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The death of Dakota Levi Stevens, the boy who was in foster care in Liberty Township in late April and was remembered by mourners at his funeral for his smile and creativity, has been ruled a homicide by the St. Joseph County Coroner's Office in South Bend.

Under the rejected agreement, the accused faced no more than four years to be served, not in jail, but as part of the alternative offered by the Porter County PACT

"I want my mom to be here with me," the 13-year-old said.

The felony confinement charge typically carries a potential sentence of one to six years behind bars, records show.

VALPARAISO — Former Porter County Superior Court Judge David Chidester died Saturday, a year and a half after the death of his wife, retired Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper,

Mohamad Darwish, of Aberdeen subdivision, has been targeted for harassment since July “because we are Palestinian," he says.

An online fundraiser says that prior to Trinidads death, a family member was seriously injured in a car accident and underwent intensive hip surgery.

VALPARAISO — Valparaiso University student Varun Raj Pucha has died following the brutal stabbing attack he endured Oct. 29 while at the local Planet Fitness club, VU President Jose Padilla

Police took a now-former English teacher and debate coach at Chesterton High School into custody Monday on felony charges of child seduction and obstruction of justice for allegedly starting up a sexual relationship with one of the students on the debate team and then forcing her to lie about the relationship to school officials. Dakota McCoy, 30, of Valparaiso, was taken into custody by ...

James Filby pleaded guilty in July to felony counts of vicarious sexual gratification, attempted sexual battery and sexual battery.