Portage event to offer food, music, healing and hope
Saturday’s Portage Strong event is a celebration of coming out the other side from the worst storm to hit the region in recent history.
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Portage’s storm damage compared to category 2 hurricane
Crews from elsewhere helping Portage recover from last week’s major derecho have experience with storm damage down south.
Valparaiso getting its longest, tallest murals during upcoming Mural Walk
Four new murals are coming to Valparaiso as part of Saturday’s Mural Walk. Visitors can add their touches, too.
Kankakee River is holding its own despite rainfall
Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission Executive Director Scott Pelath has been watching conditions throughout the watershed.
NWI communities start process of digging out of widespread storm damage
With most of Northwest Indiana without power after Tuesday's severe storms, residents and public works employees encountered numerous challenges while starting to recover from storm damage caused by vast numbers...
NWI storm fallout halts buses, affects trains
Tuesday’s storm affected public transportation, as well as everything else in Northwest Indiana.
Cause of Portage house explosion under investigation
Officials confirmed Wednesday that a Portage house where someone died in a fire Tuesday had exploded, but said the cause is still under investigation.
Storms knock out power to more than 290K in NWI; one reported dead in Portage
One person is reported dead in Portage and hundreds of thousands of people in Northwest Indiana are without power after violent storms ripped through the region Tuesday.
Former Porter County judge, lawmaker Bill Alexa remembered fondly
Former state senator and Porter Superior Court 2 Judge Bill Alexa died Sunday.
NIRPC updating goals to fulfill by 2050, with public’s help
The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is seeking the public’s help in shaping the region’s future.