Alert Top Story CENTERPIECE Murder, arson and hundreds of police calls: Old schools are active crime scenes in this city Gary, Indiana, schools continue to sit vacant and dilapidated driving down property values and attracting crime. Analisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism TeamAnalisa Trofimuk Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team Jun 4, 2025 Jun 4, 2025 Updated Apr 23, 2026 0 Back to the story Some features on this page require cookie consent to load. Please update your cookie preferences to continue × Update settings to continue… Please try the following steps to enable. Open FireFox Settings → Privacy & Security → Website Privacy Preferences Make sure "Tell websites not to sell or share my data" is not checked. Make sure "Send websites a Do Not Track request" is not checked. Open Chrome Settings → Privacy & Security → Third-party cookies Under Advanced, make sure "Do Not Track " is disabled. Open Edge Settings → Privacy, search, and services Under Privacy, make sure "Send Do Not Track" requests is not enabled Open Cookies and Site Permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data Make sure "Block third-party cookies" is not enabled Open your browser settings and make sure "Do Not Track " is disabled. Open your cookie preferences. Make sure "Analytics" is toggled ON.Click Save Most Popular McDowell Sheriff’s Office, highway patrol, Marion police operation results in 136 charges Forest City man charged with shooting back window out of vehicle in McDowell County Wildflowers flattened at Burke County I-40 exit, Highway Patrol investigating Hungry bear keeps trying to force its way into homes in NC neighborhood, state says McDowell County Emergency Services names deputy director Promotions Read the E-edition now – the digital replica of the newspaper! Download our mobile app for a customized experience! View All Print Ads Services S&S ROOFING Updated 15 hrs ago Services M W R Updated 15 hrs ago
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