U.S. Congressman Frank Mrvan

A major investment in commuter rail is now complete. Governor Eric Holcomb joined other state and federal officials Monday to cut the ribbon on the South Shore Line's Double Track project.

Lake County Council member Randy Niemeyer has won a chance to challenge Frank Mrvan for his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

An organization helping survivors of rape and domestic violence is planning a major expansion, thanks to federal funding. Fair Haven Rape Crisis Center plans to buy the building where it's rented space for many years in Downtown Highland, renovate it with a new entrance, and then build an addition with four individual living spaces.

Environmental initiatives and law enforcement agencies may soon be getting some federal funding. U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan's office has shared his list of Community Project Funding requests in the final version of the 2024 appropriations measure.

Northwest Indiana veterans are being connected with job opportunities, thanks to federal investment and support from elected officials. James Rodriguez is the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). He joined U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan in Lake County on Monday — including stops at American Job Center locations in Hammond and Gary, the Central Midwest Carpenters Union in Merrillville and Operation Charlie Bravo in Crown Point.

BP's Whiting refinery is back up and running, after a power outage prompted an evacuation Thursday.

President Joe Biden and U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Highland) recalled Biden's visit to Hammond, during Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast. Mrvan served as co-chair of the National Prayer Breakfast Foundation this year.

A project to build a carbon storage hub centered around BP's Whiting refinery has gotten a funding boost from the federal government. BP Carbon Solutions' Project Crossroads has been awarded $98,240,569 from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Hobart Police Department is looking to boost its support for its officers' mental health, thanks to a federal grant.

"It is completely unacceptable within the United States of America or anywhere else for that matter that kids would have to climb over or under a rail car in order to be able to get to school," Buttigieg told reporters during his visit to Gary on Wednesday.