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A group of Crown Point cousins made the most of the day as they picked up treats during Oct. 24's Pumpkin Walk in Crown Point. In the front row, pictured, from left, are Tansey Wernes, 7; Ezra Garibay, 6; Victoria Escamilla, 3; and Lydia Escamilla, 7. Pictured in the back row are Judah Garibay, 11; Chuy Escamilla, 8; Leona Garibay, 13; and Ruby Escamilla, 12. (Sue Ellen Ross/Post-Tribune)

Crown Point’s Pumpkin Walk continues to draw a crowd

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October 30, 2026 at 2:14 p.m.

Crown Point's annual Pumpkin Walk has been going on for decades, with attendance and the...

Worship news: Harvest dinner, craft fair, brass concert and more

By Post-Tribune

October 30, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

Worship news from around the region.

PEO member Kathleen Evans looks on as Ruth Marschke points out one of the 100 hand-painted rocks their group donated to the Valparaiso Creative Council outside the Valpo Creates Center in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 29, 2026. Plans are to incorporate the rocks into the center’s landscaping. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A colorful sanctuary’: Valparaiso rock garden will inspire kindness

By Doug Ross

October 30, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Inspirational messages painted on about 100 rocks will plant seeds of kindness in a new...

Worship news: Walking prayer group, candy fest and more

By Post-Tribune

October 23, 2026 at 11:57 a.m.

Worship news from around the region.

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse, Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Tyler Bridges hopes to replace Michael Aylesworth in 11th House District

By Doug Ross

October 23, 2026 at 11:39 a.m.

Democrat Tyler Bridges is challenging state Rep. Michael Aylesworth for the 11th District seat in...

No longer ‘a nobody,’ Darian Araisa becomes someone who can change the game for semistate-bound Bishop Noll

By Michael Osipoff

October 23, 2026 at 7:30 a.m.

Bishop Noll junior forward Darian Araisa has nine goals, including three in the postseason, and...

Chicago man gets 70 years in 14-year-old teen’s death in Whiting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 22, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

An Indiana judge sentenced a Chicago man Thursday to 70 years in prison for killing...

Hammond officer accused of causing fatal crash while speeding, after consuming alcohol

By Post-Tribune

October 22, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Alonso Jose Lopez, 34, of Hammond, is charged with causing death while operating a vehicle...

Team members from the First United Methodist Church of Crown Point practiced pushing the coffin in their parking lot Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. (Anna Ortiz/for the Post-Tribune)

Ghost riders in the square: First Coffin Cup race to rally spirited competition for NWI charities

By Anna Ortiz

October 22, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

When building a coffin, one normally does not have to account for aerodynamics and speed.

Documents: Crown Point woman charged in May fatal crash
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By Meredith Colias-Pete

October 22, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Gary Police allege a Crown Point woman registered nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol...

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

Lake County Plan Commission tables data center amendment

By Maya Wilkins

October 22, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

The amendment would change the Unincorporated Lake County Unified Development Ordinance and create more guidelines...

Protesters stand along U.S. Highway 12 in Michigan City on Monday, October 19, 2026 to remind NIPSCO of its plan to retire the coal-powered plant. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Michigan City residents, activists protest coal plant, data centers

By Maya Wilkins

October 22, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Michigan City residents joined the Sierra Club and Just Transition Northwest Indiana to protest NIPSCO's...

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

Porter Plan Commission gives OK to goat farm development

By Jim Woods

October 22, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

A plan to turn 25 acres off U.S. 20 into a mixed-use development featuring a...