Incumbent at-large councilmen Andy Bozak and Mike Brickner will be joined by fellow Republican and Valparaiso teacher Michelle Harris on the November general election ballot, the unofficial tally shows
Holifield said he was a little surprised at his victory but credited supporters with helping to get his message out during the campaign.
In LaPorte County, state Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, defeated two opponents to win the Republican nomination in Senate District 8.
State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, appears to have prevailed in the Region’s most competitive Indiana House primary contest this year.
Voters in Lake County appear to have stuck with incumbents in Tuesday's primary election, with all five current office holders on the ballots poised to advance to the November general election, according to unofficial early results.
Northwest Indiana’s Democratic representative in Congress will compete this year against a Republican opponent who actually has previously won an election.
The GOP candidates for Indiana governor and U.S. Senate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, as well as Trump himself, cruised to victory in the primary election.
BP profit falls by 40% year-over-year in first quarter, due in part to outage at BP Whiting Refinery
BP's first-quarter profit fell 40% to $2.7 billion due in part to the outage at the BP Whiting Refinery that shut down production for weeks.
A tornado watch has been issued for much of Indiana and Illinois, as well as southeast Wisconsin and southwest Michigan, until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Heavy rain and lightning will be common. Hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes are possible.
The industrial real estate developer Venture One has proposed the construction of two 1 million square foot warehouses.
MLB's injury problems extend beyond pitchers as a whopping 234 players were listed on their teams’ various injured lists as the weekend started.
“I’ve never seen that happen before,” Chicago Red Stars coach Lorne Donaldson said of defender Tatumn Milazzo’s latest accomplishment. With good reason. It happened only once before.
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"Think Beauty In Gary" echoes Gary Mayor Eddie Melton’s original "Think B.I.G." message: Believe In Gary.
Two rounds of showers and storms are expected in Indiana and Illinois Tuesday. Damaging wind and hail could occur in spots and isolated tornadoes and flooding can't be ruled out. The threat for severe storms will continue on Wednesday as well.
Here are recent bookings into the LaPorte County Jail.
"It’s surprising the number of budding Indiana Jones are living in the area looking for the chance to work an actual archaeological dig."
Thirty-two contestants, including one representative from Crown Point, showcased their gourmet chili recipes in a cook-off this past weekend, May 4-5, in Merrillville.
IUN will announce an interim chancellor and details on the search for a permanent chancellor in the coming weeks.
Construction has kicked off on the upscale Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant that's coming to Schererville.
The Gary Community School Corp. announced last week it had agreed to sell the former Lincoln Achievement Center and former Duncan Elementary School to Steel City Academy for $250,000.
The European Union approved Nippon Steel's $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel.
Here are the recent bookings by the Lake County Sheriff's Department.
It’s one thing for officials to call the soon-to-be-built Crossroads Sports Complex in New Lenox a big project. The village calls it “massive” in news releases.
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"Over the past nine years, between 2014 and 2023, we took in 13 bald eagles. We've taken in five just in the past three months. That's indicative that the population is growing."
Here’s your 219 News Now for May 6, 2024. Michigan City Angling for Up to $400 Million Downtown Development. Check out these top stories and more in The Times and nwi.com.
The Decay Devils preservationist group plans to host a Union Station and downtown Gary walking tour as it ramps its preservation project back up.
“I hope it can last another 65 years,” said Dianne Pinkowski, who bought the dress in 1959 at Mademoiselle Shoppe in Indiana Harbor.
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The Osage County town of Barnsdall took a direct hit from a large tornado Monday night, initial reports indicate.
The candidates, two Democrats and two Republicans included current school board member Kurt Minko, who also serves as the board's president.
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Here's a look at the upcoming prep baseball and softball schedule.
Here are the sectional pairings for baseball and softball
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You can't talk about air travel without talking about weather. That's why all major airlines employ their own team of meteorologists.
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Zendaya has come a long way since becoming a favorite of tweens thanks to "Shake It Up" and "K.C. Undercover" on the Disney Channel.
The shooting amid a heated rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with each artist dropping diss tracks attacking the other.
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about it after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion on Tuesday. It wasn’t always this way. Over a decade ago, the pair collaborated, like on Drake’s 2011 track “Buried Alive Interlude" and Lamar’s 2012 release “Poetic Justice." On Big Sean's 2013 track “Control,” Lamar called out Drake among other rappers. In 2023, J. Cole reignited the beef on “First Person Shooter” with Drake, by suggesting the three were the greatest MCs. In late March, Lamar hit back on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That." Ever since, Lamar and Drake have been dropping diss tracks to each other.
The showcase comes after the company disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset, deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company.
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