Amy Lavalley

A Portage man facing felony charges for allegedly causing a multi-car crash in Portage two years ago in which a Chesterton Middle School teacher died has submitted a guilty plea.

A federal judge sentenced a Chicago man to 120 months in prison after the man pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl in Hammond, according to a release from U.S.

A recently hired Munster Police officer was involved in some “traumatic” incidents during his time with the Dolton Police Department but Munster

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder is scheduled to go to trial for a third time in U.S.

Thanksgiving dinner 2024 was definitely more relaxing last week for Joe Trama, compared to the previous nearly four decades.

Two people, including a secretary at Portage High School, died and a third was injured in a shooting after what police are calling a “domestic disturbance” Friday night at a Portage hom…

As the Portage community continues to grapple with a Thanksgiving weekend domestic shooting in which a beloved high school secretary was killed by

Donald M. Johnson will remain in Porter County Jail at least until his next hearing in early January after a judge found him to be both a danger to

While Donald M. Johnson fends off a fresh round of criminal charges and works to pay back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes victims of

Just over three years ago, Robert Barr was charged with a felony count of battery on a public safety official and misdemeanor counts of domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct.