Tattoo legend Roy Boy Cooper’s headstone returned to his resting spot
Debra Cooper found Roy Boy Cooper's headstone, which looked as though someone had covered it in grass, late Saturday afternoon.
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‘I would hate to have that ghost following me around:’ Search is on for Roy Boy Cooper’s missing headstone
The headstone for Roy "Roy Boy" Cooper, late owner of a Gary tattoo studio known for his tigers, is missing from an Illinois cemetery.
Train derailment in downtown Valparaiso closes several streets
A train headed through downtown Valparaiso derailed late Saturday after the train's crew saw someone on the tracks and pulled the brakes.
‘All we want is closure’: Lake Station Police Department’s cold case unit gives murder victims’ families hope
In Lake Station, 22 homicides dating back to 1972 remain unsolved, prompting the police department to put together a cold case unit.
State police release names of two Chesterton officers involved in shootout
The Indiana State Police released the names of the Chesterton officers who exchanged gunfire with a man who turned the gun on himself.
Valparaiso area woman who pleaded guilty in foster boy’s death drops sentence appeal
Jennifer Lee Wilson withdrew her attempt to appeal her sentence in the death of her foster son after pleading guilty.
Officials: Valparaiso’s recent housing symposium is the start of the process
A Valparaiso housing symposium is the start of the process to address a need for what the mayor called "more attainable housing units."
Memory of slain teen Molley Lanham continues to shine as second sister takes job as deputy prosecutor
Molley Lanham, 19, was murdered in 2019. Her sisters are carrying their experience forward as deputy prosectors in the same office.
Officials: Valparaiso University’s enrollment expected to grow in coming academic year
Valparaiso University officials said Wednesday that they expect enrollment to tick up when the academic year begins anew in August.
Valparaiso University officials confirm art sale, ask city to serve as pass-through for $117M bond issue
Valparaiso University went before the Valparaiso City Council about a $117 million bond issue and faced questions about the art sale.