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GARY — Local law enforcement are looking into a report of a shootout Thursday afternoon that left one man dead and a federal agent wounded.

HOBART — Three Hobart police officers are on paid leave pending an investigation of fight between them that began late Sunday and carried into the early morning hours Monday, Chief Rick Zormier said.

MERRILLVILLE — Twenty families were displaced after a fire early Thursday trapped multiple people on balconies of an apartment building.

GRIFFITH — In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of opioid-related deaths and incidents, the Griffith Police Department partnered with the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI) in early 2017.

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CEDAR LAKE — What started with a pot of chili for a dozen homeless people on Lower Wacker Drive has mushroomed into an effort to feed more than 300, thanks to the generosity of a 10-year-old boy and his family.

CROWN POINT — Pat Gabrione is leaving the political fray after two decades as a leading voice in Lake County election and GOP party affairs.

GARY — Police issued 844 tickets and made 65 arrests as part of a 24-day Click It or Ticket campaign.

GARY — A planning firm is recommending the Gary/Chicago International Airport as the leading contender for locating a backup E-911 communications center.

WASHINGTON — A group of top business economists believes the major tax cuts President Donald Trump pushed through Congress will give a significant boost to economic growth this year and next year. But they worry that by 2020, the country…