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219 News Now: New South Shore Line schedule takes effect Tuesday
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 20, 2024.New South Shore Line schedule takes effect Tuesday. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
Davich: More Hoosiers are smoking pot and I love it. This is why.
I prefer the sweet scent of burning marijuana to any other kind of smoking, whether it's vaping, cigars or especially cigarettes.
Prison officer caught taking money from inmate for contraband, charges say
Investigators said they uncovered evidence from the officer's cell phone that she received and accepted the money discussed by the inmate during the calls.
Suspect nabbed in chase after fatal stabbing, police say
Officers discovered the male victim, who was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival, police said.
UPDATE: Domestic violence was motive in last week's double homicide, police say
He was arrested Friday, which is one day after a woman and man were found dead with gunshot wounds in a vehicle in the 2300 block of Normandy Drive
219 News Now: World Wiffle Ball Championship hits the Region
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 19, 2024.World Wiffle Ball Championship hits the Region. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
Davich: Turning 40 was nothing. 50? No problem. 60? Well ...
Too many of my physical conditions end with “itis," which may be Latin for “you screwed up in your younger years.”
Quintuplet ears shock Region corn grower
WANATAH— A LaPorte County man was stunned to find multiple ears of sweet corn where just one ear should be on several of the plants in his small garden.
Davich: Munster believer wandered the world with a statue of countless miracles
For more than 20 years, Carl Malburg escorted the 4-foot, 42-pound solid mahogany carving of the International Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima.
The new Miles Parker Pub in Michigan City has a menu fit for a Punk Rock Princess
A new restaurant in Michigan City, Miles Parker Pub, features music-themed menu items and has an Iron Maiden pinball machine.
LaPorte County Sheriff's Office K9 Riot to receive donation of body armor
Laporte County Sheriff's Office K9 Riot will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a donation from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
Two men charged after crystal rock substance found near vehicle, cops say
A county police officer said around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday he spotted an SUV parked near a grocery store in the 4500 block of Wozniak Road with one man standing outside the vehicle and another running toward the closed business.
Names released of pair found dead Thursday with gunshot wounds
The man and woman found dead with gunshot wounds early Thursday in a vehicle parked in the area of the Normandy Village Apartments have been identified as local residents, according to LaPorte County Coroner Lynn Swanson.
219 News Now: Check out the weekend forecast with Zoe Mintz 8/16/2024
Check out the 219 News Now weekend forecast with Zoe Mintz for 8/16/24.Sponsored byStrack & Van Til. Weekend weather sponsored byNIPSCO.
Davich: What took flight as 'Hoosier Hoopla Air Show' returns this weekend in Gary
The Gary Air Show returns Saturday and Sunday, hosted by the city, the Gary/Chicago International Airport, and the SSCVA
Police: 2 found dead, shot early Thursday near Region apartment complex
Michigan City police said a 911 call came in around 5:36 a.m. Thursday reporting a person had been shot in the 2300 block of Normandy Drive.
219 News Now: Team of Experts Picked to Plan Indiana State Prison Redevelopment
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 15, 2024. Team of Experts Picked to Plan Indiana State Prison Redevelopment. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
219 News Now: All Lanes Have Reopened on I-94 Tuesday Evening After Gas Leak
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 14, 2024. All Lanes Have Reopened on I-94 Tuesday Evening After Gas Leak. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
Davich: 1st baseball glove is like 1st love. It sticks in the pocket of your mind.
On International Left-Handers Day, I searched the basem*nt for my first baseball glove, a bright blue first baseman's mitt.
Tipsters help police find illegal dumper
The photo shows a truck of two different colors.
Distribution center project is 2nd in newly annexed LaPorte area
LAPORTE — The effort to bring new development to a recently annexed area of LaPorte is already bearing fruit.
219 News Now: NEO Gets $750k Donation from United Way for Planned Childcare Center
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 13, 2024. NEO Gets $750k Donation from United Way for Planned Childcare Center. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
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Davich: Portage mayor explains sanitary district rate hike and Riverfront District vision
“Burns Waterway is not an actual river, I get that. But I’d like to use it for a Riverfront Development District,” Bonta said.
LaPorte adopts restrictions on new smoke and vape shops
A recently adopted ordinance requires any proposed smoke and vape shop be approved by the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals.
219 News Now: NIPSCO Taking Look at Nuclear Power Generation.. Again
Here’s your 219 News Now for August 12, 2024. NIPSCO taking look at nuclear power generation again decades after activists caused it to scrap Bailly Nuclear Power Plant plans. Check out these top stories and more inThe Timesandnwi.com.
Davich: Gary charter school proposes $10 million athletic center: 'Who else is in?'
“Everybody talks about helping kids in Gary. This is an opportunity to do it,” said Kevin Teasley, president of GEO Academy. “It would be a game changer."
Davich: Portage mayor is young, eager and learning how to fly the city's kite
“Sometimes I talk longer than people say a politician should, but I’m still new at this,” 33-year-old Portage Mayor Austin Bonta said.
Etouffee and an IPA? They feed ‘em now at Burn ‘Em Brewing
After adding a food menu earlier this year, Burn’ Em Brewery in Michigan City is opening a patio area in a push to adjust to a more difficult landscape for indy taprooms.
219 News Now: Check out the weekend forecast with Zoe Mintz 8/9/2024
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Davich: A crusader for Special Olympians has died. Her legacy's flame still glows.
“Until my last breath,” Lorrie Woycik told me. And she did after several decades of relentless advocacy for the special needs community, lovingly referred to as “Lorrie’s kids.”
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