More than 500 residents filled the council chambers, hallways and outer steps of Valparaiso City Hall at the Monday City Council meeting eager to express anger and hear further details of a possible data center development along the north side of Valparaiso.

Chesterton High School senior Karalena Heredia had a memorable 18th birthday Tuesday, serving as a student bailiff for a three-judge panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals.

The Gary Sanitary District isn’t renewing its trash pickup contract with Republic Services and is purchasing garbage trucks to launch its own pickup service next year.

Five Porter County entities will receive a portion of this year’s $125,000 in Opioid Settlement money.

News and notes from around Porter County.

The proposed Good for Youth Farm project will move from the lot near the Juvenile Justice Center on 93rd Avenue to the land behind the Lake County Parks and Recreation office near Deep River Waterpark.

After unanimous approval Tuesday, the Indiana Senate will soon vote on a House bill that would bring a state crime task force to Lake County.

Maurer helped the Wildcats win their first sectional title since 2020.

A 28-year-old man died in a Monday drowning incident, the Gary Fire Department said Tuesday night. Multiple area agencies were called to assist.

A Northwest Regional SWAT negotiating team persuaded a Cedar Lake man to safety after he had a medi