The Hammond Common Council approved a resolution Monday opposing a Lake County convention center at proposed sites in Gary and in Hobart.

The debate will air at 7 p.m. Viewers will also be able to watch for free on Spectrum News NY1’s digital platforms.

In a Facebook post Sunday afternoon, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said Caprice E. Cashaw, of Merrillville, is the individual whom police believe is responsible for the homicide.

Hammond has begun the process of fencing off Briar East Woods, an area of preserved dunes that it owns, as it readies for construction in the area.

The Whiting School Board approved David Verta as the new superintendent of the school district during a special meeting on Wednesday.

The Hammond Education Foundation announced earlier this week that it has received a $22,500 grant from the Caesars Foundation.

Approximately 1,200 Ivy Tech Lake County graduates walked across the stage inside the Dean and Barbara White Community Center on Thursday.

The right lane of eastbound I-94 will be closed approaching U.S. 20 starting around 9 p.m. on May 7 to 6 a.m. on May 8 for temporary barrier wall removal.

The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges Alfredo Estrada repeatedly tried to engage his client in a relationship, despite her many refusals and voicing of discomfort.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. speaks as Purdue Northwest breaks ground for a planned 42,000-square-foot residence hall, the third on the Hammond campus.