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Infant diagnosed with rare form of juvenile leukemia

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

Rayne Alexis Donis, of Valparaiso, Indiana, celebrated eight months of life on April 23rd, 2012, just weeks after her mother, Stacey Thorn, received the devestating news that she had been diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, or JMML. Rayne had been sent to The Riley Hospital for Children in February of 2012 when tests at a ... read more »

Mother tells daughter to lie for molester

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Jackie Wayne Robson, 48, of Porter, Indiana was arrested on two counts of molesting a child younger than 14. Robson is a registered sex offender, convicted of vicarious sexual gratification for molesting an eight year-old girl in 2008. He was sentenced to three years, with all but 90 days suspended. According to a probably cause ... read more »

Alleged sexual predator tells authorities how he coerced underage victims

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Richard Finkbiner, of Brazil, Indiana was taken into custody Friday, April 9, 2012. The 39 year-old is charged with two preliminary counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The criminal complaints states that a 14-year-old boy from Michigan was recorded by Finkbiner exposing himself to a webcam. Finkbiner then blackmailed the boy into producing child ... read more »

7-year-old plans to give back to hospital that treated him

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Seven-year-old, Hunter Mehl, is a now a healthy second grader from Hobart, Indiana. As an infant and toddler, however, he experienced seizures and was treated at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now, the seven-year-old wants to give back. Riley Hospital offers comprehensive, family-centered care to children and promises never to turn a ... read more »