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When the power goes out, you find out who your friends are | Davich (opens the original)
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Crews install new electrical poles on Calumet Avenue in Munster. Itâs during crisis situations when you realize your true friends. When the power goes out and communities are left in the dark, residents need more than crews and cleanup â they need communication, like Portage Mayor Austin Bonta's steady updates. Guilt is a common reaction after natural disasters, even when you had no control over what happened. Here are practical ways to deal with these very human emotions. The power will eve
PHOTOS | Power restoration continues amid storm damage in Gary, Hobart (opens the original)
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Crews continue to assess and sift through storm damage in the Region to restore power to communities. President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Indiana, making up to $5 million in federal assistance available after deadly storms and flooding. The power will eventually come back. But NIPSCO is facing a deeper crisis: angry customers, exhausted workers and growing questions about profits, management and storm preparedness. A 39-year-old Gary man was pronounced dead shortly after
Generators, gas lines, candlelit dinners amid storm damage chaos | Davich (opens the original)
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Severe storms ravaged Munster and many other Northwest Indiana communities. This weekâs historic storm left behind more than downed trees, damaged homes and widespread power outages. It crippled the routines of tens of thousands of people across this Region, leaving them without electricity, cell service, or even a way to get gasoline. Itâs no longer a matter of if a severe storm strikes, but when. And where. It feels as random as the wind. Who gets hit. Who dodges it. Who loses power. And f
PHOTOS | Munster celebrates National Night Out (opens the original)
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Families got to enjoy a helicopter, SWAT truck, taekwondo performance and more at Munster's National Night Out on Tuesday. Take a look at photos of the event. A police helicopter circled overhead as K-9 teams put on demonstrations Tuesday, helping draw families to Munster Community Park for the town's 31st annual National Night Out Against Crime. East Chicago-based 219 Health Network has received six HRSA quality awards, the most in its history. Staff from Region Hooters locations supported the
Northwest Indiana Fourth of July guide: Parades, concerts and fireworks (opens the original)
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The United States of America's 250th anniversary celebration climaxes Saturday with Independence Day events across the country, including in Northwest Indiana.  Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Four Hammond schools that have sat without students for years are now formally closed, starting a state-mandated process that could determine … The Chesterton Town Council unanimously agreed Monday to discontinue its contract with the Flock license plate surveillance system. A Hammond man is
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