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Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach
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By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele speaks during a press conference on Dec. 4, 2025. A contract between Portage Township Assessor Crystal Millsap and the Leanor Group, owned by Steele, is drawing scrutiny for its high price tag. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Porter County officials question high-dollar contract for Portage Township Assessor’s Office

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Porter County officials asked the county attorney to investigate a contract between the Portage Township...

Beatniks on Conkey hosts the Hammond Community Theatre run of the play "The Ghost in the Meadow" with concluding weekend curtain times Oct. 16-Oct. 18 at the 420 Conkey St. stage space in Hammond. (Beatniks on Conkey/provided)

Of Notoriety: Beatniks has ‘Ghost,’ Munster gets ‘Blacklisted,’ Poe in Michigan City

By Philip Potempa

October 15, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.

BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, Friday, March 6, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Flares went off at BP refinery Sunday night, IDEM monitoring

By Maya Wilkins

April 29, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Flares went off at BP's Whiting refinery Sunday night after a "brief loss of electric...

The Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., in Valparaiso.

One person addresses Porter County council member over misconduct allegations

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By Shelley Jones

April 29, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

A lone member of the public addressed Porter County Councilman Greg Simms, D-3rd, during Tuesday’s...

Gary mayor Eddie Melton speaks during his State of The City address on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Melton spotlights Gary’s efforts at public safety, blight elimination

By Maya Wilkins

April 29, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Melton presented Gary's highlights in the past year, including lower crime rates, blight elimination and...

Wife declines to identify Derrick Pouncey as sister’s killer

By Meredith Colias-Pete

April 29, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Ashley Pouncey testified Tuesday she didn’t remember most of what happened the night her now-husband...

The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Feds indict 22 in ‘Greek’-led gambling ring centered on two northwest Indiana restaurants

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 1, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Federal prosecutors indicted 22 people earlier this month in a wide-ranging gambling and extortion ring...

Alyson Coleman, left, looks on as fellow Portage High School junior Autie Poole cradles a newborn manikin during the Healthcare 360 program at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. The program exposed nearly 75 students to different aspects of healthcare during their visit. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage High School students get close look at health care jobs

By Doug Ross

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April 29, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.

Portage High School students learned Tuesday there’s more to health care careers than doctors and...

Portage Township School Superintendent Amanda Alaniz during her State of the Schools address Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Literacy coach boosts Portage kids’ reading scores

By Doug Ross

April 29, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Reading scores at Central Elementary School in Portage have increased dramatically since a literacy coach...

A tree fell onto a house north of Old Ridge Road in Hobart during a storm Monday, April 27, 2026. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

Wind-fueled storms knock out trees, power lines, closing some schools

By Post-Tribune

April 28, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

A storm ripped through Northwest Indiana Monday afternoon leaving downed power lines and trees, leaving...

Indiana University Northwest junior Gabe Ashbach, who co-hosted a fundraising event last week, speaks with Casey Chell, associate vice president of development for regional campuses at the IU Foundation. (Indiana University Northwest/provided)

IU Northwest celebrates student success at fundraiser gala

By Carole Carlson

April 28, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Heating and cooling furnaces and AC units didn’t ignite Gabe Ashbach’s passions. He eventually found...

A train at Chicago's Millennium Station, the endpoint for the South Shore Line commuter rail service. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line plans busing this weekend

By Doug Ross

April 28, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

If you’re planning to take a train to Chicago for a museum visit this weekend,...