Commissioners dole out settlement funds

Five Porter County entities will receive a portion of this year’s $125,000 in opioid settlement money. Page 3

East Chicago native Bridgeman dies

East Chicago native Junior Bridgeman, a basketball standout who won a state title at Washington High School, led Louisville to a Final Four, starred for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and then launched an even more successful career as a businessman, died Tuesday. He was 71. Page 14