Chesterton Tribune
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Liberty Township woman dies in crash Chesterton man killed by train Sarah Paulsen's killer sentenced to 245 years in prison in three other deaths Driver in fatal crash on 49 issued a ticket Accident victim identified as Devin M. Defauw Steelworker fatally crushed at BH mill Report cites human error in fatal injury of worker Receive automatic emails when registered sex offender moves into area Chesterton woman dies in I-69 crash near Anderson Lorraine Kirley is found: Mystery ends with grim discovery Killer cracks: Malinski admits guilt, tells location of body Lakeland Park tragedy: Third sister dies; fund set for family County reports increase in drug arrests last year, decreases in crime overall Officers who shot and killed Szotek acted properly, prosecutor reports Local addicts still making trip into South Chicago to score heroin Know the signs of drug addiction, be vigilant Porter County drug problem by the numbers Brush fire kills Liberty Twp man Paul Ihle sentenced to 21 months in prison Kevin Pastrick gets 37 months in Coffee Creek case Reeder: Parents must act to stop the drug contagion Drunk driver sentenced to 10 years for Hall's death Manous gets prison for role in Coffee Creek land deal Driver faces 12 counts in death of local woman Guilty plea in drunk driving accident that killed Tracey Hall CHS grad dies of injuries in LaPorte County crash Motorcycle accident kills Ryan Haas Teacher and coach Todd Talbert killed in collision Wednesday The Drug Problem in Porter County Two die in Brummitt Rd. motorcycle crash Alcohol involved in accident that killed two teenage girls Secret life of a heroin addict: Manda's Story Drugs' toll: Another mother's story Conover: Time to end blame game and team to fight county drug problem Citizens offer anti-drug ideas Calls for help from heroin addicts on the rise Fighting drugs: Mothers' fears, sorrows, regrets The cost of drug abuse in the US We all pick up the tab Florida man sentenced in killing of Liberty resident County Drug Task Force busy in 2003, so were the users Man charged with DWI after woman dies in fall from motorcycle Local resident dies after crash in Gary State Supreme Court upholds Malinski murder conviction Fire destroys dining hall at Camp ToPeNeBee Florida man charged with murder in death of Verboom Photo: Fire destroys Ruge and Sons meats Four charged in connection with fatal botched robbery of Pines bank Drug counseling: 'We peddle hope' Cost of drug use: Families in crisis: A mother's fears A mother's sorrow A mother's regrets Sensation seekers risk lives to feel the illusion of life Cost of drug abuse: We all pick up the tab The risky business of shooting heroin Saying No to drugs: How the other half lives Excerpts from saying no to drugs round table Addiction: Your brain is in a new state of mind How to teach children the dangers of addiction 'Every child is savable from drugs' Warning signs of child drug abuse Second death may be heroin OD Kids learning about the latest drugs on the Internet Drug tests made business more efficient, employer tells group Heroin fatality was former CHS student Matson property was stolen goods judge rules Woman electrocuted in home by space heater Second man charged in murder of Brummitt janitor Kate Pokorny's killer pleads guilty, gets life without parole Miller admits killing Helmchen; gets life Judge: Matson a career criminal Habitual offender status means long sentence for Matson Matson guilty Stolen Thompson submachine gun returned to county after 67 years Malinski appeals his murder conviction