An off-duty Porter County Sheriff’s Department officer died yesterday afternoon after an accident on Indiana 2 and County Road 450E. According to the release, the officer was riding a motorcycle around 12:48 p.m. westbound on Indiana 2. A pickup truck was eastbound on the same road and turned left onto County Road 450E, hitting the officer’s motorcycle. The officer died at Porter hospital
Indiana will take steps to privatize the operations of the Hoosier Lottery in an effort to improve the performance of the games.
Porter County attractions are getting national exposure. Midwest Living magazine is featuring restaurants, lodging and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in its “Best of the Midwest Travel” issue.
Indiana Supreme Court Justice Robert Rucker is scheduled to be on the ballot in November for Indiana’s once-every-10-years retention vote, but has yet to file and may the court’s fourth vacancy in two years, and its third in six months.
To show appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
- Trayvon Martin Had Drugs in System, Autopsy Found
Trayvon Martin, 17, was fatally shot by neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman. (ABC News)(SANFORD, Fla.) — Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, had the drug THC in his system the night of his death, according to new information obtained by ABC News. The revelation came as prosecutors in the case prepared to release to the public hundreds of pages of new evidence Read more…
Stocks Continue to Slide as Troubles Persist in Europe
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Worry over the shaky situation in Europe forced the markets down again Thursday. The Dow had its 11th loss in 12 days, closing down 156 points at 12,442. The Nasdaq gave up 60 to close at 2,813, and the S&P fell 20 points Thursday, closing at 1,308. A temporary Greek cabinet, to be in power until at least next month’s election, has been sworn in. Spain, meanwhile, was Read more…
Obama Nominates New Ambassador to Burma
Soe Than WIN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Declaring a “new chapter in the relationship between the United States and Burma,” President Obama announced Thursday he is rewarding democratic progress by nominating the first U.S. ambassador to Burma in 22 years. The U.S. will also ease its ban on new investment in Burma, Obama announced. After her meeting with the foreign minister of Burma, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that while Read more…
Obama Courts Veterans’ Votes with Outreach Campaign
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama is making a targeted effort to court the votes of military veterans and their families, believing the constituency is in play for November and could make a difference in key battleground states. The Obama campaign Thursday kicked off a grassroots organizing effort — dubbed “Veterans and Military Families for Obama” — led by retired Naval officer and Iraq war veteran Rob Diamond. “It’s no Read more…
Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dead at 63
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Disco and pop music icon Donna Summer has died, ABC News has confirmed. The singer passed away after a battle with cancer and died in Florida. She was 63 years old. A statement from the family of Summer’s husband, Bruce Sudano, reads: “Early this morning, surrounded by family, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. While Read more…
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