Raymond L. Smith, 46, has been charged with three counts of aggravated battery to a correctional officer and other charges.

Witnesses said that the victim was involved in an argument that turned physical with his wife when he reached for a weapon.

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in ...

A 40-year-old man was killed in a police-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Northwest Indiana, the Lake County sheriff and coroner's office said.

Police said a 23-year-old man was holding a gun in each hand, and threatening his mother and officers at the time he was shot ...

The Lake County Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting online applications to fill the civil division judicial vacancy ...

"The Lake County Sheriff’s Department and the Lake County Courts do not contact civilians by phone or by mail demanding payment for arrest warrants," Martines said.

One person died in a house fire on Sunday morning in LaPorte County, Indiana, authorities said.