Portage NewsLocal news for Portage, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Modified prison sentence denied in Porter Co. molestations- June 8, 2008 Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper rejected a request Thursday to modify the prison sentences for a father and son serving time for having sex with the same underage girl in Portage.http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/modified-prison-sentence-denied-in-porter-co-... Business fire ruled an arson- June 6, 2008 Portage Fire Department investigators have determined an early Wednesday morning fire at a U.S. 6 business was deliberately set.http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/business-fire-ruled-an-arson?fromrss=1 Former Porter County official Sandra Vuko dies- June 6, 2008 The former Porter County auditor and treasurer Sandra Vuko died Wednesday. Vuko, 61, of Portage, suffered cardiac arrest Wednesday at her home and CPR was performed by family, Porter County Coroner Vicki Deppe ...http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/former-porter-county-official-sandra-vuko-die... Spike reported in drug deaths- June 5, 2008 Porter County Coroner Vicki Deppe is alarmed by a spike this past month in the number of fatal drug overdoses in the county.http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/spike-reported-in-drug-deaths?fromrss=1 Second man pleads guilty to violent burglary- June 3, 2008 Jerrell Freeney told the court he did not know his co-defendant was going to rape a Portage resident last year after breaking into her home.http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/second-man-pleads-guilty-to-violent-burglary?... Portage man aids development of new fuel- June 2, 2008 Jon Ziulkowski is in Berlin, Germany, this week touting a new, renewable fuel that could turn the general aviation world on its heels.http://www.topix.net/city/portage-in/2008/06/portage-man-aids-development-of-new-fuel?from... |