Crown Point – Page 9 –

Linda Brebner, a resident of Hebron’s Snake Flats neighborhood, cuts the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, to mark the official end of a $4.5 million water main replacement. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Hebron water main project, at $4.5 million, on time and on budget

By Doug Ross

October 8, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hebron officials cut the ribbon to mark completion...

Contractors with the Town of Munster have processed more than 296,000 cubic yards of debris from Aug. 11's derecho, some of which was visible at Stewart Park. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Munster’s storm cleanup mostly finished but issues remain
More Top Picks Best Bonsai Tools For Beginners

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 8, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

The Town is around 90% cleared of all debris from the derecho at this point,...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Union approaches Porter County commissioners about NIPSCO staffing

By Shelley Jones

October 8, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Officials with United Steelworkers Local 12775 asked the Porter County Board of Commissioners to demand...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Developer pulling plug on problematic Portage detention pond

By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

A “temporary” detention pond around for 20 years will be drained in a deal between...

Chicago man convicted in 14-year-old’s Whiting slaying

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 25, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

A jury convicted a Chicago man of killing a 14-year-old teen in Whiting.

A view looking south east in Marseilles, Illinois, is the MISO power grid territory, and in the distance, wind tusrbine towers and the nuclear plant which are in the PJM power grid, on April 23, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Indiana receives $175 million for energy growth from DOE SPARK program

More Top Picks Best Cable Crossover Machines

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Indiana will receive $175 million to expand the transfer capacity between PJM and MISO interconnection.

Court news: Sex offender probation for solicitation, sentence for bank fraud

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 24, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Lake County court news.

The ArcelorMittal steel mill (now owned by Cleveland-Cliffs) and permanently closed Bailly Generating plant, left, in Burns Harbor are seen from Indiana Dunes National Park in 2019. A nuclear power plant was proposed for the Bailly site in the 1970s, but never came to fruition. (Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhai)

Indiana Gov. Braun announces new state-led nuclear energy program

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The governor and NRC chair announced that Indiana will be considered a Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

A man competes in a horse race in a past Gaming Show Rodeo at Brown Family Ranch, which will enter its 11th year of hosting the equestrian show this year. (Brown Family Ranch/provided)

Gaming Show Rodeo brings national competitors to Gary this weekend

By Anna Ortiz

September 24, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

Renowned horseback riders from across the nation will compete in the Brown Family Ranch’s largest...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Porter Circuit Court announces transition of CASA program, new program director

By Post-Tribune

More Top Picks Best Noise Canceling Earbuds For Sensory Sensitivity

September 24, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate program serving Porter County is moving from the Family and...

Michael Osipoff’s surprise teams, top games and breakout players in Northwest Indiana high school football

By Michael Osipoff

September 24, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Several teams have been surprises this season. Crown Point, which has won 41 straight regular-season...

Game show host Todd Newton cheers on a winning contestant on stage during “The Price is Right Live” traveling game show tour, returning to Northwest Indiana Oct. 17, 2026, at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana)

Of Notoriety: ‘Price is Right Live’ jumps to Hard Rock Casino Oct. 17

By Philip Potempa

September 23, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

"The Price is Right Live" is making its first visit to the stage space at...

Rosemarie Gomez, 99, center, with her nieces Kathleen Linsey Gabrielson, left, and Renee Spain, right, during an honorary street naming in East Chicago at 138th and Grand on July 25, 2025. Gomez, the city’s first Hispanic councilwoman, died Saturday at age 100. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

East Chicago’s first Hispanic councilwoman Rosemarie Gomez dies at 100

By Doug Ross

September 23, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Rosemarie Gomez, who died Saturday at age 100, is remembered as the first Hispanic woman...