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By Post-Tribune

October 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Saxiphonist Damico Brown performs at the Gary Metro Center Station as part of the Arts on the Move program, a partnership between the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Replacing the downtown station has advanced to the next stage. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Metro Station replacement advances with architect search
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By Doug Ross

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is starting the search for an architect to replace...

Loads of help: Small businesses offer free Gary laundry options

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 27, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

At least two small businesses are offering free laundry options in Gary on Friday and...

Storm debris snarls power lines south of Gary, Indiana, on Aug. 20, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun details storm relief resources as NIPSCO suspends disconnections

By Maya Wilkins

August 27, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Braun and other state officials held a press briefing Thursday afternoon about resources for those...

Food Bank of Northwest Indiana President & CEO Victor Garcia (center left) holds a loaf of bread as dignitaries break off a piece in the “Bread Breaking Ceremony," marking the acquisition of a building at 6510 Broadway in Merrillville located next to its current one on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Food Bank of Northwest Indiana breaks bread to celebrate new facility

By Doug Ross

August 27, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

The Food Bank of Northwest Indiana recently purchased a 15,000-square-foot facility next to its existing...

Pins ready for use by students during the RedHawk induction ceremony at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gov. Mike Braun announces tuition freeze at Indiana public colleges

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By Carole Carlson

August 28, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday praised his statewide tuition freeze order saying it makes college more affordable...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Porter County Council gets recap of storm effort after Aug. 11 derecho

By Shelley Jones

August 27, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

The Porter County Council spent a large portion of its meeting focusing on the aftermath...

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

Town of Porter banning semis in its downtown

By Jim Woods

August 27, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

Semi-trailer trucks will be restricted from traveling on Lincoln Street in Porter unless they are...

PBS-TV personality and popular travel guide author Rick Steves has created a free franchise program of orchestras to feature his narration and international tour landscape footage as an accompaniment for live symphony concerts, including a paired presentation Sept. 18 with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra hosted at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. (Rick Steves/provided)

Of Notoriety: Travel guru Rick Steves hosts NWI Symphony gala via video

By Philip Potempa

August 26, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

Northwest Indiana Symphony will host the narrated video presentation of “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey” on Sept. 18 at...

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana House Dems ask legislature to investigate NIPSCO

By Maya Wilkins

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August 26, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

A group of Northwest Indiana state representatives asked House Speaker Todd Huston to assign a...

Portage resident Teresa Cameron looks back at a line of trees behind her property as she speaks about tree damage to her house and yard, as well as the volunteer work that has helped clean it up, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage volunteers sawing their way through fallen trees

By Doug Ross

August 26, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

Portage Planning Clerk Haley Mack is coordinating volunteer efforts for the city, taking calls from...

The wooded area looking east from the ATS Service Inc. parking lot, where police officers searched and found an ICE detainee who had escaped from a moving vehicle on I-94 Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

ICE detainee who jumped from moving vehicle found after search in Porter

By Jim Woods

August 26, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

A 19-year-old Hispanic man in shackles escaped from an ICE vehicle rolling down Interstate 94,...