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“Fishing Season” art exhibit to Conservation World: Show & Go
Another weekend where I think a “Show & Go” is in order. For me it starts with the opening reception for the “Fishing Season” art exhibit at Paul Henry’s Art Gallery in Hammond tonight....
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23-year-old man shot to death in Calumet City
A 23-year-old man was shot to death early Thursday in south suburban Calumet City. Wesley Getter was shot near his home in the 1200 block of Memorial Drive, according to the Lake County coroner’s...
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The art of “Fishing Season” is on: Paul Henry’s Art Gallery, the spot
HAMMOND, Ind. — Kerri Mommer thinks her dad, Rol, might have seen gyotaku during his Army days in Tokyo. Rol Mommer had one of the most striking pieces of artwork in the ‘‘Fishing Season’’ exhibit at...
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Police: 2 sexual assaults reported in NW Indiana
Police are warning Hammond residents in northwest Indiana after two sexual assaults were reported within two weeks of each other. The victims, a juvenile girl and a 25-year-old woman, were outside...
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Armed robbers don’t waste time, strike 3 times in matter of minutes
Police believe the same two young men robbed an 85-year-old man, a 67-year-old man and a woman out with her 11-year-old daughter, all in less than an hour Friday morning in northwest Indiana. Police...
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Woman stabbed to death in Hammond home, children OK
A woman was found stabbed to death in her home in northwest Indiana early Tuesday, authorities said. Officers were called about 6 a.m. to a report of a bleeding woman 7500 block of Alexander Avenue in...
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Suspect arrested in Hammond sexual assaults
Authorities have arrested a suspect in two sexual assaults that happened within two weeks of each other in northwest Indiana. Charges “directly related” to the sexual assaults were pending against the...
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Lake County Dems to pick new sheriff after Buncich conviction
A pro tem sheriff for Lake County, Indiana, will be appointed in the next month after Sheriff John Buncich was convicted Thursday in connection with a bribery and fraud scheme involving towing...
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Suspects in brazen Hammond robberies may also be targeting Chicago
A trio of brazen thieves, who struck three times in less than an hour in broad daylight last week in northwest Indiana, may have struck again in a series of morning attacks in Chicago, the last one...
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Boy in custody for Hammond homicide, two sexual assaults
Authorities have arrested a teenage boy suspected of a homicide and two sexual assaults in the last month in Hammond. DNA recovered from the sexual assault victims matches the suspect, a 15-year-old...
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Man accidentally fatally shoots friend, then himself in Hammond
A 31-year-old man accidentally shot his friend, who later died, and then fatally shot himself Saturday night in northwest Indiana. Officers responded about 9:30 p.m. to a person shot at a get-together...
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Urn with human ashes found on bike path in Northwest Indiana
It probably wasn’t what the family had in mind when they decided to cremate their loved one, but an urn filled with human ashes was found on a bicycle path last week in Northwest Indiana. Now Lake...
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Gary man arrested after running away from crash on I-80/94
A Gary man was arrested after he crashed his SUV early Sunday on I-80/94 in northwest Indiana and then ran away. The crash happened about 5:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of the Borman Expressway near...
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Two arrested after crashing, running away from police in NW Indiana
A man and woman who ran away from police after crashing their car last week in northwest Indiana have been arrested. Alejandro Andrade Anguiano, 22, of Hammond faces felony counts of resisting law...
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Fall colors, rut, ducks, fall fishing, geese: WWW Chicago outdoors
Road trips. Sounding like real fall or a promise of winter, the wind howls around the corners of our house as I type in the darkness early this morning. With it comes the promise of change or push to...
View Article1 killed, 3 wounded in Hammond shooting
A man was killed and three other people were wounded in a Tuesday afternoon shooting in northwest Indiana. Just before 4 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at an apartment in the 500 block of...
View ArticleCoroner seeking family of deceased Hammond man
The Lake County coroner’s office is looking for the family of a deceased 60-year-old northwest Indiana man. Bradley Finley passed away on Oct. 20, according to the coroner’s office. His last known...
View ArticlePolice: Man tried to pay South Shore train fare with counterfeit money
An Indiana man was arrested Wednesday night after he tried to pay his South Shore train fare using counterfeit money. Timothy Ross, 33, boarded a 6:08 p.m. train at the Hammond South Shore station and...
View ArticleFive carjack Lyft driver at gunpoint, invade home in Markham
A Lyft driver was carjacked at gunpoint Saturday afternoon in northwest Indiana, an incident that ended with five people in custody following a crash and home invasion in the south suburbs, police...
View ArticleWoman charged with robbing White Castle in Hammond, Ind. at gunpoint
A 36-year-old woman has been charged with the Tuesday afternoon armed robbery a northwest Indiana fast-food restaurant. About 12:15 p.m., Kristin Marie Escamilla approached the drive-thru window of a...
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