Weather, other issues delay Highland theater demolition
The Highland Town Theatre will get another reprieve from demolition, at least for a few days. John Glass, operations manager for East Chicago-based Actin Inc., said a combination of bad...
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Whiting’s downtown lights up for the holidays
When Lake Michigan decides it no longer wants play host to a shindig, leave it to the City of Whiting to move it and make it even bigger and better....
Sunset Hill Winter Lights display a labor of love in Valparaiso
Three miles of lights probably sounds like every holiday homeowner's nightmare, but the Porter County Parks Department has it down to a dazzling science at this point. Once the final...
Barker Mansion highlights old-school Christmas decor
Christmastime was a much different affair when train magnate John H. Barker founded Michigan City 160 years ago. The holiday was celebrated in muted colors of cream and ivory and...
Tamales the glue that brings Northwest Indiana family together to prepare for Christmas Eve
Olga Solis might have restarted her Christmas tamale-making sooner if kitchen technology and masa spreaders had been around nine years ago. Solis, of Chesterton, and her ever-growing, ever-changing crew of...
Negotiations continue for Lake Ridge firefighters
Fire service will continue for Calumet Township residents while Lake Ridge firefighters negotiate a 2018 contract with the Lake Ridge Fire Territory. Lake Ridge Fire Chief Mike Redd confirmed Monday...
Police across Northwest Indiana see children’s faces ‘light up’ at holiday shopping sprees
Looking at their shopping cart full of toys, Jordan, 7, and Deegan, 4, said they were excited to get home to start playing. "I got a remote-controlled car, and I...
Griffith restaurant remains closed after report of cocaine in customer’s order
A Griffith restaurant's business license will remain suspended pending the outcome of a criminal investigation into how a packet of suspected cocaine got into a customer's order last month. In...
Suspect in machete attack outside Hammond bar identified after police track footprints in snow: officials
Hammond Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked patrons outside a bar with a machete early Saturday, according to a release. Hammond Police spokesman Lt. Steve Kellogg said...
Lake County, Ind., councilman to remain in jail after arrest for battery
A Lake County councilman will remain in jail for 15 days before being eligible for bond, according to a judge's Monday ruling, while a special prosecutor is being brought in...