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Hobart woman extradited to Michigan on homicide charge

May 13, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

A Hobart woman is facing charges in connection with a Michigan man's 2014 disappearance, according to police reports. According to reports from the Iron River, Mich., Police Department, the Kentucky...

Former Lake County judge files for state office

May 13, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

Lake County could see one of its own nominated to run for state office after former Circuit Court Judge Lorenzo Arredondo officially filed Thursday to be the Democratic nominee for...

Prosecutor investigating public official’s missed conviction

May 13, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter Jr. said Wednesday his office is investigating what caused a mix-up that led his office to allow a public official to plead guilty to a...

Chicago man arrested in counterfeit money scheme

May 13, 2019 at 7:11 a.m.

A Chicago man admitted to police that he printed about $1,700 in fake $20 and $5 bills after he was caught trying to use some of the money in St....

Hammond man to plead guilty in robbery shooting

May 13, 2019 at 7:10 a.m.

A Hammond man will plead guilty in connection to the 2014 shooting of an Illinois woman and her two daughters who thought they were meeting to buy a cellphone. Joseph...

Jailed councilman won’t face death penalty

May 13, 2019 at 7:10 a.m.

Federal attorneys announced Friday they will not seek the death penalty for East Chicago City Councilman Robert Battle. Battle, D-3rd, was charged last year with killing Reimundo Camarillo Jr. and...

Lawsuit: Hammond church responsible for investment fraud

May 10, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Former members of First Baptist Church of Hammond argue in a federal lawsuit that the church is responsible for an investment fraud run by a deacon hired by the church...

Detective Lawrence Thurmond, of the Lake County Sheriff's Department Special Victims Unit, speaks about his time on the job on Wednesday.

Lake County SVU officers a voice for victims

May 13, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.

Lake County Detective Lawrence Thurmond is no stranger to interviewing children who have suffered at the hands of others. Thurmond estimates he's easily conducted more than 1,000 forensic interviews with...

Lake Station man faces federal drug charges

May 10, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

A Lake Station man faces federal charges after admitting he trafficked 3 kilograms of cocaine, according to a probable cause affidavit. The affidavit, filed Monday in the U.S. District Court...

Hammond man charged in 2014 gang shooting death

May 10, 2019 at 1:16 a.m.

Federal attorneys have charged a Hammond member of the Latin Kings with killing someone, this time in a shooting death that took place in a Hammond bar in August 2014....

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