A ministry of hope and help for homeless and at-risk women and their children has been serving the Region the past 15-years. Named after an escaped freed slave and champion of women's rights, SoJourner Truth House, according to Sister Loretta Schleper, was founded by the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ to serve the under served in the Gary community. Sister Loretta says SoJourner Truth concentrates on serving single mothers and their children. She says women "can learn about self-esteem, the...
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A Jackson Township man has until December 5th to accept a plea agreement, or risk having his murder case go to trial in Porter Superior Court in January. The Times reports Fredrick Cashner Junior is being offered an opportunity to plead guilty to murder, in exchange for a reduced sentence of 45 years in prison, as the charges carries a potential sentence of 45 to 65 years. Published reports say Cashner is accused of killing his estranged wife, 50 year old Cynthia Cashner, on April 24, 2011, at...
A Chicago woman was sentenced to 21 months in prison today for not reporting to police knowledge of a gang-related slaying. The Times reports Serina Arambula was dating a member of the Latin Kings in 2006, when she led two rival Latin dragon members to a Chicago lakefront park, where the Latin Kings shot and killed one person, and injured another.
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A Gary man was sentenced to 8 years in prison on Monday for reckless homicide, more than 14 years after the incident took place. The Lake County Prosecutor's Office reports 32 year old Samuel Fabela pled guilty to the reduced charge in late October. Prosecutor Bernard Carter says on February 8th of 1998, Fabela met with the victim, Jeremy Hubbard, in an alley in Gary to purchase drugs, when the two began arguing, which led to Fabela firing a shot which killed Hubbard.
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Police in Michigan City say a person of interest has been placed under arrest for unrelated warrants in regards to an alleged rape and aggravated battery incident. Authorities report officers were dispatched to the 200th block of Gladys Street today for a male subject with stab wounds and a female rape victim, and that both were hospitalized and are in stable condition at last check. Michigan City Police say the incident remains under investigation, and that additional charges against the...
Some Indiana lawmakers helped mark the 170th anniversary of the founding of the University of Notre Dame on Monday. Congressman Pete Visclosky signed his name in the Congressional Record, alongside a speech submitted on behalf of the Indiana delegation by Congressman Joe Donnelly. Congressman Visclosky says the fulfillment of Father Edward Sorin's vision can be seen today in the educational, cultural, philanthropic, and athletic contributions of the student body from all 50 states and over 100...
Porter County officials want to remind residents that the last day of the 2012 regular season for public compost sites is this Saturday. The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County reports the Boone Grove site will remain closed after December 1st, until the regular season begins in April, but the Valparaiso compost site will be open on Saturday, January 5th, from 9am to 2pm, so Porter County residents can recycle their live Christmas trees, wreaths, and other organic holiday...
Want to see what's happening with the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, or RDA? They have a new blog, with photos of some major Region projects. Dave Wellman, Communications Manager for the RDA says they established the blog as part of a communications outreach effort. At the site, you can see information on projects that are funded by the RDA and view some recent snapshots -- some examples include the runway expansion work and rail corridor relocation at Gary Chicago...

