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At least seven people were taken to hospitals after an explosion erupted at a home in the Northwest Indiana town of Porter Thursday afternoon, fire officials confirmed. At approximately 4:30 p.m., fire crews were called to the home in the 400 block of North 1st Street where they found heavy fire in the rear of the structure and heavy damage,…

A natural gas explosion is suspected in a house fire that injured seven people including a 3-year-old girl, authorities said Friday. The girl was freed from debris and airlifted to a Chicago hospital, and the others who were injured were taken to other hospitals for treatment, the Indiana fire marshal’s office said. Three of the seven people have been...

The investigation continues into a home explosion in northwest Indiana on Thursday that sent seven people to area hospitals, including a 3-year-old girl who was trapped inside the building.

The investigation continues into a home explosion in northwest Indiana on Thursday that sent seven people to area hospitals, including a 3-year-old girl who was trapped inside the building.

At least seven people were taken to hospitals after an explosion erupted at a home in the Northwest Indiana town of Porter Thursday afternoon, fire officials confirmed. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports

A former Illinois lawmaker has turned himself in after being charged in an alleged “revenge porn” case. NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi has the latest details on the case. 

media are reporting that the wife of an American official who left the U.K. after being involved in a fatal road accident no longer has diplomatic immunity. BBC and Sky News said Sunday that U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had told the family of Harry Dunn that “immunity is no longer pertinent” because the suspect has left the U.K. The...

Emmy night is always a chaotic mix of the humorous, the emotional and the inspirational, mixed with some major sequins and glitter. And on this Emmy night, all those elements came together in one glorious moment: Billy Porter’s win as best actor in a drama for “Pose,” the first openly gay actor to win the award. But Porter’s speech wasn’t...

And the category, a jubilant Billy Porter said as he made Emmys history, “is love, y’all, love.” Porter, known for making fashion statements on red carpets, became the first openly gay man to win an Emmy for best actor in a drama series for his role of Pray Tell on FX’s “Pose.” “I am so overwhelmed and so overjoyed that...

Todrick Hall has been preaching about inclusion, self-acceptance and gay pride for much of his career. So it made sense that he would preach about those messages as he accepted an MTV Video Music Award on behalf of Taylor Swift for her anti-hate anthem “You Need to Calm Down.” The clip, which he co-produced, stars himself and close friend Swift,...

The New York state Health Department has revoked the medical license of a doctor who conducted unsanctioned research on people associated with a cult-like self-improvement group.

Five couples, refugees who fled their Asian country just to be able to spend the rest of their lives with their soulmate, got married in Skokie Wednesday afternoon.

Meet one of the five couples who got married Wednesday afternoon in Skokie, after fleeing their country to safely be able to spend the rest of their life with their soulmate. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

A top Chicago police officer was the center of a police chase in Indiana that topped speeds of 110 mph, audio recordings obtained by NBC 5 Investigates revealed.

Dispatch recordings of a driver being chased by Indiana police at speeds over 110 mph have been released, but this time, it was a CPD officer that was the subject of the pursuit. NBC 5 Investigates’ Chris Coffey has more.