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MUNSTER — Cancer Resource Centre, 926 Ridge Road, offers free education programs and support groups for those with a cancer diagnosis and their caregivers.

GRIFFITH — The Imagine Griffith initiative looks to bring a splash of color and creativity once again to downtown and public spaces.

SCHERERVILLE — Police are investigating purse thefts by a woman from the DSW store located at 131 N. U.S. 41.

HAMMOND — A February complaint of widespread gang graffiti in the city's North Hammond neighborhood sparked a relentless police manhunt for the people responsible.

VALPARAISO — Growing up “in the age of mass shootings,” Valparaiso University freshman Gabrielle Conway said she and fellow classmates have endured countless lockdown drills aimed at preparing students across America for the worst.

Bring the kids to Bellaboo’s Play and Discovery Center for Eggs Marks the Spot: A Pirate Egg Hunt. Board Cap’n Bellaboo’s pirate ship from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday. Admission fees apply; kids ages 1-9 are $10 for the…

CROWN POINT — Ten years after the Starbucks at 10761 Broadway was among 600 closed nationwide by the coffee chain, a new one is being planned just north of that location. And it would be joined by a Chipotle Mexican…

HOBART — An unidentified white male died just after midnight Friday in a motor vehicle crash at Ind. 130 and County Line Road, according to the Lake County coroner's office.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the Gary Housing Authority more than $3.2 million for the demolition of 254 public housing units at the Concord Village and Delaney West developments.

HAMMOND — Alexis M. Karagias had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred speech when a Schererville officer pulled her over Oct. 28 for weaving side to side on U.S. 30, the officer noted when writing up charging documents.