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6 Charged in Indiana Bank Robberies

The U.S. Attorney's office filed charges against six suspects in connection with five robberies at banks across Northwest Indiana in the past eight months.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WEHT-TV Evansville

Crews respond to Hammond gas leak, fire

No serious injuries are reported from a natural gas leak and fire in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond.

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WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Judge won't block BP refinery expansion

A federal judge has rejected a move by environmentalists to stop the $3.8 billion expansion of BP's oil refinery along Lake Michigan.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Herald-Bulletin

New $336M casino opens on Ohio River

Opening ceremonies are being held Monday for a new $336 million casino boat in southeastern Indiana.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Post Tribune

Visclosky asks House for $40M for water

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.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

BellaOnline

Futures Tour for June 26-28

I have decided to follow this tour for the rest of the year and hope to encourage more women golfers interested in these young girls trying to make professional golf their career.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

CBS2

Chicago Area Taking Precautions Against West Nile

Jun 18, 2009 5:12 pm US/Central HAMMOND, Ind. The official start of summer is just a few days away, and that also means we're at a higher risk for West Nile virus.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Post Tribune

Hammond man admits molesting 5-year-old

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

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Post Tribune

If it's Highland, you can't get there from here

Most of the country right now is in a malaise over our economic crisis. After all, many people have lost their jobs and their health care coverage, and far too many have lost their homes.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Post Tribune

Education, Little Cal get support in revised budget

The Democratic-led Indiana House on Thursday approved a one-year state budget that includes a 2 percent increase in education funding and $9 million to alleviate Little Calumet River flooding, two key issues for local legislators.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Post Tribune

Hammond man charged with neglect

A Hammond man has been charged in Lake Superior Court with battery and neglect of a dependent involving his 3-month-old daughter who had bruises on her face, a bleeding blood vessel in the back of her head and healing rib fractures.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Anderson Herald-Bulletin

Police investigate burning of 9-year-old boy

Police in Hammond are investigating whether the burning of a 9-year-old boy by a group of older boys might have been a hate crime.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

ABC7 Chicago

Burned boy faces long recovery

A nine-year-old boy who was badly burned in what his family claims was a hate crime, faces at least another six months of medical treatment.

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WEHT-TV Evansville

Hammond veteran, family honored by the Pentagon

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.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

Cbs2chicago.com

Police: Gary, Ind. Boy Burned In Prank Gone Wrong

Jun 12, 2009 8:27 pm US/Central HAMMOND, Ind. 1 of 1 Elijah Judkins, of Gary, checks on his son Joshua as he recovers from burns on 20 per cent of his body at Stroger Hospital in Chicago on June 11, 2009.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

MyFoxChicago

Boy Burned In Prank Gone Wrong

A 9-year-old boy suffered severe burns in what police say was a prank gone wrong in Hammond, Ind.

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Wed Jun 10, 2009

WSJV-TV South Bend

Former mayor a no-show at court hearing

Former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick didn't show up for a court hearing to determine how much money he and a former aide may owe the city as a result of a racketeering lawsuit.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

The Courier-Journal

Lawyers seek funds from ex-mayor

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Lawyers for the state of Indiana say that former East Chicago Mayor Robert Pastrick's activities left the city with a costly legacy that it's still not able to overcome more than four years after he left office.

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Sun Jun 07, 2009

Indiana Law Blog

Ind. Law - AG finds that a Port Authority seat is a 'lucrative office' per the Constitution

Friday, June 05, 2009 Ind. Law - AG finds that a Port Authority seat is a "lucrative office" per the Constitution Jeff Burton reports today in the NWI Times : HAMMOND Bob Markovich should not hold seats on the Hammond City Council and the Hammond Port Authority, according to an opinion by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller made public earlier ...

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

Muncie Free Press

Hammond Indiana National Guard unit departing for training, then Afghanistan

Submitted by kpaul.mallasch on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 7:29pm. INDIANAPOLIS, IN The Indiana National Guard's A Company, 2-151st Infantry, armored in Hammond, Ind., will hold its departure ceremony at Wicker Park in Highland, Ind., at 6:00 p.m., on Saturday, June 6. The park is at the corner of Indianapolis Blvd.

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