One of the leading causes of lung cancer, outside the primary and secondary effects of smoking and using tobacco, is exposure to radon, an odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas, which can cause serious adverse health effects. Recent estimates by the United Stated Energy Protection Agency approximate nearly 21,000 radon-related deaths due to exposure and resulting […]

Following a recent Kelly Blue Book poll which found than an overwhelming majority of Americans are unconvinced about buying and using self-driving vehicles, many questions about the actual level of autonomy of self-driving cars have been raised recently. In spite of a claim by a top Tesla Motors, Inc. Executive that self-driving autonomous cars will […]

A house fire occurring during the morning hours of October 29, 2016, resulted in the death of a 23-year-old Salem, Indiana, man. Although authorities have yet to determine the cause of the fire, it appears no foul play is suspected currently.  On the day of the fire, the man’s mother left the home for less […]

On October 23, 2016, a 65-year-old motorcyclist was struck head-on by a 2013 Hyundai Accent, after a 75-year-old driver of the Accent fell asleep while driving northbound on Indiana State Road 446. The collision occurred when the driver of the Accent veered into the southbound lane of State Road 446 near Tower Ridge Road and […]

A Michigan City, Indiana, woman was arrested by a Porter County Sheriff’s Department Deputy following a chase in which she traveled at speeds of approximately 115 miles per hour. The chase took place on eastbound U.S. 20 near the intersection of County Road 250 East near Chesterton, as the woman continued to drive after the […]

On September 30, 2016, a 30-year-old Navy Veteran and father from Valparaiso, Indiana, was killed while working at the Gary Works steel mill. The man was fatally injured while working in the hot strip area of the mill, although the cause and manner of his death are still under investigation. Prior to his death, the […]

Following various complaints and attacks within the community, a Sellersburg, Indiana, owner of three pit bulls faces eight misdemeanors charges including various violations of Sellersburg Town Ordinances. Of the attacks, the first occurring in June was the most serious as it resulted in a 58-year-old man who lived in the same neighborhood as the pit […]

On July 27, 2016, a collision occurred on the U.S. Route 36 Bridge over Raccoon Lake in Parke County, Indiana, when a driver of a tractor pulling a farm implement collided with a dump truck. The collision occurred as the driver of the dump truck struck the farm implement from behind, which subsequently caused the […]

On July 18, 2016, a bicyclist riding near the 2400 block on west U.S. 40 in Greenfield, Indiana, was seriously injured after being struck by a semi tractor-trailer headed eastbound on U.S. 40. The collision occurred as the 36-year-old woman while riding her bicycle along the roadway was struck by semi that hauled an oversized […]

On July 11, 2016, a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy while leaving his assignment following the Gary Air Show struck a Frankfort, Illinois man who was attempting to get into his vehicle.  Following the collision and impact with the Illinois man, the deputy immediately drove away from the injured pedestrian before being later stopped by a […]