WPSD Local 6

Local unions collect donations to help food banks in upcoming SNAP funding drought

The plan is to have every individual union hall collect the food,” said Brian Courtney, the business agent for the Plumbers ...

2 federal prosecutors placed on leave after describing January 6 attack as ‘a mob of rioters’ in court document

Two federal prosecutors in Washington, DC, were placed on leave after describing the January 6, 2021 attack at the US Capitol ...
WPSD Local 6

Local churches, ministries step up to fill SNAP funding gap

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will stop issuing benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Armed ICE agents kicked off city property early Thursday, Hammond mayor says

HAMMOND — Armed agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department were "staging an operation" early Thursday in the parking lot of the city's police department, which triggered quick ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Indiana executes 3rd inmate since restoring death penalty last year

MICHIGAN CITY — As most across the Region slept, a 53-year-old man was put to death by lethal injection early Friday at the local Indiana State Prison after pleading guilty to raping and murdering a ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

RECAP: Crowd of 200 chants against ICE in East Chicago

EAST CHICAGO — A crowd of about 200 people is lined up outside East Chicago City hall holding signs protesting recent local activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this week.
The Times of Northwest Indiana

$500 million development planned at Hobart's Patriot Park, would be paired with sports complex

A developer is still working to bring a $500 million mixed-use development to Hobart's Patriot Park, even though it won't be home to the new Lake County Convention Center.