Man, 18, accused of sexual assault - South Bend Tribune
26 May 2012, 7:49 am
LAPORTE -- An 18-year-old LaPorte resident is accused of engaging in a sex act with a 14-year-old girl who allegedly sent him a text-message photo of herself partially nude. Kyle Wheeler, 18, was arraigned Friday in LaPorte Circuit Court on ...

Lawsuit: School ignored relationship - South Bend Tribune
26 May 2012, 5:40 am
LAPORTE (AP) -- The family of a teenage girl who had sex with her volleyball coach more than 20 times is suing the LaPorte school district for $18.7 million, claiming school officials ignored signs that the two were involved in a relationship.

Man wanted on charges of threatening ex with hunting knife in Fort Collins - Desert Sun
26 May 2012, 3:10 am
Tavis Lee Taylor, 33, was seen leaving the woman’s house earlier this month near LaPorte Avenue and North Overland Trail on foot. He is charged with attempted second-degree kidnapping, felony menacing and a protection order violation ...

Dunham's Sports opens in LaPorte - NWI.com
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
LaPORTE | LaPorte residents will no longer have to drive to Michigan City or places further east and west to buy a new baseball glove or other sporting goods. In fact, officials are hoping LaPorte will become a destination for sporting equipment customers.

Griswold man ordered to stop breeding snakes in his home - New Haven Register
24 May 2012, 11:29 pm
GRISWOLD — Griswold officials have asked a local resident to stop breeding snakes in his home. The Norwich Bulletin reports that Randy LaPorte has about 300 snakes in the basement of the house on Main Street. Building inspector Peter Zvingilas ...

Baseball: Portage, LaPorte win openers - Chicago Sun-Times
24 May 2012, 11:22 pm
MERRILLVILLE — Portage and Hobart have both come a long way in the past couple of years — from perennial afterthoughts, to solid competitors, to genuine contenders. But each program knows there’s one thing that has to happen before it can be consid ...

Man With 300 Snakes Asked By Town To Stop Breeding Business - Hartford Courant
24 May 2012, 7:37 am
Griswold officials have asked a local resident to stop breeding snakes in his home. The Norwich Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/KS7o6E) that Randy LaPorte has about 300 snakes in the basement of the house on Main Street. Building inspector Peter ...

Veterans symbolically discard service medals at anti-NATO rally - YAHOO!
20 May 2012, 7:02 pm
"The medals are supposed to be for acts of heroism. I don't feel like a hero. I don't feel like I deserve them," said Zach LaPorte, who served in Iraq in 2005 and 2006. LaPorte, a 28-year-old mechanical engineer from Milwaukee, said he enlisted in the Army ...

LaPorte County Police investigate possible drowning - 22 WSBT
17 May 2012, 2:26 pm
LAPORTE — Sonar devices failed to find a body after a search resumed today for a possible drowning victim on Fishtrap Lake in LaPorte. About 8 p.m. Wednesday, officers, responding to a call, discovered a partially submerged boat about 50 yards ...

LaPorte Marine to get Navy Cross for valor under fire - Houston Chronicle
13 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Sgt. Christopher Farias drifted back to consciousness to the sound of his fellow Marines screaming in pain. The La Porte High School graduate had been knocked out when Taliban fighters launched a surprise attack on his patrol base in Afghanistan's Helmand ...