JAMES R. HERDMAN, 70, of Youngstown, died Saturday. SERVICES: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Patrick Church. CALLING HOURS: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Fox Funeral Home. MICHAEL L ...

Porter County saw its overdose deaths drop by 32% from 44 in 2020 to 30 in 2024, according to numbers provided by the coroner's office. Two of the local overdose deaths were ruled suicides.