Motorists traveling to LaPorte may encounter some road closures this weekend. Monroe Street will be closed from Lincolnway to State Street today from noon to 10:00 p.m., according to the Mayor’s Office. State Street will be closed from Clay to Jackson streets from 5:00 p.m. to midnight.
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This holiday season, Home Instead Senior Care is giving you the unique opportunity to be Santa to elderly individuals who may otherwise go without gifts.
The ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ initiative intends to bring holiday cheer into the lives of local senior citizens who may not have family around this time of the year. If you bring in a donation to the Plymouth or LaPorte locations today around 10 a.m. ET, you will have a chance to enjoy some soup and chili thanks to Home Instead Senior Care staff.
Some gift suggestions include hats, scarves and gloves as well as blankets, robes socks and slippers. Some other potential present ideas are stationery, pens, stamps, puzzles, word searches and playing cards. Monetary donations may also be made to help cover the cost of big ticket items.
The deadline for drop-offs has been extended; donations will now be accepted through December 18th. Continue reading
An Indianapolis-based architecture and engineering firm will open a second office in LaPorte next week. RQAW says its new office officially opens Thursday.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred Friday morning.
Two teenagers were seriously injured in a Thursday morning crash in LaPorte County.
LaPorte County authorities are investigating following a report involving a stolen vehicle found in a convenience store parking lot.
A morning house fire near Wanatah led to extensive smoke and fire damage in the structure’s attic.
LaPorte County authorities are announcing a drug bust that resulted in three arrests.
LaPorte County authorities are investigating after a reported burglary to an elderly woman’s home on Wednesday.
LaPorte County authorities were able to stop an individual from harming themselves during the overnight hours on Friday.
A crash in LaPorte County Tuesday morning has claimed a life.
The Indiana Department of Transportation says they are shutting down a section of State Road 2 in LaPorte County.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department is attempting to identify the victim of a fatal car accident on Saturday.
LaPorte County authorities have arrested 10 in connection with a scheme to bond inmates out of jail.
A LaPorte man was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison on child pornography-related charges.
A Monday morning crash has resulted in the death of the car’s driver.
LaPorte County authorities were called to County Road 200 East south of State Road 4 around 6:50 a.m. According to an incident report, a 2004 Hyundai Sonata was found overturned in a field several hundred feet from the roadway by a passerby when authorities were called.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office is releasing details in what is becoming a regular occurrence in the area.
Early Saturday morning, authorities were called to the 6000 West Block of Small Road to a burglary report. While traveling to the site, another burglary was reported a short distance away in the 900 North block of County Road 640 West.
An investigation is wrapping up following a fatal accident in LaPorte County on Tuesday night.
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A 17-year-old in LaPorte County is facing multiple charges after he was caught allegedly peeking into neighborhood windows.
