The Lake County Coroner's Office investigated 65 homicides in 2024, it said, a 12% decrease from the 74 in 2023 and a 35% ...

An autopsy performed by the Lake County Coroner's Office Wednesday confirmed Hilson died of at least one gunshot wound. His death was ruled a homicide.

A jury took approximately five hours to find Terry Horton, of Gary, guilty of murder and a firearm enhancement for the May 7, ...

The information shared by officials remained limited Wednesday. It is still unclear who was involved in the struggle after ...

The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting online applications to fill the civil division judicial vacancy ...

"The Lake County Sheriff’s Department and the Lake County Courts do not contact civilians by phone or by mail demanding payment for arrest warrants," Martines said.

Jamel Scott, 53, told investigators he threw his 78-year-old mother down two flights of stairs and left her in the basement ...

The Lake County coroner's office was dispatched around 8 p.m. Saturday to St. Catherine's Hospital in relation to the death of Daniel Negrete, 45, of East Chicago.

Eight new automated license plate readers will be going up in Crown Point this year, the city's police chief told the Board ...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said it has confirmed 98 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza since 2022 in ...

The Gary council president came just two votes short of a majority in the first round of voting, winning handily on the ...

Frigid temperatures have led schools across Northwest Indiana and the south suburbs to close Tuesday and switch to e-learning ...