Gary Indiana

A Gary corporal and police dog are being hailed as heroes after locating a missing girl by tracking her scent.

The city of Gary has replaced Columbus Day with a holiday honoring its late Mayor Richard Hatcher

A murder suspect who had been at-large for weeks after escaping from a transport van in Gary, Indiana has been captured, authorities said.

A 22-year-old man is charged with assisting a criminal after allegedly trying to collect money for his cousin, a murder suspect who escaped from a transport van last week in Gary, Indiana.

Lake County police said officers are “intensifying efforts” to find the murder suspect still at-large after escaping from a transport van in Gary, Indiana last week.

Authorities Tuesday released video showing the moment a murder suspect escaped from a transport van in Gary, Indiana.

Authorities Tuesday released video showing the moment a murder suspect escaped from a transport van in Gary, Indiana.

Despite having “promising” leads in the case, authorities in northwest Indiana are still searching for a murder suspect who escaped from custody in Lake County on Monday afternoon. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s office, Leon Taylor, 22, was being transported in a private contracted van on Monday at approximately 3 p.m. when he escaped custody in a McDonald’s...

Authorities in northwest Indiana are searching for a murder suspect who escaped from custody in Lake County on Monday afternoon. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s office, Leon Taylor, 22, was being transported in a private contracted van on Monday at approximately 3 p.m. when he escaped custody near the intersection of 35th and Grant Street in Gary, Indiana. The…

A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a Gary alley

An early morning fire engulfed a home in Gary, killing a 6-year-old girl and her uncle. NBC 5’s Cris Coffey explains where the investigation stands.

Police in northwest Indiana are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy and a 39-year-old man dead on Monday afternoon. According to a press release from Gary police, officers responded to a call of gunshot victims at a residence in the 4400 block of Johnson Street at approximately 2:31 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old boy and…

Authorities say two people, including a young child, were killed and a third was hospitalized in critical condition after a deadly fire at home in northwest Indiana early Tuesday.

A neighbor captured a massive blaze at a home in Gary, Indiana, that left two people dead and another in critical condition on Tuesday.

A 10-year-old girl was struck by stray bullets when someone was fending off a dog Tuesday in Gary, Indiana. A man pulled his van into the parking lot of a store about 3:30 p.m. in the 4100 block of Cleveland Street when a dog charged at him, the Lake County Indiana sheriff’s office said. The man pulled out a gun…

The reward for information has doubled in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy while riding in a vehicle Saturday night in Gary. Demetrius Townsel Jr. was shot and killed after leaving a gas station Saturday in the 600 block of Grant Street, according to community activist Andrew Holmes and local officials. Holmes said Townsel Jr’s twin had to hold…

The reward for information in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy has been doubled as the boy’s family searches for his killer.

The visibly emotional family of a 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle Saturday night in Gary has issued a strong plea, demanding the shooter turn themselves in to police. Demetrius Townsel Jr. was shot and killed after leaving a gas station Saturday in the 600 block of Grant Street, according to community activist Andrew Holmes…

A 29-year-old woman was killed Sunday in a vehicle crash on Interstate 80/90 near Gary, IN. About 3:30 a.m. officers received calls of a single vehicle crash on the I-80/90 near Burr Street, according to Indiana State police. A preliminary investigation found that a white 2008 Chevrolet Impala was driving east when it veered off the road and struck the…

Two Indiana fishermen snagged an unexpected catch in Gary on Monday.