Griffith News

Fires destroyed two Lake County homes Sunday afternoon, claiming no human lives but possibly killing as many as four animals.

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky has announced that the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development approved $40.1 million for water infrastructure projects in Northwest Indiana.

Celebrate summer tonight through Sunday at the aptly named Celebrate Summer Festival at Redar Park, Austin Avenue and Gregory Street, Schererville.

A Hammond man admitted in court Monday he molested a 5-year-old boy in Highland.

From a regional arts complex to improved public transportation, the ideas were flowing at a workshop to develop a comprehensive regional plan for Northwest Indiana on Wednesday night.

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. - An Army veteran from Hammond who now works at U.S. Steel has been honored by the Pentagon as its 2 millionth recipient of the Freedom Team Salute commendation.

The graduating class of 2009 included some impressive numbers, Griffith High School Principal Bonnie Manuel said at the school's 85th annual commencement Sunday.

Crown Point American Legion and VFW posts are co-sponsoring a Memorial Day parade and ceremony, which begins on West Joliet Street, across from Col.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will neither confirm nor deny that it is investigating the Lake County Health Department amid allegations that two former employees falsified drinking water tests.

Time for another look at a little-known roadside stop right here in Indiana. This time I found a gem on my way to Chicago where Hoosier John Schreiner has just what the doctor ordered - prescribed might be a better word.

Lake Superior Court Judge Clarence Murray sentenced Gerald Mathews of Gary to 10 years in prison for dealing in cocaine.

Greenwood A former manager at a Greenwood restaurant who was charged with sexual battery turned himself in Friday.

Four 18-year-old men charged in an attempted robbery of a Griffith pizzeria in which an employee was beaten with brass knuckles got no money in the holdup.

Lake Superior Court Judge Clarence Murray reset a sentencing hearing for a Munster contractor who has admitted he's ripped off numerous homeowners who hired him for home improvement projects.

Greenwood A former manager at a Greenwood restaurant who was charged with sexual battery turned himself in Friday.

Police are searching for a Greenwood restaurant manager after they say he sexually assaulted a woman interviewing for a job in March.

A Highland businessman whose single-engine plane crashed this past weekend near Griffith-Merrillville Airport is recovering in the hospital as investigators continue probing the accident's cause.

Lake County Police Chief Marco Kuyachich says pilot Gus Hawkins appeared to have trouble gaining elevation and crashed into a swamp at the end of a runway this morning.

A second man has been charged in Lake Superior Court for a robbery and assault that left an autistic man seriously injured in Griffith last year.

Three men face felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana after officers saw them driving without a rear tire Tuesday morning on Broad Street.