Gary Mayor Jerome Prince

The Gary and Griffith airports are now under the same ownership. The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority board Wednesday finalized the purchase of the Griffith-Merrillville Airport for $1.8 million.

The city of Gary is moving forward with efforts to make it easier to get high-speed internet. The board of works Wednesday approved a $4.5 million contract with Gary Digital Equity for what the mayor's office calls "a massive installation of fiber optic cabling."

As Gary Mayor Jerome Prince prepares to leave office, he's honoring one of the key organizers behind a major initiative of his term. On Tuesday, Prince presented a key to the city to Indiana State Police Major Jerry Williams. Williams led an 18-month review of the Gary Police Department's policies and ended up serving as interim police chief.

A new facility at the Gary Police Department lets officers track all of their crime-fighting technology in real time. The city unveiled its Real Time Crime Center on Wednesday. The room in the city's Public Safety Building contains more than a dozen screens, where three people can monitor camera feeds, license plate readers and shot detector technology.

Gary Mayor Jerome Prince reflected on his term in office during his final State of the City address Thursday. "I can only and honestly say that I have no remorse, no regrets, and every decision, every action was driven by a deep-rooted commitment to this city and its success," Prince said.

The city of Gary has a new fire chief. Mark Terry was appointed to the position Tuesday by Mayor Jerome Prince.

The Gary Police Department paid tribute to a fallen K-9 Tuesday. K-9 Falco was shot and killed July 13, while he and his handler, Corporal Angel Lozano, conducted a traffic stop.

The city of Gary now has a permanent police chief.

The city of Gary is making another push to close down a used truck parts business that city officials say is a public safety hazard.

Gary Mayor Jerome Prince appears to have been unseated. Unofficial results late Tuesday showed State Senator Eddie Melton ahead of the current mayor for the Democratic Party nomination, with almost 59 percent of the vote.