Porter County News

A Portage bus driver charged with felony child neglect after authorities said he did doing nothing to stop three boys from terrorizing female students on his route has been acquitted.

The opposition to the Northern Indiana Regional Transportation District gained a sizable chunk in the official results of the Nov.

A former Chesterton man and registered sex offender has been charged with failure to register for the sex offender registry, the Porter County Prosecuting Attorney's Office said.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved more than $1.8 million for the town of Porter's lakeshore gateway project, despite the Porter County Council's efforts to break from the regional group.

The Porter County Commissioners are currently accepting applications from people interested in serving on county boards.

The well-forested neighborhood along Lakewood Avenue off Hamstrom Road seems to have been planned for the Portage Youth Commission's annual leaf-raking program.

The Porter County Board of Commissioners will conduct a special public hearing in order to hear the proposed 2010 budget for the E-911 Surcharge in the amount of $2,868,142. First Reading will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in the Commissioners' Chambers of the County Administration Center, located at 155 Indiana Avenue, ...

The Porter County Community Foundation has awarded a total of $251,053 from its 2009 community funds to not-for-profit organizations throughout the county.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the County of Porter, Indiana, will hold a public hearing on the 16th of December, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in the Porter County Administration Center, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205, Valparaiso, Indiana, to consider the petition of Stephan Good, 71 E. 36 S., c/o E. Donald Bengel, Bengel ...

Shortly after hearing the verdict he had hoped for, Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn embraced several jurors outside the courthouse in Valparaiso.

Defendant Brian Reese was called to testify at his trial this afternoon and denied aiming at Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn before firing his gun.

Defendant Brian Reese was called to testify this afternoon by his lawyers after Marion County prosecutors rested their case in a trial arising from the shooting of Indianapolis police officer Jason Fishburn.

Valparaiso's first homicide in more than a year reportedly was a reaction to a dirty look.

John Callan had nothing nice to say about today's special election. "I think it's stupid," he said, "I think we shouldn't be having it at all for the money we're spending in a recessionary year." Still, there he was today, on his lunch break, casting a "No" vote at Riley High School in South Bend.

The search for a new Porter County Parks and Recreation Superintendent continues with a new job description and a transition team, as well as want ads going out.

Indiana State Police have arrested a man allegedly driving drunk who, they say, admitted to a history of operating while intoxicated.

Marion County prosecutors are preparing for next week's trial in the shooting of an Indianapolis police officer, a proceeding set for a courtroom nearly 150 miles away.

Voters in two northern Indiana counties overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to create a regional transportation district.

Voters in St. Joseph and Porter Counties headed to the polls Tuesday, to decide whether to create a Regional Transportation District.

VALPARAISO, Ind. - An Indianapolis police officer shot in the head in 2008 could be the first witness to testify in the trial of the man accused of pulling the trigger.