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    An older man and his adult son suffered burns after a generator that was being filled with gasoline caught fire on the 9000 block of Lee Place in Crown Point Thursday night, fire officials say. Good samaritans helped rescue the pair from the flames. The damaged home and two vehicles are shown on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)
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    An older man and his adult son suffered burns after a generator that was being filled with gasoline caught fire on the 9000 block of Lee Place in Crown Point Thursday night, fire officials say. Good samaritans helped rescue the pair from the flames. The damaged home and two vehicles are shown on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)
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    Security beefed up after NIPSCO linemen shot at in Gary

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    August 15, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.
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    Debris from what remains of her neighbor’s home litters the yard of Barb Corey on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, Thursday, August 13, 2026. A natural gas explosion killed an 86-year-old woman during Tuesday’s storms that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

    Many NWI schools fighting through outages, debris toward reopening

    By Carole Carlson
    August 15, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.
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    Mistrial declared in 2022 fatal shooting outside Hammond convenience store

    By Meredith Colias-Pete
    August 15, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.
    A mistrial was declared Friday in the trial of Dewayne Duncan, who was charged in...
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    Valparaiso woman files lawsuit against NIPSCO claiming negligence over tree-trimming

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    Grand jury indicts Indianapolis man in fatal Christmas ‘21 shooting: records

    By Meredith Colias-Pete
    August 14, 2026 at 3:05 p.m.
    A grand jury indicted an Indianapolis man in connection with a fatal shooting outside an...
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    Worship news: Back to school service, fitness class and more

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