Merrillville News

At least 16 people were injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed into a lake after a July Fourth fireworks show Saturday night in Merrillville, Indiana, authorities said.

A pedestrian suspension bridge has collapsed into a lake in northern Indiana and more than a dozen people have been taken to local hospitals.

The Young People's Theatre Company and The Michigan City Area Schools will present Disney's "High School Musical" from July 10 through July 19 at Elston Middle School Performing Arts Center at 1210 Spring Street, Michigan City, Indiana.

For Northwest Indiana, the state budget bill that passed Tuesday is a big boost to those favoring more regional government, and an equally big slap for Porter County officials who have rejected the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the prospect of more taxes.

Congratulations to Carol Miano, director of Merrill-ville Senior Services, for the impressive pre-Flag Day program she presented called "Seniors Honoring Veterans." The Senior Services program is an all-volunteer service operating from Clerk-Treasurer Eugene Guernsey's office.

Valparaiso - Valparaiso University has cut about 50 jobs through early retirement packages and layoffs as it deals with the national recession.

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

Erynn Young sits in exclusive company with three state championships and a state runner-up in the long jump.

A baby sitter and her boyfriend were charged Friday with killing a toddler whose body was encased in concrete and dumped in a swampy area in northwest Indiana.

Evidence presented to Lake Superior Court jurors in the Marlon Stringfellow attempted murder case included the victim's DNA on a hatchet blade she said Stringfellow cut her with last summer.

Nine people have been charged with felony theft charges for a scam that netted $4,450 from a Portage, Ind., loan maker.

Lake Superior Court jurors heard a woman testify she was in fear for her life when her boyfriend attacked her with a hatchet and struck her with a car during an argument.

An 18-year old Gary man has been charged with the June 14 murder of a gas station cashier during a robbery.

When the weather warms, drinks get cold, tropical and fruity. So said Amanda Anderson, and she should know.

A Merrillville man "just trying to do his job," was shot and killed Sunday evening at the gas station where he worked, police said Monday.

The story of a dog's loyalty inspired Anthony Tyler to acquire Thor, his first Akita Inu, in 2004.

Dorothy Dudak and her sister, Marge Hansen, couldn't believe what they stumbled on late last month at Calumet Park Cemetery.

Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana House of Representatives wasted no time Thursday laying out the battle lines for the special session.

An eyewitness identified Pierre Taylor as the man who shot into a crowded elevator at a Merrillville motel, killing one man and injuring four other people.

Half the construction contracts awarded to date on the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel have gone to local contractors - a percentage that appears to satisfy the developer's contract with the city, officials say.