Former Portage employee sues over firing
A former Portage employee is suing the city, claiming in his lawsuit that he was fired for trying to unionize one of the city's departments. According to a lawsuit filed...
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Hammond woman gets probation for selling narcotics
Despite grilling a Hammond woman over her scheme to use her job at a doctor's office to illegally buy and sell hundreds of thousands of painkiller pills for six years,...
East Chicago Imperial Gangster sentenced to six consecutive life terms
A federal judge has sentenced an East Chicago street gang member convicted of murdering five people, racketeering and drug charges, to six consecutive life terms in prison. "To make these...
Former Lake County employee argues discrimination over firing
James Piunti is deaf, but when he first started working at the Lake County Sheriff's Department in 2005, that wasn't a problem as he used a cellphone and computer to...
Merrillville man claims rampant racism at auto store
A former mechanic at the Sears Auto Center in Hobart says in a federal lawsuit co-workers often used racial slurs against him and other black employees and at least once...
Arc of Northwest Indiana sued over unpaid bills
An Illinois bus company says the Arc of Northwest Indiana owes it about $300,000 after it didn't pay a bill for six months last year. According to a lawsuit filed...
Police investigating body found in Gary fire
Police are investigating a Gary fire after a man's body was found inside. The Lake County Coroner's office ruled Gerald A. Yager's death a homicide, but the exact manner of...
Minnesota police arrest man in connection with Hammond homicide
A man has been arrested in Minnesota in connection to a woman found dead in a Hammond motel room late Saturday night. According to Hammond Police Department Lt. Rich Hoyda,...
Supreme Court hears Lake’s precinct law challenge
Indiana Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys during oral arguments Thursday morning over a Lake County lawsuit that argues a state law unfairly burdens the county to reduce the number of...
Defendant says attorneys ‘selling her out’ in prostitution case
Federal attorneys accused a Lake County businesswoman facing human trafficking and prostitution charges of getting yet another round of attorneys to represent her in order to delay her trial. Rita...