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Despite a scarce peach harvest for fall 2026, Columnist Philip Potempa and his family made 48 jars of homemade peach preserves in September, now stored in the farm cellar for winter menu enjoyment and holiday gifts. (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: Peaches scarce this season, pits once prized as controversial cancer treatment

By Philip Potempa

October 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Whether in Michigan or Northwest Indiana orchards, peaches ranked among the many compromised fall harvests...

A stretch of field across from the Dean and Barbara White Southlake YMCA could potentially be the site of Crown Point’s first pet adoption and resource center, New Leash on Life. (Anna Ortiz/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point council denies rezoning for proposed animal rescue, clinic

By Anna Ortiz

October 9, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Plans for an animal adoption center and clinic on the south side of Crown Point...

Two Hammond men face murder charges in Oct. 3 double slaying

By Post-Tribune

October 9, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

A pair of Hammond men are accused fatally shooting two men in a Hammond alley...

Jackie Schiemann, who is nearly blind due to the disease achromatopsia, gets a kiss from her guide dog Tyrus after the pair waded in Lake Michigan at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk in Portage, Indiana, Friday, September 18, 2026. Schiemann, of Mayfield, Ohio, said Friday’s visit was her ninth national park and she plans to experience as many possible. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Legally blind woman, guide dog visit Indiana Dunes National Park

By Doug Ross

September 19, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Jackie Schiemann enjoyed wading in Lake Michigan on Friday at Indiana Dunes National Park’s Portage...

Pictured is the Lincoln Elementary basement in East Chicago. School Board member Pattie Jo Gibson said she took the photo on Aug. 31, after the Aug. 11 storm. (Pattie Jo Gibson/provided)

HVAC issues, flooding keep East Chicago school closed
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By Carole Carlson

September 19, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

The timeline for students to return to storm-damaged Lincoln Elementary is mid-to-late October, School City...

Sisters Erin Wenneker, left, and Katie Cavinder clear downed trees along Jefferson Street in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Region leaders offer lessons from Aug. 11 derecho

By Doug Ross

September 19, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

Northwest Indiana leaders expressed frustration and offered lessons to learn from the Aug. 11 derecho...

Actress and historian Leslie Goodard, in her guise as Abigail Adams, lifts a teacup and saucer to toast audiences at Theatre at the Center during the Sept. 16, 2026, opening performance of the one-woman play “Abigail Adams: First Lady of Firsts.” (Philip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: Second first lady Abigail Adams pushed education and equality for all

By Philip Potempa

September 18, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Martha Washington, at age 70, just before she died in 1802, ordered her staff at...

Court news: Guilty plea for drug dealing, murder conviction upheld

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 18, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Lake County court news.

Officials broke ground Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, for a new $18.3 million air traffic control tower at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s really just about making it higher’: Gary airport begins work on new 100-foot tower

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By Carole Carlson

September 19, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

The need for a new air traffic controller at the Gary/Chicago International Airport came into...

Porter County Recycling and Waste Reduction District director Keri Marrs Barron points out the various sizes of chunks in a pile of ground up tree debris at the Portage compost site on Friday, September 18, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Staggering amount of storm debris piles up across Northwest Indiana

By Doug Ross

September 18, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

The numbers attempting to quantify the severity of the Aug. 11 derecho are staggering, while...

Worship news: Food distribution, fellowship meals and more

By Post-Tribune

September 18, 2026 at 11:39 a.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Porter Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Porter Plan Commission wants a traffic study for goat farm development

By Jim Woods

September 18, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

An Indianapolis man who wants to turn 25 acres of woodland into a development with...

Connie Karras is the host of “A Piece of My Heart,” based on true stories of these women, Sunday at American Legion Post 80 in Whiting. Karras, shown at the Michigan City event Sept. 13 at the Michigan City American Legion Post
451, is producer for the play’s Northwest Indiana premiere. (Photo courtesy of American Legion Post 451)

Of Notoriety: Vietnam war story, concert for animals and Abigail Adams tribute

By Philip Potempa

September 17, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

Entertainment news from around the region.