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21 hrs ago | The Times

Storm cleanup could take 3-4 weeks in Valpo

As the background buzz of chain saws slowly subsided, most of Porter County had almost recovered from Monday night's storms.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Porter County, IN, Hebron, IN

Yesterday | The Times

Nobody's vehicle is safe from catalytic converter thieves

Pat Lukasik feels bad for residents in the region who are waking up to find the catalytic converters stolen from the undersides of their vehicles.

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Related Topix: St. John, IN, Lake County, IN, East Chicago, IN, Hobart, IN

Tue Aug 05, 2008

Post Tribune

Valparaiso puts final trims on city budget

Despite a positive outlook for next year's finances, the mayor says city officials still plan a lean budget to prepare for 2010.

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Mon Aug 04, 2008

Chesterton Tribune

Local man held on child porn charges

A Jackson Township resident has been charged after a compact disc which police said contained images of child pornography was found at his former residence in the Spring Valley Shelter in Valparaiso, the Porter ...

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Related Topix: Porter County, IN

NWI Times

Driver in fatal crash back in jail

A year after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal crash, Valparaiso resident Aaron Luchene was back behind bars Friday on accusations he violated his probation by using cocaine.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Porter, IN, Portage, IN

Sun Aug 03, 2008

The Times

Lumber company sues developer

Von Tobel Lumber Co. has filed a lawsuit seeking foreclosure on a massive home being built by a local developer in the Pepper Creek subdivision.

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Sat Aug 02, 2008

The Times

Onion crop destroyed

A man who works at a farm southeast of Valparaiso called police Thursday afternoon to report that someone killed the farm's onion crop.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Porter County, IN

Fri Aug 01, 2008

The Times

Nurse pleads guilty to stealing medication

Elizabeth West apologized Friday for stealing medications while working as a nurse at the Porter Valparaiso Hospital Campus.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Thu Jul 31, 2008

The Times

Portage accident victim released from hospital

The woman involved in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident on Ind. 249 Wednesday night has been released from the hospital.

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The Times

Local soldier injured in Iraq improving

Robert Barthel's reunion with his son last week was bittersweet. The Portage man traveled to Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego to visit his son, U.S. Army Sgt.

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Wed Jul 30, 2008

WIFR

Illinois Man Drowns Swimming at Nudist Colony

An Illinois man apparently drowned while swimming at a nudist colony just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

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WIFR

Illinois Man Drowns Swimming at Nudist Colony

An Illinois man apparently drowned while swimming at a nudist colony just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

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Tue Jul 29, 2008

WIFR

Illinois Man Drowns Swimming at Nudist Colony

An Illinois man apparently drowned while swimming at a nudist colony just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

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WIFR

Illinois Man Drowns Swimming at Nudist Colony

An Illinois man apparently drowned while swimming at a nudist colony just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

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The Indy Channel

Man Drowns At Indiana Nudist Colony

A man visiting an Indiana nudist colony drowned Sunday despite attempts by a fellow guest to pull him from the water, police said.

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Related Topix: Spurgeon, IN, Porter County, IN

NWI Times

Killed robbery suspect linked to local heists?

A suspect shot to death following a bank robbery in South Bend could be the same man who committed a series of unsolved robberies during the past several months in Valparaiso and Chesterton, police said.

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Related Topix: South Bend, IN, Chesterton, IN

NWI Times

Cops: Man had thousands of child porn images

Valparaiso police have arrested a man who they say left child pornography behind when he moved out of a Valparaiso homeless shelter and got his own home in Portage.

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Related Topix: Portage, IN

The Times

Killed robbery suspect linked to local heists?

A suspect shot to death following a bank robbery in South Bend could be the same man who committed a series of unsolved robberies during the past several months in Valparaiso and Chesterton, police said.

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Related Topix: South Bend, IN, Chesterton, IN

Mon Jul 28, 2008

The Times

Porter County Celebration Sale brings community together

Mark Abbett, of A&M Farm Center, returns year after year to the Porter County Celebration Sale at the Porter County Fair because he knows supporting 4-H is critical to the community.

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Related Topix: Porter County, IN

Sun Jul 27, 2008

The Times

Camp caters to special needs

Heer Patel giggles with glee as she points her water gun at a nearby camp counselor and lets rip a short succession of squirts.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Martinsville, IN

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Valparaiso, Indiana is located in Porter County and is part of the Gary Metro Area. Zip codes in Valparaiso, IN include 46383, 46385, and 46384.

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