Latest
The newest stories from every Region N3 desk, newest first.
Crime
Gary woman charged with murder after man run over in driveway
Ashley Dominique Taylor, 34, of Gary faces murder charges in the Sept. 7 death of Chilly Cooper, 42, whom investigators say she struck and ran over with a Hyundai on West 20th Place.
Politics
Mrvan asks FERC for federal probe of NIPSCO after August derecho outages
The Highland Democrat’s Sept. 10 letter seeks a joint FERC-NERC review of storm readiness, vegetation spending, and restoration timelines that left tens of thousands in Lake and Porter counties dark for nearly two weeks.
BizTech
U.S. Steel restarts Gary Works’ largest blast furnace after $350 million reline
No. 14 is back online with capacity above 2 million tons of hot metal a year, part of Nippon Steel–backed upgrades as the mill also hires for operations and maintenance.
BizTech
AWS jobs pipeline — New Carlisle training to Jasper County’s Project Rise
Nearly 1,000 data-center operations hires at the New Carlisle campus sit on Ivy Tech pathways, while Jasper County’s $7 billion Project Rise queues about 250 more permanent roles.
Crime
Porter County brings in special prosecutors for two Flock LPR cases
Judge Rebecca Buitendorp appointed Jasper County’s Jacob Taulman and LaPorte County’s Sean Fagan after Prosecutor Gary Germann asked the court to avoid any appearance of bias.
Community
1st Source puts $100K into LaPorte–Porter storm recovery as Valpo cleanup and state aid continue
The bank foundation split grants among seven nonprofits nearly a month after the Aug. 11 derecho, as Valparaiso debris work and SDRF/FEMA windows stay open for uninsured losses.