Firefighters from four area Lake County fire departments aided the Gary Fire Department in tackling a huge blaze that followed an explosion Thursday night at the Family Dollar, 1401 Massachusetts St.

The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority has yet to produce invoices for which the Post-Tribune asked for in an August Access to Public Records request, prompting a complaint to Indiana’s Public Access Counselor Luke Britt. The complaint alleges that the SSCVA is failing to follow state law by not fulfilling the request.

When Carla Morgan worked for the city of East Chicago, the Environmental Protection Agency discovered the West Calumet Housing Project had the highest level of lead ever discovered in a residential area.

High school students in the new civil construction program based at Sunset Hill Farm County Park will not only gain valuable experience but also build lasting features for Porter County parks.

Superintendent Amanda Alaniz said the Greater Portage Chamber of Commerce is creating a program to provide businesses with decals they can put on their doors to show they’re promoting the same values and using the same terminology students are learning at school.

The candidates for the Porter County Board of Commissioners North District, incumbent Republican Jim Biggs and Democrat Dane Lafata, diverge in their views of two big issues simmering in the county these days: whether a public safety tax should be implemented and whether a West Porter Township Fire Protection Territory should be formed immediately.

Pena, who hasn’t played club soccer, helps Hanover Central record three straight shutouts.

In the race for Indiana governor, Republican U.S. Senator Mike Braun, Democratic candidate and former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater all expressed some form of legalizing marijuana in the state but presented different ideas for property tax relief and abortion care access.

Birthday celebrations usually include a few dozen people, or less, commemorating the special day. In the case of Books Brushes and Bands for Education (BBB4E), its 24 years of continued success recently found almost 100 people gathered for the event at the Merge Building in downtown Hammond.