Hammond Jan News Today

Robert Coppage was working at Niagara-LaSalle Steel in Hammond, Indiana, Jan. 12, 2017, when a 5-ton crane with a load of steel bars malfunctioned and crushed him, his attorney said.

This season’s essays take a turn toward joy, laughter, and survival. In addition to collections from notable names, be on the lookout for a feminist biography of the Wife of Bath from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales.