From layoffs to fires and power outages, here are the most-read stories from Friday.

The city of Crown Point will be serving up hamburgers, hot dogs, an entire roast pig and an afternoon with the neighborhood all for free at its annual City-Wide Picnic on Sunday. The picnic will be ...

Quaker Steak and Lube closed in the Ameriplex at the Port business park in Portage after nearly 20 years in business. The chicken wing restaurant, whose slogan is "Best Wings USA," opened in 2007 at ...

The owner previously owned The Registry, a popular bar on the old Lake County Courthouse square. The bar serves beer, wine and liquor, including domestic beers and well drinks. It has a food menu that ...

Over 86,000 NIPSCO customers reported power outages following Thursday night's severe storms, which brought damaging winds and are suspected to have produced two damaging tornadoes. NIPSCO said it ...

NEW CASTLE, Ind. | Indiana authorities have transferred more than 200 inmates who helped instigate a two-hour riot at a state prison, officials said Wednesday. Indiana officials also have suspended ...

U.S. Army veteran Paul Aguilera is setting up a primary challenge to an incumbent on the Hammond Common Council next spring, he announced on Wednesday. Aguilera announced his candidacy in a phone call ...

In this month's episode of Ask the Expert, Jessica Vanderploeg (NorthShore Health Centers' health promotion specialist) is going to discuss tips on how to quit tobacco products including replacement ...

Witnesses reported seeing a Tesla Cybertruck racing across Ind. 49 Monday evening just before colliding with a southbound vehicle, resulting in the death of that other driver identified Wednesday as ...

You've tried stretching. You've rested. You've maybe even switched pillows or bought a new office chair. Yet here you are again, dealing with that familiar ache in your neck or ...

Barbara Emily Banasiak, passed away in peace on June 16, 2026, in the care of Hope Hospice House in Fort Myers, Florida at the age of 85.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF MITZI LABASH ON HER 19TH YEAR IN HEAVEN We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought of you yest… ...