Doug Ross

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Dr. David Fajgenbaum signs a copy of his book, “Chasing My Cure,” for Joy Blakely, of Portage, and Suzette Bodnar, of Highland, following Fajgenbaum’s lecture Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, as part of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum lecture series at PNW’s Westville campus.

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Near-death experience prompts search for treatments for rare diseases

October 26, 2026 at 12:09 p.m.

Even as a medical student, Dr. David Fajgenbaum took the “physician, heal thyself” adage literally. It saved his life.

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage team tags Texans for advice on new attractions, downtown development

October 25, 2026 at 12:29 p.m.

Portage’s economic development team took a field trip to Texas to say howdy to advice on how to bring a new family attraction to the city’s north side.

Students in Joe Blockland’s first-year seminar at Indiana University Northwest in Gary assess trees on campus following the August storms. (Indiana University Northwest/provided)

GIS students mapping trees’ health at Indiana University Northwest

October 24, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

When Joe Blockland’s students at Indiana University Northwest want to call up a tree on campus, they can use an app he created for it.

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Two familiar faces seek Indiana House District 10 seat

October 24, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Assistant Police Chief Ted Uzelac, a Republican former Portage City Council member, is challenging longtime state Rep. Chuck Moseley, a Democrat, in House District 10.

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

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

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

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

Access to Mount Baldy within Indiana Dunes National Park, shown Thursday, June 18, 2026, recently underwent a sand restoration project. The segment of U.S. 12 between Burns Harbor and Mount Baldy could become part of a scenic byway. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

RDA pushing forward on scenic byway status for U.S. 12

October 21, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.

Turning a section of U.S. 12 into a scenic byway is gaining traction, with the RDA issuing a request for qualifications for a technical study.

Ed Soliday faces two challengers for House District 4 seat

October 21, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

State Rep. Ed Soliday, a long-serving Republican, is facing two challengers this fall – Democrat Ryan Kominakis and Libertarian Travis Gearhart.

Local middle school students toss shovelfuls of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Aylesworth Middle School in Portage on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage breaks ground on first new school in nearly 50 years

October 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The elementary school named for Wallace Aylesworth is gone, but a new middle school on the site will carry the longtime Portage educator’s name.

Utility concerns are top of mind in Senate District 4 contest

October 19, 2026 at 2:42 p.m.

Porter County Republican Party Chair Nathan Uldricks is hoping to unseat state Sen. Rodney Pol Jr., one of just 10 Democrats in the Indiana Senate.

Indiana Dunes volunteer program employees set up tables for an upcoming event in the main room of the newly-renovated Good Fellow Lodge on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Dunes’ Good Fellow Lodge undergoes $13 million restoration

October 15, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The Good Fellow Lodge at Indiana Dunes National Park once served children of U.S. Steel employees. Now, after a $13 million drastic makeover, it’s back in shape.

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