America Today Staff 
A 24-year-old Crown Point man died in a motor vehicle accident Tuesday night, the Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed. Coroner investigators were dispatched around 10:50 p.m. on January 6, 2026, to the 6900 block of East 97th Avenue in Crown Point (Merrillville) after reports of a serious crash. A vehicle had left the roadway and … Read more
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office pursuit ended in a serious crash near 9th Avenue and Ralston Street in Gary when the fleeing suspect’s vehicle collided head-on with a sheriff’s squad car, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. Multiple medics and fire crews responded to the scene for extrication. A female passenger in the … Read more
Timothy Jerome Lewis, 44, of Michigan City, faces a Level 2 felony charge after prosecutors allege he conducted a cocaine transaction at Hansen Park. Court documents state the incident occurred on July 25, 2025, around 3:31 p.m. Lewis is accused of arranging and carrying out the delivery while at the park. Investigators say Lewis arrived … Read more
Gregory Alan Downey, 44, of LaPorte, faces felony and misdemeanor theft charges following a shoplifting incident at a Meijer store in Michigan City. According to court records, Michigan City Police were dispatched on November 24, 2025, to the Meijer store at 5150 Franklin Street for a reported theft. Store asset protection personnel observed Downey enter … Read more
Jeremy Cyle-Henry Coble, 33, is facing a felony charge following an investigation into the alleged theft of a boom lift connected to a reported repossession in Lowell. Court records show that Lowell Police were dispatched on May 28, 2025, to Tri-Creek Rentals regarding a reported theft of a 2022 JLG T350 35-foot boom lift valued … Read more
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a New York federal court Monday and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including drug trafficking and weapons offenses, just days after being captured by U.S. military forces. The couple was brought under heavy security from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn via … Read more
Three Floridians are facing federal charges for allegedly trafficking firearms and ammunition from Miami to Haiti, following a February 2025 seizure by Dominican authorities at the Port of Haina. Officials intercepted a shipment containing a military-grade Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle, a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun, and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, none … Read more
A developing storm system later this week is raising concerns for strong to potentially severe thunderstorms across parts of the Mid-South and Ohio Valley, with Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and southern Ohio most at risk. Meteorologists say the approaching system is drawing warm, humid air northward as a broad upper-level trough moves in from the … Read more
Three Huntington residents were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with an ongoing narcotics trafficking investigation, with authorities seizing “large quantities” of fentanyl, cash, and firearms. Police said the arrests followed searches of homes on the 2300 block of Ninth Avenue and the 800 and 1700 blocks of 11th Avenue. The individuals charged include: Zander … Read more
Loved ones are pleading for answers after 70-year-old Johnnie Lee Davis was struck and killed by a hit‑and‑run driver Monday evening. The incident occurred around 8 p.m. on West Sunrise Boulevard at 4th Avenue, police said. Davis was reportedly crossing the street to reach a convenience store when a white pickup truck hit him and … Read more