Highland News

A 60-pound tortoise that escaped from a family's garage last month is back home after a 21 2-week adventure lumbering around three northwestern Indiana towns.

Indiana is one of six states embarking on a new phase of federally guided school reform and 40 Northwest Indiana schools will get more concentrated and targeted student assistance as a result.

Firefighters stand outside Williams Florist, 8012 Kennedy Ave. in Highland, after a pickup truck drove into the building.

It appears a truck driver did not have time to stop and smell the roses at a northwest Indiana flower shop.

As the U.S. economy continues to sputter under high gasoline and food prices, consumers may be extra cautious about their Father's Day spending.

There I was the other day, pumping a significant portion of my paycheck into my Chevrolet, when I looked up at the gas pump and saw Sheriff Roy Dominguez staring back at me.

As the country's economy journeys south, a handful of businesses are seeing their fortunes heading higher.

With prices at the pump and in the produce aisle rising, consumers are digging for ways to save money -- in their own backyards.

Many people, when they retire, take up a hobby they have wanted to participate in for years.

Scott Thompson of Valparaiso is eager about reliving history tonight. Thompson, 45, plans to be at the historic Kennedy Theatre to help celebrate the grand reopening of the movie house at 6735 Kennedy Ave.

A school official is on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons. Albert Young, assistant principal at Highland High School, has not been working at the school since May 16 because of "personnel reasons," ... via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission awarded $10,000 in scholarships on May 3 at its 19th awards luncheon held at the Days Inn. via Herald-Bulletin

Dear Fixer: Like the readers who wrote to you in February, I too used Jim Karr Photography in Hammond for my wedding. via Chicago Sun-Times

Plaid & White Revue tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Highland Band Department will present its Plaid & White Revue tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the HHS gym. via Anderson Herald-Bulletin

“The numbers from Hammond, Lake Station are good. Whiting, we won there”

Post-Tribune reporters will be fanning out around Lake County and filing the latest news from the various campaigns. via Post Tribune

The Anderson Rotary Club awarded scholarships to six local high school students Tuesday during a luncheon at Anderson Country Club. via Herald-Bulletin

“Then Romney dropped out, and I haven't heard another word about that.”

As Tuesday's Indiana primary closes in, plenty of folks think the Democratic nomination contest has dragged on long enough, thank you. via Beep!

“People just don't want it, and until we start showing some initiative to make some serious budget cuts ourselves, I can't support it”

Lake County's new special income tax distribution came into clearer focus Wednesday thanks to a report detailing how the money would be distributed throughout the county. via Post Tribune

Police have suspect in apartment TV thefts Police have a suspect in an apartment burglary in the 1800 block of Dylane Drive. via Post Tribune

“For a time there was a lot of controversy. The element of professionalism that wasn't there has come back”

The Highland at-large School Board race pits incumbents Carol Green-Fraley and Dave Turoci against former board member Rick Volbrecht Jr. via Post Tribune