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Fair Haven rape crisis center receives $500K grant for services

December 8, 2025 at 1:55 p.m.

The funds will be used “to support survivors with services such as housing advocacy, rental assistance, case management, and stabilization supports, helping them find and maintain safe, long-term housing options,”...

East Chicago man convicted of shooting trucker will appeal sentence

December 5, 2025 at 2:49 p.m.

A man convicted of shooting a trucker in a busy intersection three years ago plans to appeal the sentence handed down to him Thursday.

Ana Pena carries a pair of signs during a protest outside a fundraiser attended by Indiana Governor Mike Braun for the Indiana Victory Committee at The Grand Reserve on Hohman Avenue in Hammond, Indiana on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Protestors criticize Braun’s redistricting plan outside Hammond fundraiser

December 3, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

Dozens of protestors gathered outside a $10,000-a-plate dinner for Governor Mike Braun at The Banc mixed-use development in Hammond Tuesday night.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks during a news conference at the Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond mayor eggs on protest of $10,000 fundraiser by Gov. Mike Braun

December 1, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

When Indiana Gov. Mike Braun arrives for a big-ticket fundraiser in Hammond, Mayor Tom McDermott Jr. will be jeering Braun on.

Calumet Township readies for increasing food assistance

November 25, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

Calumet Township hasn't seen a drastic increase in the number of people it's been feeding, but when it does, they're working to be ready.

Morton High School student Josue Pedraza high-fives Challenger Center executive director Lara Bates after winning the regional 2025 Congressional App Challenge with his app, Roboticsmuse, on Monday, November 24, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Morton student, 16, wins Congressional App Challenge

November 25, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

A year ago, Hammond Morton junior Josue Pedraza, 16, couldn't get his Robotics friends to leave him alone about joining the team. Today, not only is Josue Team Hammond's biggest...

Former Lake County Commissioner Fran DuPey dies at 86

November 24, 2025 at 1:37 p.m.

Lake County’s first — and so far only — woman County Commissioner Fran DuPey died Nov. 21 at age 86.

The United States Courthouse in Hammond on January 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Hammond man gets four months for illegal reentry before deportation to Mexico

November 13, 2025 at 3:55 p.m.

A Hammond man on Thursday was sentenced to four months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of felony reentry to the United States.

McDermott asks court to drop him, Hammond from Batistatos suit

November 12, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. is again asking the courts to drop him, his podcast and the city from the ongoing lawsuit with the former Lake County Convention and Visitors...

Captain Bob Leckrone, left, stands in the kitchen with engineer Joe Bakker and private Phillip Espinosa, right, at the Hammond Fire Station 8 in Hammond on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond firefighters help families stretch food dollars amid SNAP shutdown

November 9, 2025 at 1:04 p.m.

Hammond Firefighters Local #556 posted on their social media page a week of recipes families can make for $15 or less. If stuffed shells that "make a weeknight feel like...

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