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WATCH NOW: Photos of the week Marcus Steele, Marcus Steele Jr. sits for a picture with Willie Wilson at the Boys & Girls Club in Gary. John Luke The Times Marcus Steele, Marcus Steele Jr., 18, is Indiana Boys and Girls Clubs' state Youth of the Year. He advances to regional competition later this year. John Luke, The Times Marcus Steele, Marcus Steele Jr., 18, left, works with Willie Wilson, 12, on homework at the Boys & Girls Club in Gary. Steele was named State Youth of the Year.  John Luke, The Times Marcus Steele, Marcus Steele Jr., 18, left, runs in...

“I’ll see you in heaven.” It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Al’s hospitalization. Noe, 66, ...

No clear path ahead for large-scale wind, solar projects FREE NEWSLETTERS Wildcat Wind Farm in Tipton County. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) Much-debated legislation to boost wind and solar farms in Indiana was thwarted during this legislative session, but a key state lawmaker said Thursday he hopes to revive the issue next year to help meet the growing need for renewable energy. “We’ll bring back something,” vowed Rep. Ed Soliday, the bill’s author, as this year’s regular legislative session came to a close. “I don’t know whether it will look like this (bill) or what it will be.”

“I’ll see you in heaven.” It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Al’s daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Al’s hospitalization. Noe, 66, ...

Indiana Creates Public Broadband Portal to Report Low Speeds A new act directs the Office of Community and Rural Affairs to establish a public broadband portal for individuals to report if their Internet is slower than 25 megabits per second for downloads and 3 mbps for uploads. April 21, 2021 •  (TNS) — The state of Indiana is poised to become a matchmaker of sorts for Hoosier residents and businesses lacking access to high-speed internet service and companies looking to provide it. Senate Enrolled Act 377, approved 48-0 by the Senate and 89-2 in the...