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Ricardo Camarena lifts his neighbor Rayshawn Hackey, 6, while playing on the roots of a tree outside their homes on 26th Ave in Gary, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The tree was toppled during the Aug. 11 storm that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County, Indiana Gov. Braun make moves on storm recovery

By Maya Wilkins

October 14, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

The Lake County Council approved $750,000 for storm cleanup, and Gov. Mike Braun announced the...

Solar panels expected to save $1.5 million for Portage Township Schools

By Doug Ross

October 14, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Portage Township Schools is poised to spend $1 million on solar panels to get nearly...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council supports union’s desire to investigate NIPSCO staffing

By Maya Wilkins

October 13, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

United Steelworkers Local 12775 and supporting governing bodies want NIPSCO to "prioritize investment in a...

Graphic artist “Kuaze” reaches for a can of spray paint while creating a mural during the Miller Beach Lake Effekt mural painting exhibition in Gary, Indiana, Saturday, June 13, 2026. The Miller Beach Arts and Creative District was one of 49 projects awarded READI 2.0 Arts and Culture grant. The grant will go toward building improvements and costs for Lake Effekt ArtsFest in June 2027. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Miller Beach organization awarded state READI 2.0 arts grant

By Maya Wilkins

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July 14, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

The Miller Beach Arts and Creative District was awarded $172,756 from the READI 2.0 program...

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

Chesterton receives $100K grant toward building dog park

By Jim Woods

July 14, 2026 at 11:54 a.m.

A Chesterton dog park is closer to becoming a reality after the town received a...

Union Township man dies in weekend wreck in Portage

By Post-Tribune

July 14, 2026 at 10:44 a.m.

A Union Township man died Saturday after police said he disregarded a red light while...

Illinois man dies in Hammond boating accident

By Post-Tribune

July 13, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

A Round Lake Beach, Illinois, man is dead after a boating accident near Hammond’s Horseshoe...

Munster man accused of shooting wife in the face

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 13, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

A Munster man is facing multiple charges including attempted murder after allegedly shooting his wife...

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Records: Lake Station man charged with raping 13-year-old

By Post-Tribune

July 13, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

A Lake Station man is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl earlier this month.

From left, Tracy Campbell, assistant director, Nina Burton, director of the Woodland Child Development Center, and LeBarron Burton, president of the center's board, snip a ribbon marking the grand opening of a new Gary site in April 2025. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

New rule could weaken childcare standards: ‘We’re more than taking naps and wiping noses’

By Carole Carlson

July 13, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Indiana childcare centers would no longer have to teach literacy, art, music or science under...

Visitors flock to the water at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton to escape the summer heat on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management declared two Air Quality Action Days for Northwest Indiana this week. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

IDEM declares two Air Quality Action Days for Northwest Indiana

By Maya Wilkins

July 13, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The agency cited high ozone levels as the reason for Monday and Tuesday's Air Quality...

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Data centers, NIPSCO topics at Gary forum

By Post-Tribune

July 13, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

The city of Gary and the Citizens Action Coalition will hold a community forum on...

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By Post-Tribune

July 13, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

Community news from around the region.