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A fire Wednesday afternoon at a medical facility in Derry, New Hampshire, was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials. Crews responded to the fire at the Derry Medical Center on Tsienneto Road after being getting alerted to the fire just before 3:30 p.m. First responders showed up at the three story building to find heavy fire on the front…

A woman is facing a pair of felony charges in New Hampshire after she allegedly struck an officer’s cruiser and fled the scene last month. Nicolle Medina, 41, of Bedford, N.H., is accused of striking a cruiser — which in turn struck Derry police officer Melissa Houde while she was making a traffic stop — on South Main Street in…

A police officer from Derry, New Hampshire, was struck by a car in an apparent hit-and-run on Saturday, according to Derry police. The officer had stopped a car on the road and was outside his vehicle when what appeared to be a small white SUV hit him and left the scene, instead continuing towards Windham, New Hampshire, police said. The…

Former Vice President Mike Pence is headed to New Hampshire Thursday for a pair of events with local Republicans. He’ll be the special guest at the New Hampshire Republican Women’s Lilac Brunch in Bedford, and will keynote the Rockingham County Republican Committee Freedom Founders Dinner in the evening in Derry. Pence is coming off a political victory within the...

A New Hampshire man who suffered a heart attack while on his motorcycle last month is talking about the harrowing moments before he crashed. Steven Lafontaine welcomed NBC10 Boston into his Manchester apartment when he met the woman who saved his life. “I’ve already said numerous prayers, ‘Thank you, God,’ that she was there to save my life,” Lafontaine...

Dozens of birds at an animal sanctuary in New Hampshire were euthanized after an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian flu strain. State officials said it’s the first confirmed diagnosis of the strain in domestic birds in New Hampshire, and the owners of Pumpkin Wall Farm Animal Sanctuary in Derry said they’re devastated. State workers were at the animal...

A woman who has been missing for two years in Derry, New Hampshire, is still being sought by police. Amanda Grazewski was last seen on March 17, 2020. On Thursday, the second anniversary of her disappearance, the Derry Police Department issued a renewed call for information. Police said Thursday that they had “logged hundreds of investigative hours including interviews, area…

Two people were injured in a fire in Derry, New Hampshire, on Thursday morning. Derry fire officials said they received a call shortly after midnight from a resident of Homestead Drive reporting that her garage was on fire. Two people were inside the home at the time. When they arrived, firefighters said they found a well-developed fire in the...

A man was found dying of a gunshot wound in Derry, New Hampshire, Monday night, and a man is now facing a felony charge in the death, police said Tuesday. Tyler Andrews was found wounded in a Linlew Drive apartment building’s hallway about 8:20 p.m., local police said. The 24-year-old Derry resident was rushed to Manchester’s Elliot Hospital but...

Two roofing workers were flown to Boston hospitals with life-threatening injuries after being shocked in Derry, New Hampshire, on Monday, firefighters said. The victims, two male workers at a roofing company, were hurt when, according to witnesses, their ladder touched overhead wires at on Mt. Pleasant Street, according to the Derry Fire Department. The witnesses called 911 around 6:20 p.m.,…

New Hampshire State Police announced an arrest in the hit-and-run that killed a retired police sergeant in Kingston on Tuesday. Craig Sprowl, a 45-year-old man from Dover was arrested on charges including negligent homicide Friday morning at a hotel in Portsmouth, state police Col. Nathan Noyes said at a news conference. He said Sprowl’s wife was arrested at the...

A retired New Hampshire police sergeant was struck and killed by a motorist while on her bike training for an event to honor fallen law enforcement officers. Donna Briggs, 59, of Derry, was found dead Tuesday night down an embankment off Route 125 in Kingston, police said. Police said it appears Briggs was struck from behind by a southbound vehicle….