Lafayette Local Heroes

Lafayette Local Heroes

Lafayette Local Heroes

Thursday, May 29, 202505/29/2025

June 2025 Local Hero: David Chapman

Our Lafayette Local Hero for June 2025 is David Chapman with Lafayette Police Department and veteran of the Marines. To…

Tuesday, April 22, 202504/22/2025

May 2025 Local Hero: Brandon Oliver

Our Lafayette Local Hero for May 2025 is Brandon Oliver, paramedic with Warren County EMS & T.E.A.S. To nominate a…

Monday, March 24, 202503/24/2025

April 2025 Local Hero: Joe Remaly

Our Lafayette Local Hero for April 2025 is Joe Remaly of Burrows-Liberty Volunteer Fire Department. To nominate a local hero,…

Wednesday, March 5, 202503/05/2025

March 2025 Local Hero: Alana Mellady

Our Lafayette Local Hero for March 2025 is Alana Mellady Benton of County EMS and Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department.…

Friday, January 31, 202501/31/2025

February 2025 Local Hero:  Battalion Chief Chip Flahive

Meet our Lafayette Local Hero for February 2025: Purdue University Fire Department Battalion Chief Chip Flahive, Town Marshall of the…

Thursday, January 2, 202501/02/2025

January 2025 Lafayette Local Hero

It’s time for our January 2025 Lafayette Local Hero: Captain Robert Hickman with the Monon Police Department and SRO with…

Monday, December 2, 202412/02/2024

December 2024 Lafayette Local Hero

It’s time for our December 2024 Lafayette Local Hero. From Lafayette Police Department, meet Officer Isidro Medrano, whose life’s purpose…

Friday, November 1, 202411/01/2024

November 2024 Lafayette Local Hero

Every month Lafayette Media Group presents our Lafayette Local Hero. This month, we’re proud to honor EMT Britany Wescott. Proudly…

News

21 hours ago in National, Trending

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus (38 Celsius-plus) heat. Two storms will dump snow by the foot over northern Great Lakes states. And the dreaded polar vortex will again invade the Midwest and East with soul-crushing Arctic chill. This forecast of extremes comes as weather whiplash has already hit much of the East.

1 day ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

1 day ago in Olympics, Sports

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month's Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented "tropical" conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety.

1 day ago in Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for 127th straight game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals.

1 day ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.