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Kathy Cortopassi shows Linda Fortunato how she will transcribe the script for "The Odd Couple" onto a screen for hearing-impaired patrons.

Technology advances restore entertainment experience

May 13, 2019 at 2:31 a.m.

A one-time court reporter has used her skills to bring live entertainment to hearing-impaired people joining movie theaters and other venues to be more inclusive. "Real-time captioning has its roots...

Lowell resident Heidi Laub stands near the spot where her daughter, Elysia, found an abandoned newborn baby in their backyard.

Abandoned infants rare, but laws in place to save lives

May 13, 2019 at 2:30 a.m.

Quiet and normal has returned to the Laub house as quickly as chaos descended July 11, though a million questions still remain. Elysia Laub, the 9-year-old girl who found a...

Oct. 22, 1912, Gov. Thomas Riley Marshall sent Companies F and M of the Third Infantry to shut down the Mineral Springs Race Track in Porter in yet another attempt to keep Northwest Indiana safe from gambling.

Governor sent in soldiers to stop Porter races

May 13, 2019 at 2:30 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

The Hill family spent most of Saturday outside chasing Pokemon. They are from l. Kira, 9, with her Dad Darnell, Samara, 2, her mom Melinda, Dominic, 5, and Abigail, 6.

‘Pokemon Go’ getting people out of the house

May 13, 2019 at 2:29 a.m.

Wild Pokemon, cute but fierce little creatures who inhabit an augmented reality world in the new "Pokemon Go" game, are luring people of all ages to get outside and walk...

WPA indexing keeps century-old news at fingertips

May 13, 2019 at 2:27 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

Serena Sutliff, museum curator at Westchester Township History Museum, stands before a Bailly family tree.

Bicentennial coverage: Bailly family had place in society after patriarch’s death

May 13, 2019 at 2:26 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

Message of good health spread in pageants, parades

May 13, 2019 at 2:24 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

While Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a Yemen, Elizabeth Richard, visits a U.S. Agency for International Development project in the Old City where residents are employed to beautify their neighborhod.

New ambassador sets sights on managing success

May 13, 2019 at 2:23 a.m.

Elizabeth Holzhall Richard looks across the globe and talks about the obvious. The military presence in various parts of the world is easy to see. The media reports on them...

South Shore a commuter rail survivor

May 13, 2019 at 2:22 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec. 11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was...

Workers from B&K Concrete screed and finish the concrete footings of a new house for a veteran.

Veterans saluted in Webb House event

May 13, 2019 at 2:19 a.m.

Robert Farmer has veterans on his mind. The executive director of the Webb House, which supports the Veterans Resource Center, 5921 W. 25th Ave., Gary, said he wants vets to...

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