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House votes to toughen human trafficking ban; now headed to governor

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mitch Daniels is expected to quickly sign into law tough, new restrictions on human trafficking that he called for in his State of the State address earlier this month.

Mom found high on fake pot after son tells teachers

PORTAGE | Police found a 31-year-old woman high on synthetic marijuana after her son told school administrators he missed class the previous day because he couldn't wake her up.

The Times to webcast Lake County trials

INDIANAPOLIS | The Times soon will begin broadcasting Lake County civil court hearings on its website, nwi.com, as part of a pilot project intended to bring courts closer to residents.

Family deals with medical-error death without lawsuit

HOBART | Bob Malizzo knows that to make sure others benefit from his daughter's death, he must talk about it. Time has passed, but it's still difficult to discuss his daughter, Michelle Malizzo Ballog, who went in to the hospital for routine surgery, was put to sleep — and never woke up.

2 seek injunction to reopen Gary's main library

HAMMOND | A request for an emergency injunction was filed in federal court Thursday seeking to reverse the Gary Library Board's decision to close and dismantle the main branch at 220 W. Fifth Ave.

Volunteers canvass Northwest Indiana to survey, help homeless

GARY | Robert Walker Jr. didn't need much money to get what he wanted. "I only need a dollar and forty-two cents, man," he said. "I want to get something to eat."

Romney is the aggressor in final Florida debate

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. | An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a fast-paced campaign debate Thursday night, ridiculing the former House speaker's call to build costly projects in key primary states and to colonize the moon.

Russow continues pursuit of UFC dream

CHICAGO | It's been nearly five years since Mike Russow's first and only loss in mixed martial arts. But 20 months ago, it sure didn't feel that way for about 12 minutes.

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