Jack Crawford, former Lake County prosecutor and a longtime defense attorney, died Wednesday after a five-year battle with heart problems. He was 77.

VALPARAISO — Newly elected Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann hit the ground running during his first day in office this week with staff changes and plans to join his deputies in the courtroom.

On Thursday, a jury found the former chairperson of the Island County Republican Party guilty of two criminal counts in ...