Strong foundation: Faithful reflect on their beliefs as Holy Week opens
The music started out quietly at first, with people sitting in their chairs as Pastor Curtis Whittaker and another member led them in song on a recent Sunday morning at...
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Merrillville attorney charged with theft
A Merrillville attorney stole more than $330,000 over 11 years from a receivership he oversaw for an old Lake County grocery store, according to a federal indictment. Robert L. Stochel,...
Two more pleas in Latin Kings racketeering case
Two defendants in a Latin King racketeering case have agreed to plead guilty, including one woman who is admitting she prostituted out three minors and used violence and drugs to...
Officials celebrate opening of new veterans apartments in Gary
Brian Cody has lived homeless for years, living out of boxes and suitcases. With the opening of the Northwest Indiana Veterans Village in Gary, though, he no longer has to...
Former Calumet Township trustee wants trial delayed
Former Calumet Township Trustee Mary Elgin wants to delay her criminal trial until the fall, according to a motion filed Monday. Elgin and her co-defendants are set to go on...
Feds sue Merrillville businessman over unpaid employee taxes
The federal government is suing a Valparaiso man who they say never turned over almost $200,000 that had been withheld from employees to pay their taxes. According to the lawsuit,...
Victims describe havoc wreaked by Lake County fraud defendant
Mary Geraghty first discovered her identity had been stolen when she received a letter saying a request to increase the limit on a department store credit card had been approved....
Jury begins deliberations in Porter County murder case
A jury began deliberating Thursday evening whether a Porter County man killed his wife just hours after hearing him proclaim his innocence. "I didn't kill her," Steven Lindsey, 36, of...
Gary businessman pleads guilty to dealing cocaine
A Gary businessman caught dealing a kilogram of cocaine at his company pleaded guilty Wednesday. "What happened was I simply delivered the cocaine," Victor Castro, 37, told U.S. District Judge...
Expert: Lack of blood on Porter County murder defendant not conclusive
The defense attorney for a Porter County man accused of killing his wife has focused during his trial on the fact that no blood was ever found on his clothes....