Plea deal proffered in Union Township shooting death
A teen girl waived to adult court in the October 2022 shooting death of an acquaintance in Union Township has submitted a plea agreement for one count of reckless homicide,...
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Valpo U considers cuts to graduate, undergraduate programs with low enrollment
Valparaiso University announced Friday it is considering cuts in undergraduate and graduate programs with low enrollment that include some foreign language majors, theology, music and cybersecurity, among other areas of...
Matt Reum recounts being trapped in his truck under I-94: ‘I have to stay alive’
Zack Swets, a Portage firefighter/paramedic, was one of the initial first responders to arrive on the scene after a call came into 911 dispatch that there was a car in...
Porter man ordered to begin restitution to victims in securities fraud case
For now, Donald M. Johnson will pay $500 on the 20th of each month toward the more than $600,000 he owes the victims in his securities fraud case, with a...
New Valpo homeless shelter for men also will serve as warming/cooling center
A new homeless shelter for single men slated to open in Valparaiso in the fall will offer a host of other services, including serving as a warming and cooling center...
Charges upgraded to murder after Valparaiso woman dies
A Valparaiso man's attempted murder charge was upgraded to murder Friday after the victim of a battery earlier this week, identified in court records as his mother, died. Shanelle Burns,...
Bond set in Valpo attempted murder case at $500K cash, $250K surety
A judge set bond at $500,000 cash and $250,000 surety Wednesday for a Valparaiso man charged with attempted murder in a case that, according to court documents, may have left...
Former Portage mayor’s recent court filing says case should have been heard by appeals court
If disgraced former Portage Mayor James Snyder is guilty of accepting a bribe, then so is just about everybody else. So goes the argument by Snyder's attorneys in their most...
‘It’s time to take a pause’: Lorelei Weimer, longtime leader of Indiana Dunes Tourism, steps aside
Ask Lorelei Weimer what her accomplishments are as longtime leader of Indiana Dunes Tourism and she will provide a 16-point email, in no particular order, of what she's most proud...
Illegal bribe or legitimate ‘gratuity’: How a $13,000 payment to an Indiana mayor could alter political corruption cases in Chicago
It was Christmastime 2013, and Portage Mayor James Snyder was in trouble. His mortgage business had tanked, the IRS was after him for a significant tax debt, and on top...