NW Indiana woman gets 51 years in fire deaths of 2 children

A Gary woman has been sentenced to 51 years in prison after admitting that she left her three children alone overnight in their fourth-floor apartment before a fire killed two of the youngsters.

2-year-old girl dies after being shot in northwest Indiana

A 2-year-old girl died two days after she was shot in her head during crossfire Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

Toddler critically wounded in Hammond shooting

A toddler was critically wounded after she was shot Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to Hammond police.

Gary closes its Lake Michigan beaches due to coronavirus surge

The city of Gary’s beaches along Lake Michigan were closed Wednesday for two weeks due to a surge in new COVID-19 cases in the northwestern Indiana city.

Coroner seeks help identifying skeletal remains found in Hammond

The Lake County coroner’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify skeletal remains found in northwest Indiana.

Girl, 14, dies in crash near Crown Point

A 14-year-old girl died after the car she was in hit a deer early Monday and was then struck by an SUV near Crown Point in northwest Indiana.

Woman, 64, shot during road rage incident in Gary

A driver shot a 64-year-old woman Wednesday during a fit of road rage in Gary, Indiana.

Worker dies at ArcelorMittal steel mill in NW Indiana

A 71-year-old employee at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor in northwest Indiana was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday, officials said.

Shots fired at Gary police during chase: police

Authorities are looking for someone who shot at at police officers when they tried to pull him over Saturday in Gary, Indiana.

EPA looking to take East Chicago homes off toxic Superfund list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove hundreds of once-contaminated East Chicago properties from its National Priorities List to spur development in the northwestern Indiana city that could potentially qualify homes for interior lead abatement.

Chicago Heights boy, 12, drowns at Marquette Beach in Gary

A 12-year-old boy’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday after he drowned at Marquette Beach in Gary, Indiana.

Man shooting at dog in NW Indiana strikes 10-year-old girl instead: police

The man pulled out a gun and fired shots at the dog, but the bullets missed the animal and struck the girl in both legs, the sheriff’s office said.

Husband and wife stole $100k from Down syndrome organization, group says

Former Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Indiana President Bill Buckley and former Executive Director Dawn Buckley have been charged with fraud of a financial institution and theft for allegedly stealing $100,000 from the group, the organization said.

2 dead in shooting at Munster hospital
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Two people were shot and killed early Tuesday following a fight between a patient and staff at Munster Community Hospital in northwest Indiana.

Boy, 11, dies after crash in NW Indiana

An 11-year-old boy from Gary died following a vehicle crash in northwest Indiana.