NIPSCO Accepting Applications for 2024 Environmental Action Grant
For the ninth consecutive year, NIPSCO is accepting applications for its Environmental Action Grant to support local nonprofit organizations with their environmental restoration and education projects throughout northern Indiana. "NIPSCO employees are dedicated to contributing to the communities we serve, and we l...
Mar 08, 2024
Protecting Pollinators in Late Winter and Early Spring
With more and more sunlight and warmer temperatures Region residents may get the urge to start cleaning up yards and gardens, but experts urge everyone to please wait. Save the Dunes says it is extremely important to hold off on tidying up, like cutting back last year's growth, removing leaves, raking, or mulching, unt...
Feb 23, 2024
Lake County Master Gardeners Offer Program, "Attracting Birds to Your Garden"
In Merrillville, Region residents are invited to join the Lake County Master Gardeners as they present a free program on "Attracting Birds to Your Garden" with Cookie Ferguson on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 6 p.m. The program will take place at the Lake County Public Library - Merrillville Branch on W. 81st A...
Feb 19, 2024
Humane Indiana Finds New Home for Sandhill Crane 'Sandy'
A sandhill crane treated by Humane Indiana Wildlife in Northwest Indiana has a new home on the Eastern Seaboard. A news release says Sandy suffered an injury to her wing and had been in rehabilitation for five years at another wildlife center before being admitted to Humane Indiana late last year and it was determined ...
Feb 13, 2024
Dog Lost on Train Back Home Again
In New Jersey, authorities say a little dog got lost after following a stranger onto an NJ Transit train last week and that dog is back home again. The small fluffy dog went missing after boarding an NJ Transit Train in South Orange last Thursday. The pooch had no microchip or name tag, making it tough to find the dog'...
Feb 05, 2024
'Remembering Lil BUB' Weekend Event in Bloomington
In downstate Bloomington, Indiana, a celebration is being held this weekend, Saturday February 3 and Sunday February 4, 2024, to remember a cat who has helped animals around the world. "Remembering Lil Bub" was originally scheduled for March 2020 and had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Lil Bub, who passe...
Jan 30, 2024
Birding with the Audubon Society at Indiana Dunes National Park
Region residents are invited to join a birding expert from the Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society on Saturday, February 3, 2024, and March 2, 2024, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at Indiana Dunes National Park. "Look for and learn to identify some of the water birds visiting Lake Michigan. Meet at the Portage Lakefront and R...
Jan 26, 2024
Cat Helps Save Woman's Life
In California, a cat and good timing are being credited with saving a woman's life and salvaging much of a residence after a mobile home fire in Fresno on Tuesday. A Fresno Fire spokesperson said the cat nudged the woman awake after she had left a stove top burner on, which started a fire. A fire engine on a training e...
Jan 25, 2024
Giant Paw Prints Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser
In Westville, Giant Paw Prints is a non-profit all volunteer rescue for large dogs. Giant Paw Prints will have a chili cook-off Sunday, January 28, 2024, with judging and public tasting at 1pm at Valparaiso Fraternal Order of Eagles. They will have dogs to show there, too. Here's a direct link at the GiantPawPrints.com...
Jan 24, 2024
Missing Hiker Rescued After Report of Barking Dog on Mountain Slope
In Hawaii, officials say an injured hiker was rescued from a trail after other hikers reported a barking dog alone and on a steep mountain slope about two hours from the trailhead. The Honolulu Fire Department got a call Monday afternoon of a missing hiker. Crews started searching by air and on foot; her dog was airlif...
Jan 18, 2024