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Participants hold signs and celebrate as the Affordable Home Ownership Bus pulls up to Indiana University Northwest for the Gary leg of the tour on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

NAREB stops in Gary to talk Black homeownership on national tour

May 1, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Gary is one of eight stops on the NAREB tour, which is an initiative bringing housing affordability solutions to communities.

Three Republicans face off for nomination in Indiana Senate First District

April 30, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Two Republicans are challenging state Sen. Dan Dernulc, R-Highland, for their party’s nomination before November’s general election.

BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, Friday, March 6, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Flares went off at BP refinery Sunday night, IDEM monitoring

April 29, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Flares went off at BP's Whiting refinery Sunday night after a "brief loss of electric power disrupted operations."

Gary mayor Eddie Melton speaks during his State of The City address on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Melton spotlights Gary’s efforts at public safety, blight elimination

April 29, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Melton presented Gary's highlights in the past year, including lower crime rates, blight elimination and work towards increasing economic development.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with rally attendees as United Steelworkers and supporters gather outside of the BP Refinery in Whiting on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Mrvan asks Commerce Secretary Lutnick to support end to BP lockout

April 27, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick for help in ending the union lockout at the BP Whiting refinery.

Three Democrats vying for Lake County auditor bid in primary

April 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Auditor Peggy Holinga Katona, Recorder Gina Pimentel and former Calumet Township Assessor’s Office Chief of Staff Sondra Ford are the eligible Democrats.

Motivational speaker and former football player Gaelin Elmore speaks about his high school years during his keynote speech at Indiana University Northwest's Annual Forum on Child Abuse and Neglect on Friday, April 24, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Former NFL player shares foster system experience at IUN forum

April 25, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Gaelin Elmore, a former Cincinnati Bengals football player, was the keynote speaker at Indiana University Northwest's 36th child abuse forum.

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

Gary council demands NIPSCO accountability, transparency in resolution

April 24, 2026 at 2:54 p.m.

The Gary Common Council unanimously approved a resolution asking for NIPSCO accountability and transparency at its Tuesday meeting.

Crime prevention summit attendees participate in conversations about how to improve public safety for Black young men and boys in Gary at city hall on April 22. The summit was hosted by Cities United, an organization dedicated to improving public safety nationwide. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary community, leaders talk youth crime prevention at Cities United event

April 23, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

Cities United is hosting youth crime prevention summits at 20 cities nationwide, focused on connecting leaders to talk public safety.

Gary Firefighters Association Local 359 leadership presented Mayor Eddie Melton and Chief of Staff Ellis Dumas with a sweatshirt to commemorate the signing of a new labor agreement April 22 at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. The union believes a new contract is a foundation for later negotations. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary, firefighters’ union announce new contract after almost 23 years

April 21, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

Gary leadership and the Gary Firefighters Association Local 359 announced Tuesday that they've signed a new contract after the last expired Dec. 31, 2003.

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