US 35/Pine Lake Avenue Closure near State Road 39
In LaPorte, U.S. 35/Pine Lake Avenue will be reduced to one lane during the overnight hours for microsurface work between State Road 39 and the bridge over the railroad in downtown LaPorte. Work will begin around 6pm each night with grinding to prepare the pavement. The microsurface treatment will then begin starting around 9pm. All lanes will reopen prior to rush hour each morning.
NICTD 10th Street Closure continues through end of August
NICTD will be closing 10th St. through August 29th due to repairs and laying down new rails. Due to the closing of 10th St. MC Transit Route #4 will be detoured from Chicago St. to Cooper St., Cooper St. to Willard Ave., Willard Ave. to 8th St., 8th St. to US 12, US 12 to Willard Ave. and Willard Ave. to 8th St. At this point the route will continue Read more…
La Porte’s MOST WANTED Person of the Week
LaPorte Police Department’s Wanted Person of the Week is 29 year old Matthew McCleery. He is wanted on a warrant out of LaPorte Circuit Court for probation violation, for an original charge of receiving stolen property. McCleery is a white male, 5’10”, 175 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes, tatoos of a dragon and a marijuana leaf on each of his forearms and a scorpion tattoo on the left side Read more…
UPDATE on the South Shore with mid-day passengers
The South Shore will bus mid-day passengers between the Carroll Ave. and Dune Park Stations on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August 14th during track work. Buses will arrive and depart on the published train schedule between Carroll Ave. and Dune Park
Valparaiso man arrested as he was out of luck
49 year old George Bukur of Valparaiso, called a cab from a casino in East Chicago to go to Portage. Bukur told the cab driver during the ride that he didn’t have any money but would get money in Portage. According to the police report, Bukur had the cab driver to take him to different places in order to get money, however he did not get any. The cab driver Read more…
- Tornado Kills Couple, Injures Son at Virginia Campground
iStock/Thinkstock(NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va.) — Police have identified a couple who were killed in their tent by a tornado that ripped through a packed campground on the eastern shore of Virginia early Thursday, injuring two dozen people. Ferocious winds twisted trailers and mangled trees as golf ball-sized hail rained on more than 1,300 panicked vacationers huddling for safety at the Cherrystone Family Camping Ground and RV Resort in Northampton, Virginia. During Read more…
Stocks Mixed Following Jobless Claims, Home Sale Figures
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Stock prices ended the day mixed on Wall Street Thursday, following good news on jobless claims and mixed quarterly earnings results from several companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost three points, finishing at 17083.80, the Nasdaq Composite fell two points at 4472.11, and the S&P 500 gained one to end at 1987.98. Investors received positive news regarding jobs, with the Labor Department reporting that weekly applications Read more…
Wreckage From Algerian Jetliner Found in Mali
The wreckage of an Algerian airliner that disappeared from radar today was found in Mali near the border of Burkina Faso, according to a statement from the office of the French president.
Christie, Haley Challenge White House Handling of Migrant Children
Govs. Nikki Haley of South Carolina and Chris Christie of New Jersey had harsh words for the White House’s handling of the border crisis during a Republican governors’ panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival Thursday night. Haley worried about the potential costs of temporarily sheltering migrant children in states across the country, despite assurances that the federal government would foot the bill. “We do care about these children … but Read more…
Inside the University of Virginia’s "Game of Thrones" English Course
Helen Sloan/HBO (CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Games of Thrones fans at the University of Virginia were given the opportunity to take the class of a lifetime. An English class, which met five days each week for 2 hours and 15 minutes, focused on the George R.R. Martin series. It was offered as a four-week summer course. “This class will use the work of Martin (one novel and many episodes of the Read more…
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