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Police: Homicide victim had been strangled
A woman whose body was found at an Eastside home had been strangled to death, police said today. Sgt. Paul Thompson, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman, said Deneisha Watford, 28, was found about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on the floor...
Manual students arrested on gun, drug charges
Three Manual High School students were arrested Friday for allegedly conducting a marijuana deal on campus, school officials said. One of the students, a 17-year-old, also faces a gun charge after officials found a loaded .25 caliber handgun in his...
Health department's Southside clinic to reopen Monday at new location
The Marion County Health Department’s Southside Women, Infants and Children clinic will open Monday at its new location. The new WIC office at 507 E. National Ave. will feature additional clinic and parking space and replaces the office at 935 E....
Martin University to assist 1,000 Indianapolis Eastside families
Martin University will host a food giveaway for 1,000 pre-selected families on Tuesday. Hoosiers Helping Hoosiers will help residents of the Indianapolis Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood on the Eastside. Algeania Freeman, Martin’s president,...
Speedway cookout to celebrate start of sewer project
Speedway officials and residents will break ground and bread to celebrate the start of a long-awaited sewer project to relief flooding and other issues in the Gerrard-Allison neighborhood. The groundbreaking and neighborhood cookout will begin at 11...
Sorority to honor 3 Indianapolis area teachers
Three Indianapolis area high school teachers will be recognized for their professional achievements and community service initiatives. The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority will honor North Central High School teachers Steve Perkins and Andrea Smith and Pike...
Man charged in September killing
Police on Thursday arrested an Indianapolis man in a Northwestside shooting that left one man dead and two others injured. Jose Lozano, 31, was held without bond in the Marion County Jail on a warrant for murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 19...
Man accused of robbing home after warming baby bottle
An 18-year-old man who reportedly heated a bottle for a crying baby during a home invasion and robbery last week was charged Thursday, police said. Robert Coleman, Indianapolis, was taken into custody Tuesday at Arlington High School, said Sgt. Paul...
Eastside death ruled a homicide
Police are investigating the death of a woman who was killed at an Eastside home Wednesday. Medics found Deneisha Watford, 28, on the floor of a home in the 1800 block of Bauer Road at about 11:30 p.m., according to an Indianapolis Metropolitan...
Speedway revs up $500 million redevelopment plan
In front of a backdrop of workers removing asphalt, government and business leaders from Speedway and Marion County broke ground today on a Main Street project that kicks off a $500 million revitalization of the aging town. “Although the skies...
Lawrence Township gives blessing to fire merger
Lawrence-IFD consolidation could come by 2011 The consolidation of the Lawrence Township and Indianapolis fire departments could come at the start of 2011. At a Tuesday meeting of the Lawrence Township Board, a resolution was introduced that calls...
2 men killed, 2 hurt in crash near Louisville
Two Central Indiana men were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Floyd County just north of the Horseshoe Southern Indiana casino. Thomas A. Fung, 26, Nineveh, and Jordan T. Burries, 26, Indianapolis, died in the crash Tuesday night on Ind. 111. Two...
Traffic changes in store for I-465
Lanes, ramps will open or close as highway project moves into new phase Westside motorists should stay alert for a series of changes in the traffic patterns in the heavily traveled Accelerate 465 construction zone this week. State highway officials...
Speedway project to break ground today
After years of planning, the first physical signs of Speedway’s $500 million redevelopment project will begin with a groundbreaking today. Town and Marion County leaders, along with representatives from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and other...
Lawrence Township school board seeks to trim $3 million
Lawrence Township School Board members will discuss how to cut $3 million from the district’s budget, a challenge that might include closing an elementary or a middle school. Administrators presented five options to the board during a work...
Thanksgiving meals offered in Irvington, Greenfield
Churches in Irvington and Greenfield will provide Thanksgiving meals to residents of their communities next week. The dinner on Indianapolis’ Eastside, sponsored by Irvington-area churches, is a tradition dating back decades. “I’ve...
Meet the Teacher: Lindsey Elderbrook
Grade/subject at what school: Kindergarten through third grade, sixth grade and seventh grade deaf and hard of hearing; Winding Ridge Elementary, Early Learning Center at Amy Beverland Elementary, Indian Creek Elementary and Craig Middle School....
Meet the Teacher: Natasha L. Mikus
Grade/subject at what school: Sixth-grade science and science department chair, Eastwood Middle School, Washington Township. Number of years teaching: 10. Work e-mail: nmikus @msdwt.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Bachelor’s degree in secondary...
Meet the Teacher: Cyndy Moriarty-Meier
Grade/subject/school: Grades 5 and older, Space Science/Challenger Learning Center of Indianapolis. Number of years teaching: 30. Work e-mail: cmoriarty@msddecatur .k12.in.us. Background/schooling: National Board Certification as middle childhood...
Meet the Teacher: Kevin Michael Ryan
Grade/subject at what school: Math, Pike High School, Pike Township. Number of years teaching: Five. Work e-mail: kmryan@pike.k12.in.us Background/schooling: Currently working on master’s degree in education administration, Ball State...
Friends Forever
HUMANE SOCIETY OF INDIANAPOLIS Brandy Age: 2. Breed: Labrador retriever/American pit bull terrier mix. Sex: Female. Background: Brandy is a shy dog and would do well in a home with older teens and adults. She is house trained, and there is a $25...
Westlane Middle has best Chinese teacher in state
A Washington Township instructor has been named the state’s best Chinese teacher. Westlane Middle School teacher En-Ming “Grace” Heebner was named Indiana Chinese Language Teachers Association Middle School Teacher of the Year, said...
Singing songs of fairy tale chocolate
W illy Wonka’s chocolate factory will come to life this week as Southport High School presents the musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s literary classic. The school’s music department will offer performances at 7 p.m. Friday; 2:30 and...
Friends jump at chance to perform in parade
Franklin Township residents are among group of nation’s best rope jumpers Performing next Thursday in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is just the latest parallel achievement for rope-jumping standouts Charmi Patel and Chaz...
Younger students are first to get H1N1 vaccine
H1N1 immunization clinics are under way at several southern Marion County schools, but it is unclear when Johnson County schools will have them. The Marion County Health Department began administering the H1N1 vaccine this month in Perry Township...
Schilling brings basketball message to kids
After stints in college and the NBA, Ed Schilling brings his basketball message to kids Ed Schilling has been around basketball all of his life. The Park Tudor boys coach has played and worked in the sport at the high school and collegiate levels and...
Indy's own 'Survivor,' Rupert Boneham still helping others
He’s the guy who stole the other tribe’s shoes on “Survivor: Pearl Islands.” Then he was awarded a cool million for being the fans’ favorite “survivor” in a special vote after “Survivor:...
Gift of wolf pelt is treat for Greenbriar class
Greenbriar Elementary third-grade students don’t believe in the Big Bad Wolf. Third-grade students in Kathy Robbins’ class have learned about how wolves live in the wild, and students went to see them in person during a field trip to Wolf...
'Damn Yankees' hits stage at North Central
Classic comedy sends school into the ’50s Just weeks after the New York Yankees took home their World Series pennant, North Central High School students will step back into the 1950s, another era of Yankee dominance. For the first time, North...
North Marion County sports notes
* Cathedral High School’s Samantha Peszek, a 2008 Olympic silver medal gymnast, has signed to compete at the collegiate level with UCLA. Peszek was a member of the U.S. National team that won gold medals at the World Championships and Pan American...
