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15 hrs ago | WNDU-TV South Bend

Funeral for murdered two-year-old Jada Justice planned for Friday

On Friday, the two-year-old girl who was found murdered last week in LaPorte County will be laid to rest.

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Related Topix: Gary Metro

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WPTA

Teen Admits Role in Northern Indiana School Bus Vandalism

A teenager has pleaded guilty to vandalizing 15 buses belonging to a northern Indiana school district, which caused officials to cancel classes for more than 2,700 students.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., New Carlisle, IN

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WBIW-AM Bedford

Lake County Reviewing Death Penalty For 2-Year-Old Murderers

The Lake County prosecutor says his office is undertaking a death penalty review against two defendants charged with the murder of two-year-old Jada Justice.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

WBBM-AM Chicago

Jada Justice Murder Suspect Tasered In Court

CROWN POINT, Ind. a * The northwest Indiana man accused of burning 2-year-old Jada Justice's dead body and encasing it in concrete was shot with a Taser before court on Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Crown Point, IN, Hobart, IN, Lake County, IN, Portage, IN

Post Tribune

Justice for Jada should overshadow Michael and Farrah's deaths, but...

Although Thursday's deaths of international pop culture icons Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett will surely overshadow the homicide of a Northwest Indiana toddler, Jada Justice's death is, sadly , the outcome most of us expected, isn't it? The extensive and exhaustive nine-day search for 2-year-old Jada Justice of Portage has come to an end, ...

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Post Tribune

Arts flourish in LaPorte County

Adventurers in search of travel gems might wish to take a close-up look at Michigan City, Indiana.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Michigan City, IN, La Porte, IN, Painting, Arts

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Post Tribune

Grisly details alleged in death of toddler

The gruesome, callous and sordid details of Jada Justice's demise were revealed Friday when prosecutors charged the 2-year-old girl's cousin and her boyfriend with her murder.

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Related Topix: Hobart, IN, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Westville, IN

Fri Jun 26, 2009

ABC7 Chicago

Babysitter, boyfriend charged in toddler's murder

The death of a 2-year-old northwest Indiana girl who had been missing for a week has been ruled a homicide.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

MyFoxChicago

Body Found, Believed to Be Jada Justice

A body believed to be that of a missing northwest Indiana toddler has been found in a field about 30 miles away from where the girl was last reported seen.

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Related Topix: Gary Metro

WSJV-TV South Bend

LaPorte County Police looking for driver in fatal hit and run

LaPorte County Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck that hit and killed a pedestrian early Saturday morning near Michigan City.

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Related Topix: Michigan City, IN

Wed Jun 24, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Driver sought in LaPorte hit-and-run pedestrian fatal

A pedestrian hit by a sport utility vehicle on U.S. 20 was alive before a second vehicle drove around a makeshift barricade and hit the pedestrian a second time, police say.

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Related Topix: Michigan City, IN

Tue Jun 23, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Police: Driver arrested after fleeing LaPorte County pedestrian fatal

Police say they have arrested a driver who fled the scene of a fatal accident in LaPorte County early Saturday.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Post Tribune

Chicago man victim of likely hit and run

A 25-year-old Chicago man was found dead on U.S. 20 just east of the city early Saturday, the apparent victim of a hit-and-run. LaPorte County Police Sgt.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Post Tribune

Jobless rate inches upward; Lake, Porter below average

After a small dip in April, the state's jobless rate hiked up to 10.6 percent in May according to the most recent data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.

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Related Topix: Indiana

Wed Jun 17, 2009

WNDU-TV South Bend

LaPorte County swimmers contract skin rash

If you plan to beat the heat by taking a dip this weekend, we have a warning for you.

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Related Topix: Chickenpox, Health

Tue Jun 16, 2009

WSJV-TV South Bend

Free HPV vaccines offered in LaPorte County

Young women in LaPorte County can now get the HPV vaccine for free. Health officials say they have doses of Gardasil available for females ages 9 through 26.

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Related Topix: Michigan City, IN

Mon Jun 15, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Property tax deadline Friday for New Carlisle and Olive Township

A reminder from St. Joseph County Treasurer Sean Coleman: Friday is the deadline for property taxpayers in New Carlisle and Olive Township to submit their 2007 payments.

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Related Topix: New Carlisle, IN, St Joseph County, IN

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Post Tribune

Regional planners tweak wish list

Regional planners are tweaking their list of road and bridge projects approved for federal funding as the final amounts of stimulus dollars under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the region become known.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

South Bend Tribune

Heavy rains prompt LaPorte County flash flood warning

Southern LaPorte County is under a flash flood warning until 8 a.m. Thursday. Communities in the warning area include Kingsford Heights, Kingsbury, Tracy, South Center, Salem Heights, Thomaston, Stillwell and Fish Lake.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Kingsford Heights, IN, Kingsbury, IN

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Chesterton Tribune

Progress made on Porter County late tax billing

When the Porter County Council meets Thursday to get a status on this year's property tax bills, they should hear some good news for a change.

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Related Topix: Porter County, IN, Michigan City, IN

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