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Video leads to murder charge for man in shooting outside Valparaiso bar

By Jim Woods

October 12, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Antione Pierson Jr., 22, was formally charged Monday with murder for the shooting death of...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with visitors during a monthly meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

US Rep. Frank Mrvan highlights work supporting NWI economy at Gary Chamber

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By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, was the Gary Chamber of Commerce's featured speaker at its...

News briefs: Calumet Township hosting open house with food, services

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

News and events around the area

Court news: Murder case dismissed, woman faces 6 years in drug death

By Meredith Colias-Pete

July 24, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

Court news from around Lake County.

Food Bank of Northwest Indiana community impact coordinator Julie Anderson, on right, demonstrates a refrigerated locker container to visitors after a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate a new community food locker at the Lake County Health Department on Friday, July 24, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

New food locker brings better access to South Lake County residents

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 24, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

An initiative to get refrigerated food to residents who need it most has landed in...

Buildings in Chicago are obscured by haze from the Canadian wildfires on July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘It makes me furious’: IDEM’s move to loosen NWI ozone rules criticized

By Maya Wilkins

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July 24, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods asked the EPA to rescind 2023 and 2024 reclassifications of the...

Two charged as alleged accomplices in fatal Gary gas station shooting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

July 24, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

Two men are facing charges as alleged accomplices in a fatal Gary gas station shooting,...

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

Gary council passes resolution advocating for Medicare for All

By Maya Wilkins

July 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The Gary council passed the resolution advocating for the federal Medicare for All bill in...

Worship news: Garage and bake sale, school backpacks and more

By Post-Tribune

July 24, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Valparaiso Community Schools administration building, 3801 N. Campbell St. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso school contract puts former superintendent on retainer

By Doug Ross

July 24, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

Former Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Jim McCall is on a $3,000-a-month contract to advise new...

Mr. Pierogi, front-center, is flanked by his costumed cuisine counterparts, Miss Paczki, left, Halupki Guy, right, and the Buscia Brigade before the start of the annual Polka Parade at the Pierogi Fest, happening this weekend along 119th Street in downtown Whiting. (Tony Panek/provided)

Of Notoriety: Pierogi on parade, and puppets and ’50s nostalgia on stage

By Philip Potempa

July 23, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Whiting’s Pierogi Fest, billed as one of the country’s “wackiest festivals,” returns to region spotlight...

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. speaks during the National Night Out on Aug. 8, 2023. Martinez said Thursday that officers evaluate daily whether to pursue stolen vehicles, and it’s a decision they don’t take lightly. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Police: Infant, toddler in Chicago crash after chase that started in Lake County

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 23, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

An infant and toddler are safe after a man crashed a stolen vehicle in which...

Gary council votes to amend city zoning map amid resident concerns

By Maya Wilkins

July 23, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

After working on the changes for more than a year, the Gary Common Council unanimously...