An off-duty Gary firefighter has been charged with operating while intoxicated after allegedly crashing into an Indiana State Police trooper's vehicle, officials said Monday.
A lost chihuahua has been reunited with her family in the north suburbs 12 years after she disappeared. The dog's microchip was recently scanned at an animal shelter in northwest Indiana.
NIPSCO has restored power for nearly all northwest Indiana customers on Tuesday, two weeks after storms tore through the area. More storms are possible Wednesday.
Gary students returned to school and a relief event drew thousands as residents work to help each other through the outages.
World Central Kitchen provided free meals Sunday in Gary, Indiana amid storm recovery efforts by other community groups across the region. NIPSCO continues to restore power for thousands of residents nearly two weeks after severe storms.
In an effort to accelerate power restoration work, ComEd dispatched more than 60 employees to northwest Indiana on Saturday to assist NIPSCO crews. Thousands of residents are still without power nearly two weeks after severe storms.