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Portage considers fining businesses for calling the police too often

May 13, 2019 at 5:06 a.m.

Portage businesses that make "excessive" calls to the police department will start getting hit with fines, if an ordinance adopted by the City Council last week goes through. Aside from...

Union carpenters demonstrated Friday, complaining of tax fraud by two subcontractors on the Promenade at Founders Square development in Portage.

Unions challenge subcontractors at Promenade in Portage

May 13, 2019 at 5:04 a.m.

Dozens of union carpenters demonstrated outside of the Portage's highest profile development Friday, claiming two subcontractors working there are breaking state and federal laws. The carpenters placed giant inflatables of...

Old and new issues crop up at Portage council

May 13, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

Portage City Council members welcomed a new, job-creating business and tackled tax abatement requests before debating the takeover of the Utility Service Board and the need for a police officer...

Veteran Portage police officer Jeff Podgorski dead at 53

May 13, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

Portage Police Detective Jeff Podgorski served in a variety of his roles in his 28 years on the department, but co-workers remembered him as having a calm demeanor that could...

Students face expulsion after arrests at Portage High School

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 p.m.

Three Portage high school students, all under 18, face expulsion hearings after they were arrested March 2 for drug- and weapons-related charges, police said. The arrests should spark more discuss...

Portage police warn of ‘distraction robberies,’ advise residents to be wary of scammers targeting elderly

May 9, 2019 at 8:34 p.m.

Portage police issued a public safety alert Monday for what Police Chief Troy Williams called a "distraction robbery" and advised residents to be on the look-out for scammers targeting elderly...

Central Avenue road project to cost Portage around $6M, work could begin in fall: officials

May 13, 2019 at 4:58 a.m.

A clearer picture of the Central Avenue West construction project emerged at Tuesday's Board of Works meeting in Portage. The project will cost the city between $6 million and $6.5...

Portage Mayor James Snyder laughs during the State of the City luncheon at Woodland Park on Feb. 15, 2018.

Portage mayor facing federal corruption charges plans to still be mayor next year

May 13, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Potage Mayor James Snyder delivered his sixth State of the City address Thursday and insisted his future as head of the city is bright and clear. "I plan to be...

Portage Police K-9 Diablo chews a tennis ball reward as officer and handler Dan Martinez takes him through a training scenario at the Multi-Agency Academic Cooperative in Valparaiso.

Portage adds fifth dog to K-9 unit

May 13, 2019 at 4:52 a.m.

If perpetrators go barking up the wrong tree, they now could be met by up to five four-legged police officers in Portage. Using a grant from the Porter County Substance...

Human rights ordinance passes in Portage

May 13, 2019 at 4:52 a.m.

The Portage City Council unanimously passed a one-page human rights ordinance Tuesday and Mayor James Snyder called on the council to recognize the late Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday as...

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