No one nationwide matched all six numbers in Saturday night's Powerball drawing, so the jackpot has rolled into record territory, now an estimated 425-million dollars for this Wednesday night (Nov 28 2012). Hoosier Lottery officials say only one other time in North American lottery history has a jackpot run crossed over the $400 million mark and that happened just eight months ago when a Mega Millions® jackpot skyrocketed all the way to an eventual high of 656-million-dollars.
News release from...
A 32-year-old Chicago woman faces six felony counts that include drunk-driving related charges after a close call on the Borman Expressway near Lake Station around 11-o'clock Saturday night, officials say. Indiana State Police say a preliminary investigation revealed troopers were assisting crews at a semi fire eastbound near Central Avenue when a GMC Yukon approached at a high rate of speed, came to a stop between a police car and another vehicle, then drove onto a flatbed wrecker that had its...
The Town Of Schererville is currently in the process of creating its Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan and will be holding a Public Input Meeting this Tuesday (Nov. 27th) at the Schererville Town Hall at 10 E. Joliet Street.
The Town of Schererville would like the publis'c input in identifying deficiencies and/or problem areas of the Town owned buildings, facilities, services and activities, as well as the Town's controlled right-of-ways. Suggestions and comments for those who...
A free job readiness and technology skills workshops for disabled veterans of all ages is being offered by JobSource, the Community Employment division of Opportunity Enterprises. Workshops will be held November 27th and 29th and December 4th, 6th, 11th and 13th, from 930 am to 11:30am at the Porter County JobSource Office, 56 S. Valparaiso Street in Valparaiso and the Lake County JobSource Office, 1465 E. 84th Street in Merrillville.
According to Allison Thomas of Opportunity Enterprises,...
For the third time this year, Powerball has crossed the 300-million dollar threshold. According to lotteryuniverse.com, the largest ever Powerball prize was 360-million dollars. According to the Powerball website the odds of winning the top prize in tonight's drawing are one in 175,223,510 If there is no winner in tonight's drawing, the jackpot could go to a record level. Good luck.

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw has loaded some 13-hundred Christmas trees onto the ship at its home port of Cheboygan, Michigan headed for Chicago, where they're being offloaded during a special ceremony, then delivered to needy families. The Ninth Coast Guard District External Affairs Office says this year marks the 100th anniversary of the wreck of the schooner Rouse Simmons, the original Christmas Ship, which sank between Kewaunee and Two Rivers, Wisconsin one-hundred years ago o...
Hoosier farmers are watching what happens in Congress as one of the major pieces of unfinished business is approval of a new Farm Bill. Chuck Hassebrook with the Center for Rural Affairs says it’s essential that the bill is passed – but even more important is that it maintains funding for programs important to rural America. With Federal budget pressures, Hassebrook says he understands that there needs to be some belt-tightening. He thinks the best option would be to put a cap on the premium s...
The Duneland community's Hometown Holiday Celebration begins this afternoon with free horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Chesterton from 3-5pm, according to the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce. Rides will begin in the Duneland Chamber of Commerce parking lot (220 Broadway), and will be offered to the first 40 guests. Each ride will last about 10-minutes, and couples will be asked to share rides. Numbered slips will be given to those lining up beginning at 3pm. Allyson Bau...

Hobart Police Corporal Simon Gresser and his K-9 partner Rommel (Photo courtesy of the Hobart Police K-9 Unit)
The Hobart Police Department's K-9 Unit on their Facebook page has posted a goodbye to their K-9 Rommel, who passed away Wednesday. Rommel was partnered with Corporal Simon Gresser and the department says K-9 Rommel did a lot for not only Hobart, but Northwest Indiana. The Hobart K-9 Unit on their Facebook page also says Rommel had a stroke a few weeks ago and continued to decline since...
In La Porte, La Lumiere School has announced the acquisition of Creekwood Inn in Michigan City as a donation to the school this January . The 30-acre property which is close to Interstate 94 will be known as La Lumiere School, Creekwood Campus. School officials say the home was built in the 1930s by Dr. Lawrence Robrock, and has been operating as the Creekwood Inn under the direction of owner Mary Lou Linnen since 1984. The main 144-acre campus of La Lumiere is five miles to the east on U-S 20...
Hoosiers are getting some a few extra days to sign up for the next quarterly update to Indiana's Do Not Call list. Here's the news release:
Do Not Call sign-up deadline extended to ‘Cyber Monday’
AG Zoeller says joining the state’s protected
list is best holiday deal, a gift that keeps giving
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Greg Zoeller said shoppers taking advantage of online sales can add one more item to the list – sign up for Indiana’s Do Not Call registry.
Zoeller said he extended the...
Indiana Department of Revenue officials are reminding shoppers of something called the “use tax” in Indiana. Here's the news release:
Department Reminds Online Shoppers about Use Tax
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 19, 2012) — Cyber Monday and the holidays are just around the corner. Shoppers taking advantage online and catalog sales will be preparing for a wonderful holiday with online shopping opportunities galore. But with these opportunities comes a reminder:
All too many online and catalog companies fail...
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