New Hampshire

N.H. social workers ignored warning signs that a 5-year-old girl Harmony Montgomery was being physically abused by her father before her death, the slain girl’s mother alleged in a negligence lawsuit.

A shelter-in-place was lifted overnight in Hillsboro, New Hampshire, and police say an “armed and dangerous” man has been taken into custody Hillsboro police said they tried to apprehend Tae Potwin, also known as Tae Bacon, a 32-year-old man who had last been seen on Thursday fleeing from officers on foot in the Emerald Lake area. They ...

A New Hampshire man who pointed a gun at police in Swanzey on Wednesday night was finally taken into custody on Thursday afternoon following a 15-hour standoff. State police said they received a request for assistance from Swanzey police shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday. Troopers were told that while investigating a disturbance at a home on South Ro...

Gov. Chris Sununu hailed the legislation as instilling “trust in the voting process,” but critics say it would make New Hampshire’s voter registration system one of the most restrictive in the U.S.

9/14/24 UPDATE: The man has been identified as 51-year-old Christopher Josephson of Manchester. A man’s body was recovered Thursday morning from a river in Manchester, New Hampshire. A spokesperson for the state’s Department of Safety says state police marine patrol was requested just before 8 a.m. to respond to Second Street for a repo...

A Manchester, New Hampshire, man has been charged with assaulting a 5-year-old child, according to police. Manchester police said they arrested 27-year-old Domingo Pacheco on Monday and charged him with second degree assault. hey said they were notified by the state Department of Children, Youth and Families on Aug. 23 of a child who had an injury ...

Two transgender girls can try out for and play on girls school sports teams while the teens challenge a New Hampshire ban, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

A bicyclist was hospitalized Tuesday after being hit by a vehicle in Exeter, New Hampshire, police said. The crash occurred around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Front and Winter streets, according to Exeter police, who said the man was traveling outbound with the flow of the traffic on Front Street when he was hit by an inbound Nissan Rogue…...

A New Hampshire man was sentenced to prison Monday for his part in a scheme to “harass and intimidate” two New Hampshire Public Radio journalists over a story they wrote, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts.

A daredevil billionaire rocketed back into orbit Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA’s Apollo moonshots. Unlike his previous chartered flight, tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman shared the cost with SpaceX this time around, which included developing and testin...

With New Hampshire’s state primary hours away, election officials are gearing up for a busy night. “I don’t know if we’re going to break a record, but the turnout is going to be very good,” New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan asid. Two races with departing incumbents are top of mind, including the battle for Congressional District ...

A Massachusetts man is facing an assault charge after he allegedly pushed a 9-year-old to the ground, seriously injuring them, after the child splashed water on him at a family gathering. Xavier Simonini, 29, of Newburyport, was arrested Friday by police in Nashua, New Hampshire, on a felony warrant for second degree assault. Nashua police said the...

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu came to the aid of a contestant choking on a lobster roll at a seafood festival eating contest, using the Heimlich maneuver after the man signaled for help.