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The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Third woman in Geminus theft case sentenced to probation in federal court

July 10, 2025 at 5:25 p.m.

A third woman tied to the Geminus Corporation Emergency Rental Assistance funds theft was given probation, largely because the judge wanted to make a point.

Gary man sentenced in federal court to 25 years for murder, other crimes

July 10, 2025 at 9:51 a.m.

A Gary man held at the Lake County Jail for 13 years – possibly the longest a person’s ever been held there – has finally been sentenced for his crimes.

One dead, one injured during shooting at Hobart apartment

July 9, 2025 at 11:03 p.m.

One person is dead and another injured after a late Monday afternoon shooting outside a Hobart apartment complex, police said.

North Township Trustee Special Events Director Kelly Bridges, left, and American Veterans Motorcycle Riders Association Post 1 Captain Paul "Pappy" Day staff the grill while North Township Trustee Adrian Santos supervises during the Township's 3rd Annual Vets & Friends BBQ at Wicker Park Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The township gave away 50 25-pound boxes of food courtesy of the Food Bank of NWI as well. (Michelle L. Quinn/for Post-Tribune)

North Township barbecue for veterans gives back with donated food

July 8, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

The North Township Trustee’s Office showed its veteran constituents appreciation Tuesday afternoon through food and merriment.

Police: Four shot over holiday weekend in East Chicago, including boy, 12

July 7, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

A 12-year-old East Chicago boy is recovering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, one of four people shot on July Fourth.

Jimmie Batalis, owner of the former Main Street Station in downtown Hobart, continues to fight to save the 151-year-old building, which city officials have slated for demolition and deemed unsafe.(Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Fight continues to save Main Street Station in Hobart from wrecking ball

July 5, 2025 at 4:20 p.m.

The owner of a 151-year-old Hobart building deemed unsafe and scheduled for demolition is making one last-ditch effort to save it.

The town's seal adorns the athletic courts at the Dean & Barbara White Community Center on Broadway in Merrillville. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville unveils new app to bring residents into the future

July 4, 2025 at 7:18 a.m.

A new app for the town of Merrillville promises to bring the town’s residents into the future with how it delivers information.

LaPorte man accused of stealing car with girl inside in Crown Point

June 30, 2025 at 9:28 p.m.

An 11-year-old girl is safe after a LaPorte man who was “just trying to get (expletive) home” Friday afternoon stole her mother’s car while she was in it.

Purdue Northwest student Vivi Reyes, who graduated in May, has been dismayed by what she and other students see as attempts to erase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion gains at the school. (Photo courtesy of Vivi Reyes)

PNW students disturbed by DEI cuts

June 30, 2025 at 3:29 p.m.

Elvira "Vivi" Reyes sees the Purdue University Northwest's decisions to cut DEI programs and staff as a step backward because without them, she and other first-generation students assuredly would’ve been...

White receives probation in scheme to defraud rental assistance

June 26, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

An accomplice in a case to defraud the federal rental assistance program of a Merrillville-based not-for-profit agency has received probation.

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