Hammond NewsLocal news for Hammond, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Convicted heroin dealer gets second chance- June 30, 2008 A convicted heroin dealer in Indiana has been given a break -- just a three-day jail term that gives her a chance to fix her troubled life, her attorney says.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/convicted-heroin-dealer-gets-second-chance?fr... DEA links Indiana meth ring to biker gang- June 28, 2008 HAMMOND, Ind. -- Federal authorities have linked at least some of the people indicted as part of a methamphetamine ring to a white-supremacist motorcycle club.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/dea-links-indiana-meth-ring-to-biker-gang?fro... Hammond, Ind. 'Post-Tribune' Not Guilty of Discrimination- June 26, 2008 HAMMOND, Ind. A white former employee of the Post-Tribune failed to prove that managers at the newspaper denied her a promotion to head its Gary bureau because they wanted a black person in the job, a U.S. ...http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/hammond-ind-post-tribune-not-guilty-of-discri... Ex-Lake Co. recorder wins new hearing- June 25, 2008 HAMMOND, Ind. -- A federal appeals court has ordered a judge to hold a new sentencing hearing for former Lake County Recorder Morris Carter, who was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his conviction on ...http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/ex-lake-co-recorder-wins-new-hearing?fromrss=... Railroad companies pile up traffic tickets- June 23, 2008 Information provided by four northwest Indiana cities says railroad companies have piled up nearly 2,000 unpaid traffic tickets for blocking crossings for half an hour or longer.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/railroad-companies-pile-up-traffic-tickets?fr... East Chicago fugitive faces extradition- June 22, 2008 Accused child molester Francisco Soto is in custody awaiting extradition to Indiana after U.S. Marshals in Las Vegas arrested him as he tried to climb out a window.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/east-chicago-fugitive-faces-extradition?fromr... State reviews Hammond's red light cameras- June 20, 2008 HAMMOND, Ind. -- Several state agencies have questions about the city of Hammond's decision to approve using cameras to catch motorists who run red lights.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/state-reviews-hammonds-red-light-cameras?from... Man convicted in 1989 rape hoping for new trial- June 18, 2008 A Lake County judge will decide next week whether a man convicted of rape in 1993 should receive a new trial based on DNA testing.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/man-convicted-in-1989-rape-hoping-for-new-tri... CIGNA, Sisters continue insurance talks- June 16, 2008 Talks are progressing between CIGNA HealthCare and Sisters of St. Francis hospitals ahead of a Sunday deadline for terminating the insurance company's contract with the hospital system.http://www.topix.net/city/hammond-in/2008/06/cigna-sisters-continue-insurance-talks?fromrs... |