haven Hollow Park. Portage Township Trustee...

A roundabout, on the rear right, and benches and bike racks were installed in 2015 along with additional parking on the south side of the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Park. Access is now available from the South Shore stop at Ogden Dunes.

Online survey provides Portage parks path to future

May 13, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Jenny Orsburn pointed to a series of pie charts on her computer monitor, colorful bubbles designed to gather information for a five-year master plan for the Portage Parks and Recreation...

Gigi Roque, 14, of Chesterton, applies a henna design in her studio, Henna by Gigi, 119 S. Calumet Ave.

Ancient art fuels teen’s new business

May 23, 2019 at 7:40 a.m.

Giana "Gigi" Roque did not spend much time on beaches and parties this summer. Instead, the incoming Chesterton High School freshman became an entrepreneur. At 14, the youngest of three...

Portage adds to truck fleet

May 13, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

The Portage Board of Works on Monday added to the city's streets and sanitation truck fleet, but some of the trucks may not come until well into next winter. The...

A feather sits among the sand and rocks along the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park on July 26, 2016, in Zion, Ill.

Officials, residents, researchers look for answers to beach erosion

May 13, 2019 at 2:36 a.m.

During a recent City Council meeting in the pavilion at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk, dozens of people trudged to and from a strip of National Lakeshore beach directly west....

World War II veteran Walter Kolasa stops to admire a B-25 on the Porter County Airport tarmac before riding in it on Friday during a Collings Foundation Honor Flight.

WWII veteran takes flight again in Wings event

May 13, 2019 at 2:36 a.m.

Walter Kolasa slowly approached the B-25 "Mitchell," a medium-sized World War II bomber, that had just landed Friday at the Porter County Regional Airport for the Wings of Freedom Tour....

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