Portage man gets six years in prison for woman’s death
In the wake of a tragedy that leaves seven children without parents to raise them, Matthew Urquidi, the 40-year-old Portage man charged in relation to the death of his live-in...
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Defendant sentenced to 60 years in stabbing death of Valparaiso grad student
Jordan Andrade, the 25-year-old Porter Township man who pled guilty but mentally ill to the stabbing murder of Valparaiso University graduate student Varun Pucha, was sentenced by Porter Superior Court...
Porter County commissioners hire new medical officer for health department
The Porter County Health Department is welcoming Dr. Rodney Guimont as its new, full-time health officer after receiving unanimous approval from the Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning. Guimont, a family...
Early voters line up to cast ballots in Lake, Porter counties as voting gets under way
Voters turned out in droves Tuesday morning to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in Indiana.
Morgan Township sixth grader wins ‘I voted’ sticker contest
Sixth grader Claire Metzger is years away from qualifying to vote but she may be inspiring people all over Porter County to do so with her winning “I voted” sticker...
Porter County’s election equipment up to the challenge after public testing
Everything was working as expected Friday morning when the Porter County Board of Elections & Registration met in the basement of its offices and the Porter County Expo Center to...
Most Porter County employees getting 3% pay bump after testy budget hearing, 5-2 vote
On the heels of a budget hearing Wednesday night, the Porter County Council voted 5 to 2 Friday night to give all county employees a 3% raise, except for E911...
Appeals court judges share oral arguments, wisdom with Portage High School students
Portage High School seniors experienced legal system in action Thursday afternoon as they were visited by an all-female panel of judges from the Indiana Court of Appeals for the hearing...
Porter County’s 2025 budget ‘looked good’ as hearings get under way
Porter County Chief Deputy Auditor Ryan Kubal said the 2025 General Fund, an incomplete work in progress as passed Monday night in a multi-part process, is looking good at $10.8...
Porter County moves forward with $25 million capital projects bond
On Tuesday evening, the Porter County Council held its first public hearing on preliminary determination to issue a $25 million bond for capital projects throughout the county, including $18.3 million...