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After community backlash and even threats of protests, a library in Derry, New Hampshire, canceled a children’s story time that was supposed to be hosted by a local drag queen. But now the town is stepping up in a huge way, finding a bigger and better venue for the event.

A library in Derry, New Hampshire, canceled a drag queen’s children’s story time after backlash and threats of story time. But the show must go on, the performer said.

Days after he allegedly shot and killed his estranged wife, a New Hampshire man has died, authorities said Friday.

A woman found dead after a fire in a New Hampshire home had been shot in the head, authorities said Tuesday, announcing that they believe her estranged husband killed her during a custody exchange of their adult child

The death of a woman in a charred New Hampshire home is being investigated as suspicious, while her husband is in a Boston hospital being treated for critical injuries, authorities said Monday. Part of the investigation is a series of gunshots that neighbors reported before the house in Derry went up in flames. Police and fire officials were initially called…

A woman has died at a house fire in Derry, New Hampshire, and authorities are treating her death as suspicious. Her husband is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Officials said there is no evidence to suggest that there is a threat to the general public.

A Derry, New Hampshire police officer is expected to recover from his injuries after being hit by a vehicle Friday morning. Officer Kevin Davies was standing outside of his patrol vehicle at around 7:45 a.m. conducting a crash investigation on Drew Road when a car hit him, according to police. The Derry Fire Department took Davies to Parkland Medical Center…

A Derry, New Hampshire police officer is expected to recover from his injuries after being hit by a vehicle Friday morning.

After someone exposed to a known coronavirus case went to campus, officials at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, say they are switching to remote learning and canceling fall sports.

Two suspects are now in custody in connection with an alleged kidnapping at knife-point in Derry, New Hampshire, on Friday. Ariel Dupuis, 29, was arrested by Manchester police just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The second suspect, Ronald Betances, 37, had been arrested on kidnapping and robbery charges Saturday night. Police believe Dupuis helped Betances kidnap a Manchester man at knife…

A man was hit and killed Thursday morning in Derry, New Hampshire, and the driver was arrested. Seventy-three-year-old George Theriault of Manchester was controlling traffic at a road repair site on East Broadway when he was hit by an SUV shortly before 9:30 a.m., Derry Police said. Theriault was taken to Parkland Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The…

Police in Derry, New Hampshire, are looking for a woman who has been missing since last week. Amanda Grazewski was last seen in Derry on March 17. Police said she was staying with a friend on Birch Street and reportedly left early in the morning without her purse, cellphone or other belongings. Grazewski is about 5’5 and 135 pounds, police…

As more and more restaurants shut down amid the coronavirus outbreak, some people are finding unique ways to serve their communities.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries on Christmas Day after their vehicle crashed into an Applebee’s restaurant in New Hampshire. The Wednesday morning crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. in Derry, according to the Derry Fire Department. At the scene, authorities saw the restaurant had moderate damage and the car was extensively damaged. Crews used tools to open the vehicle’s...

A New Hampshire man was indicted on a murder charge Friday in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in a Massachusetts restaurant back in July. Carlos Asencio, 28, of Derry, was indicted Friday by a Worcester County grand jury on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. At a previous hearing back in August, Asencio was…

A New Hampshire woman has been accused of leading police on a chase in a car that was stolen from Massachusetts. Police said they attempted to stop 54-year-old Cindy Case, of Chester, in Salem on Monday night, but Case led them on a chase along Route 28 into Derry, where she crashed. She was found unconscious behind the wheel and...

A fire broke out at a residence in Derry, New Hampshire Sunday morning. The Derry Fire Department say the cause of the fire was a cigarette.

A car crash left five people injured, with one person stuck in the wreckage, in Derry, New Hampshire, Saturday night. Police received reports of multiple injuries with one person stuck in a crashed car at the intersection of Chester and Old Auburn roads just before 8 p.m. Saturday, according to the fire department.

A New Hampshire man felt the need for speed. Now he may be in need of an attorney. State Police say the 21-year-old motorist is facing a reckless driving charge after he was caught on radar traveling at 136 mph on Interstate 95 in Hampton Falls. Trooper say Gage Chandler was pulled over at 8:40 a.m. Sunday in a 2009 Nissan GT-R.