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Hammond, Indiana is located in Lake County. Zip codes in Hammond, IN include 46324, 46327, and 46325. More Hammond information.

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Yesterday | The Southtown Star

Posen man guilty in murder

A Posen man faces life in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to murder, racketeering and drug-trafficking charges in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

CBS News

Women to serve closer to combat under new rules

U.S. Marine Sgt. Monica Perez, of San Diego, left, helps Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss of Hammond, Ind., put on her head scarf before heading out on a patrol in the village of Khwaja Jamal, Afghanistan, Aug.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

KRMG-AM Tulsa

APNewsBreak: Sources: New military roles for women

In this Aug. 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. Monica Perez, of San Diego, left, helps Lance Cpl.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Journal & Courier

Doctor sues town after arrest over ticket dispute

School delays for snow and ice are common this time of year, but this winter, it's fog that has... HAMMOND, Ind.

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Sat Feb 04, 2012

WSJV-TV South Bend

Second fatal toll road accident in Porter County

Twenty-six year-old Pierre Louise DeVaugh Smith of Hammond Indiana was driving near the Portage Toll Plaza in Porter County around 4:30 Saturday morning when he lost control on the snow and icy road.

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

Post-Tribune

NWI tourism bureaus joust over hotel stay numbers

President and CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority Speros Batistatos talks about the raise in parking fees during the announcement of the dates and acts for Gary's South Shore Air Show at the Indiana Welcome Center Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Hammond, Ind.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Daily Journal

Court records show gang leader agrees to plea deal

HAMMOND, Ind. - A man described by the U.S. attorney's office as a leader in the Latin Kings street gang in northwest Indiana has agreed to plead guilty to murder in the aid of racketeering , participating in racketeering activity and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen fatally shot by Calumet City police was autistic

A 15-year-old boy suffering from Asperger's syndrome was shot dead by police Wednesday after he slashed an officer with a knife in the basement of his parents' home.

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

WTCA-AM Plymouth

Ancilla Soccer Coach Moving On

Drzewiecki was hired by Ancilla to reinvent a soccer program that had faded in years past and was dropped by the school.

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The Globe and Mail

Investors want a bite of Apple's wealth

All of these companies initiated a dividend within the past two years, and in each case the stock is higher now than it was when the payment was declared.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

MMA Weekly

Bellator Extends Armed Forces Network Deal

In a continuing effort to bring premier sports and entertainment to those who serve in the United States Armed Forces, Bellator Fighting Championships has once again partnered with the Armed Forces Network, extending a relationship that was formed in 2010.

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Journal & Courier

Ind. Guardsman injured in deadly blast recovering

HAMMOND, Ind. - The only survivor of a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that killed four members of an Indiana National Guard unit is recovering from surgery in which six titanium plates were implanted in his shattered face.

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WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Indiana Guardsman injured in deadly blast recovering

The only survivor of a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that killed four members of an Indiana National Guard unit has undergone a five-hour surgical procedure to implant titanium plates in his face.

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Sat Jan 28, 2012

Palladium-Item

Hammond woman, Lafayette man accused of real estate scam

On behalf of the entire Oberle family, we want to thank all of the people who were in Galo's Dec.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

Journal Gazette

Veteran Indiana legislator not running again

Central Indiana police have arrested a suspect in a series of shootings in Kokomo that left one man dead and three other people hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the head.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

MMA Junkie

Bellator's sixth season pushed back a week, Bellator 60 slotted for March 9 in Indiana

Bellator's sixth season has been pushed back a week, and the March 9 event in Hammond, Ind., will serve as the season-opening Bellator 60 show.

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CBS Local

Bones Found At Hammond Demolition Site Identified As Missing Woman

Skeletal remains found at the site of a demolished bait shop in Hammond, Ind., in October 2011 have been identified as 38-year-old Francine Carlson, who was reported missing in 1999.

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Journalgazette.net

Hoosier soldier killed in Afghanistan laid to rest

INDIANAPOLIS Facing a legislative vote that would make Indiana a right-to-work state, alarmed union members are thinking about making their case on perhaps the nation's biggest stage the An Indiana legislator's proposal for a state law on how the national anthem should be performed won't get a vote this session.

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WMAQ-TV

Bones Found in Hammond Identified

Human bones found on the site of a former bait and tackle shop in Hammond, Ind., have been identifed, police said Thursday.

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