On Thursday at approximately 6 a.m. Manchester Police responded to a head-on collision on South Main Street at Varney Street involving a Derryfield School bus that was on the way to pick up children.
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Fire crews from several communities were busy battling a house fire in Kingston Wednesday night that left one dog dead and put a firefighter in a local hospital, officials said.
A former New Hampshire investment adviser and broker/dealer NEXT Financial Group have reached a settlement agreement with the state worth more than $1 million for overbilling clients, officials announced Wednesday.
CONCORD — Gun rights advocates had a very good day in the closely divided House of Representatives Thursday.
More than 550 people — Marine aviators, crew, family and friends — gathered Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to remember five Marines who died two weeks ago in a helicopter crash east of the base near San Diego.
MANCHESTER— The Biden-Harris reelection campaign has hired another five staffers for New Hampshire as it seeks to win the state’s four electoral votes over likely Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.
A nationwide cell service outage Thursday morning prevented some AT&T customers from making or receiving calls, including emergency calls.
A side of Doritos with your chicken marsala, perhaps?
LONDON — A rare book gifted to Charles Darwin by Karl Marx in 1873, which may not have been read by its recipient, is returning to the English naturalist’s home for public display after undergoing conservation work.
John Cheeks checked the D.C. Lottery website around midnight on Jan. 7, 2023, after having a lousy day. He had argued with his mother earlier, and his accountant had criticized his proposed budget for a new home trust company he dreamed of starting.
A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines sailed around the moon on Thursday headed for an attempt at the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever entirely by the private sector.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to move forward, lifting a temporary pause imposed in response to an appeal by 144 former scouts who opposed the agreement.
The Teamsters’ political committee has given $45,000 to the Republican National Committee, according to federal records, a significant departure for a powerful organized labor group that has more recently supported Democrats, such as President Biden, who have championed workers’ rights.
In one way, it’s shocking that a key person in the GOP’s efforts to dig up dirt on the Bidens has been indicted and tells prosecutors he has extensive ties to Russian intelligence.
The Beatles are getting the film treatment as Oscar winner Sam Mendes gears up to helm four films from each of the Fab Four’s perspectives — for which there will be “nothing off limits.”
Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest in a month last week, underscoring continued strength in the labor market despite a growing number of high-profile job cuts at large companies.
Canada’s oil producers are poised to pour about half a million barrels of new daily output - more than the total production of some OPEC members - into world markets over the next year or so.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin flew on a modernized Tu-160M nuclear-capable strategic bomber on Thursday, in a move likely to be seen in the West as a pointed reminder of Moscow's nuclear capabilities.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Nvidia Corp. predicted another massive sales gain for the current quarter, helping justify a stock rally that has turned it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.
DUBAI - Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries.
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Adam Montgomery made a determined effort to hide the body of his 5-year-old daughter Harmony because he killed her in a fit of rage the morning of Dec. 7, 2019, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted Tuesday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting in Manchester, bringing the session to a halt with loud chants of “Free Free Palestine” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”
A New Hampshire winter outdoor activity popular with experienced riders and first-timers alike has been put in the spotlight recently after two Massachusetts women died from injuries suffered while snowmobiling. Both were inexperienced riders on a rented machine, according to officials, call…
State and local officials have identified the woman who died in a house fire Monday morning in Litchfield as Janet Gee, 62.
Hours before citizens and the city council on Feb. 12 weighed in against what was widely perceived as a proposal by the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce to relocate the upcoming 2024 New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival from downtown Laconia to The Weirs, Paul Fitzgerald applied for the festival’s…
Manchester aldermen voted this week to send a request for an all-way stop with flashing lights at a busy Ward 1 intersection — despite a report from the city’s traffic engineer that the area doesn’t meet the necessary criteria — back to committee for more discussion.
MILFORD — Former SHARE Outreach Inc. co-director Carolyn Momenee is remembered for her boundless generosity, kindness and care that touched the lives of thousands of Milford area residents. But Momenee, who died Jan. 27, perhaps is best known for believing miracles still happen.
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CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu said penalties eventually will be assessed against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for problems that state retirees have had in getting their prescriptions properly filled since the insurer took over management of the health insurance benefit on Jan. 1.
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CONCORD — Without debate, the state Executive Council rejected a bid by Robert McLaughlin, 83, for a hearing on his request for a pardon of his first-degree murder conviction for the 1988 slaying of Robert Cushing Sr. of Hampton.
A Manchester man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to six years in prison for possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs, prosecutors said.
A Derry man faces up to 30 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in federal court to bank fraud for trying to obtain $2.5 million in pandemic relief funds.
DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who came out late in life. I have three grown, married children and five grandchildren. They are my world, and we are all very close. I’ve had one partner. My family readily accepted and welcomed him because he made me happy. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out.
DEAR HELOISE: With prices on nearly everything going up and wages not improving, it’s important for all of us to save where we can. I have some hints on utility bills that will help keep some of your utilities at a reasonable monthly rate:
A terminal diagnosis can be a lonely experience for anyone, but for a veteran that diagnosis can present unique issues.
Around 55% of the 170 million American adults who are overweight or obese say they want to lose weight. But it’s a challenge — many folks try but fail to shed significant weight, and most of those who succeed regain much or all of it within three to five years.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused IVF treatments as it examines a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court which determined that frozen embryos should be considered children.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the US will need continued investments in semiconductor manufacturing to regain global leadership and meet demand from artificial intelligence technologies.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s ambitious effort to cut emissions from power plants and factories to reduce pollution that blows into neighboring states seems likely to be halted by the Supreme Court, a blow to a federal initiative that environmentalists have said is necessary to prote…
Starting Wednesday, President Biden emailed 153,000 student loan borrowers enrolled in his signature repayment plan to let them know their debts — totaling $1.2 billion — have been forgiven.
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A side of Doritos with your chicken marsala, perhaps?
LONDON — A rare book gifted to Charles Darwin by Karl Marx in 1873, which may not have been read by its recipient, is returning to the English naturalist’s home for public display after undergoing conservation work.
John Cheeks checked the D.C. Lottery website around midnight on Jan. 7, 2023, after having a lousy day. He had argued with his mother earlier, and his accountant had criticized his proposed budget for a new home trust company he dreamed of starting.
A spacecraft built and flown by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines sailed around the moon on Thursday headed for an attempt at the first U.S. touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and the first ever entirely by the private sector.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Boy Scouts of America's $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to move forward, lifting a temporary pause imposed in response to an appeal by 144 former scouts who opposed the agreement.
The Teamsters’ political committee has given $45,000 to the Republican National Committee, according to federal records, a significant departure for a powerful organized labor group that has more recently supported Democrats, such as President Biden, who have championed workers’ rights.
In one way, it’s shocking that a key person in the GOP’s efforts to dig up dirt on the Bidens has been indicted and tells prosecutors he has extensive ties to Russian intelligence.