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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 03:44 pm

Hammond News

Local news for Hammond, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

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Not A 'Gouda' Idea: Man Uses Cheese Grater In Robbery, Police Say

An armed robber held up a Hammond, Ind. , gas station and tried holding up a bar on Sunday with a unique tool.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Post Tribune

District seeks OK for high school

The pending construction of a new high school dovetails with the district's transition to themed academies by 2012.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Post Tribune

Close sister relationship becomes foundation of Sohl Avenue's name

Named in honor of early Hammond settlers William and Louisa Sibley-Sohl, Sohl Avenue is a north-south road that runs a few blocks east of downtown Hammond.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Tortoise returned after 2 weeks on the lam

A 60-pound tortoise that escaped from a family's garage last month is back home after a 21 2-week adventure lumbering around three northwestern Indiana towns.

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Related Topix: Munster, IN, Highland, IN

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Post Tribune

Jury hears accused killer on tape

Jurors on Wednesday heard a profanity-laced recording of accused killer Victor A. Hernandez asking a Hammond officer how long his sentence might be as they rode to the police station for booking.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Daily India

Convicted heroin dealer gets second chance

A convicted heroin dealer in Indiana has been given a break -- just a three-day jail term that gives her a chance to fix her troubled life, her attorney says.

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Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Courier-Journal

DEA links Indiana meth ring to biker gang

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Federal authorities have linked at least some of the people indicted as part of a methamphetamine ring to a white-supremacist motorcycle club.

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Related Topix: Gary Metro, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drugs

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Editor & Publisher

Hammond, Ind. 'Post-Tribune' Not Guilty of Discrimination

HAMMOND, Ind. A white former employee of the Post-Tribune failed to prove that managers at the newspaper denied her a promotion to head its Gary bureau because they wanted a black person in the job, a U.S. ...

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Related Topix: Journalism

Tue Jun 24, 2008

The Indianapolis Star

Ex-Lake Co. recorder wins new hearing

HAMMOND, Ind. -- A federal appeals court has ordered a judge to hold a new sentencing hearing for former Lake County Recorder Morris Carter, who was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his conviction on ...

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Sun Jun 22, 2008

WAVE-TV Louisville

Railroad companies pile up traffic tickets

Information provided by four northwest Indiana cities says railroad companies have piled up nearly 2,000 unpaid traffic tickets for blocking crossings for half an hour or longer.

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Related Topix: East Chicago, IN, Gary Metro, Whiting, IN

Post Tribune

East Chicago fugitive faces extradition

Accused child molester Francisco Soto is in custody awaiting extradition to Indiana after U.S. Marshals in Las Vegas arrested him as he tried to climb out a window.

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Related Topix: East Chicago, IN

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Indianapolis Star

State reviews Hammond's red light cameras

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Several state agencies have questions about the city of Hammond's decision to approve using cameras to catch motorists who run red lights.

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Wed Jun 18, 2008

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Man convicted in 1989 rape hoping for new trial

A Lake County judge will decide next week whether a man convicted of rape in 1993 should receive a new trial based on DNA testing.

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Related Topix: Lake County, IN

Mon Jun 16, 2008

The Times

CIGNA, Sisters continue insurance talks

Talks are progressing between CIGNA HealthCare and Sisters of St. Francis hospitals ahead of a Sunday deadline for terminating the insurance company's contract with the hospital system.

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Related Topix: Michigan City, IN, Francisco, IN, Munster, IN

Sat Jun 14, 2008

WANE-TV Fort Wayne

Jury awards $737,000 to Hammond officer

A Lake County jury has awarded nearly $737,000 in damages to a Hammond police officer who was injured in a 2006 hit-and-run collision while on duty.

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Related Topix: Lake County, IN

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Times

Father's Day takes on the economy

As the U.S. economy continues to sputter under high gasoline and food prices, consumers may be extra cautious about their Father's Day spending.

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Related Topix: Munster, IN, Life, Holidays, Father's Day, Highland, IN

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Star-Press

Records say man used 2-year-old son as human shield

HAMMOND, Ind. - A man used his 2-year-old son as a human shield in a fight with park rangers after he was caught drinking beer in a federal campground, court records allege.

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Tue Jun 10, 2008

NWI Times

Some find good where others suffer

As the country's economy journeys south, a handful of businesses are seeing their fortunes heading higher.

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Related Topix: Portage, IN, Hobart, IN, Highland, IN, Griffith, IN

Sun Jun 08, 2008

The Times

Police shoot fleeing suspect

A North Hammond man is in serious condition after being shot by police who said he pointed a handgun at them while fleeing from a Saturday morning traffic stop.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Indianapolis Star

Hammond approves red-light cameras

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Efforts to allow Indiana cities and towns to use cameras at red lights to catch motorists who ignore them have failed in the General Assembly.

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Related Topix: Winona Lake, IN, Fort Wayne Metro

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Hammond, Indiana is located in Lake County and is part of the Chicago Metro Area. Zip codes in Hammond include 46324, 46323, and 46320.

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