Gary schools to resume in-person instruction on Monday

The COVID test positivity rate in Lake County, Indiana, was at 19.58% as of Dec. 27; it was at 35.3% as of Jan. 6.

Gary students will attend classes remotely during the first week of January due to rising COVID cases

On Monday and Tuesday, students are expected to learn “asynchronously,” which means students will do assignments but not have scheduled class time. From Wednesday through Friday, students will learn synchronously with their teachers.

Gary's mayor imposes new restrictions amid COVID-19 surge

Mayor Jerome Prince said that the first phase of the city’s two-phase effort would begin immediately and stay in effect through Dec. 31.

Man fatally shot in Gary

A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Friday in Gary, Indiana.

21-year-old helping organize toy drive for Gary kids
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Aaliyah Stewart, who is spearheading a youth center in Gary, is making sure kids have gifts under the Christmas tree this year.

Jury awards $18.5M to Gary teen struck by truck
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On Monday, a Cook County jury awarded $18.5 million to the family of a Gary teenager who was hit by a truck.

73-year-old man last seen at Gary truck stop located safely

A 73-year-old man who was reported missing in Gary, Indiana Thursday has been located safely, Gary police said Friday. 

Mother, 2 kids killed by train in Gary
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Police said the three victims had been thrown from a silver Chevy. All were dead at the scene.

Drug suspects flew 100 kilos of cocaine to Chicago area on private plane, feds say

Federal agents found 80 kilos of cocaine in a vehicle in River North, plus another 20 kilos of coke in a hotel room in the Gold Coast. The drugs had allegedly arrived on a private plane that went from Toluca, Mexico to Houston to the Gary-Chicago International Airport.