Lake County is getting its own police academy. Starting this fall, the Sheriff’s Office will lead a new training program at Lakeland Community College to prepare local recruits for careers in ...

Deputies in Lake County are now sporting autism awareness patches, pictured here, on their uniforms as part of a broader initiative to support the community and raise awareness. The colorful ...

The Lake County Council is poised to adopt an ordinance Tuesday to regulate for the first time the placement and operation of data centers located in unincorporated areas of the county. Under the ...

Drowning is ruled as the cause of death for a male found hanging over a raft on Rainbow Lake in Indiana. Investigation is ongoing.

A Greencastle, Indiana, man drowned Saturday on Rainbow Lake in Perry County, according to a preliminary autopsy report. The Perry County Sheriff's Office reported Central Dispatch received a call ...

Prosecutors plan to seek the execution of a man accused of shooting and killing four members of a family in rural Tennessee, including the parents of an infant ...

Crime Northwest Indiana police shoot, kill suspect during SWAT operation Police say the suspect in a narcotics investigation allegedly fired shots at officers during a SWAT operation. Officers fired ...

Head-on collision with semitruck in Franklin County results in fatality and injuries. Driver dies at scene, passenger hospitalized.

The county will make an initial offer of $235,000 to Snapping Turtle LLC for the Ameriprise property at 225 N. Buffalo St., ...

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office allowed a look into an officer’s day-to-day routine during a recent ride-along with Sgt.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning in Gary that left a man dead.

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez will have to gradually repay $157,785 to the county through a deduction from his bi-monthly paycheck for the overpayment of benefits he had been receiving since ...