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Two weeks after the start of the spring semester, there is a serious spike in coronavirus cases at the University of New Hampshire. During the pandemic, the school has been operating at alert levels of yellow, orange or red. With this most recent spike in cases, UNH is now in the orange level, which means students are taking their classes…

A couple say they were cast in a false light on an Animal Planet reality television show about state Fish and Game conservation officers, but a lawyer for the show’s production companies disagreed in arguments before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The court heard arguments Tuesday involving Dale and Anne Mansfield, of Durham, who briefly appeared in a 2018 “North…

Amid concerns of the coronavirus, a warning has been issued for students at the University of New Hampshire after an off-campus party was busted by Durham police. Dep. Chief David Holmstock says not only was there underaged drinking, but there were upwards of 50 people packed in a small apartment without masks or social distancing. “It’s upsetting because it ruins…

After an off-campus party was busted by Durham police students at the University of New Hampshire have been issued a warning amid concerns of the coronavirus.

Officials in the college town of Durham have passed an ordinance requiring face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The masks are mandatory in certain areas for employees of all businesses, pedestrians, and other areas where social distancing cannot be maintained, according to Seacoastonline. The mandate applies to patrons inside restaurants and bars who aren’t seated at...

Although masks are not mandated in the state of New Hampshire, the town of Durham is considering an emergency mask ordinance amid the coronavirus pandemic. The University of New Hampshire will begin to welcome back thousands of students in less than a month. To protect residents, Durham Town Administrator Todd Selig is calling for the town council to pass an…

Although not mandated in the state of New Hampshire, the town of Durham is considering a mask ordinance.

University of New Hampshire researchers are getting a four-year grant to track trends in the use of technology to sexually exploit children. The National Institute of Justice grant will fund the fourth in a series of studies conducted by the university’s Crimes Against Children Research Center. Study director Kimberly Mitchell says child exploitation crimes can change quickly, and it’s...

A House bill in New Hampshire would establish new regulations at restaurants regarding food allergies.

The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday that a torn-down Confederate monument won’t return to campus under a legal agreement that hands over the “Silent Sam” statue to a group of Confederate descendants. The University of North Carolina System said in a news release that a judge approved a settlement giving possession of the monument to the Sons of Confederate...

Plans to hold a “Frost Fest” instead of a traditional holiday celebration are getting a frosty reception. After concerns last year that the tree-lighting ceremony at a park in Durham, New Hampshire, was too focused on Christmas, and a decision to deny a menorah to be displayed next to the tree, town councilors came up with the idea of a...

Elizabeth Warren spent Labor Day on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, drawing a crowd of 800 to a backyard in Hampton Falls. Granite State voters are starting to narrow down their choices in the presidential race and Linda Rhodes of Durham summed up one of the top decision making criteria: “I was kind of on the fence with her...

A 1.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Duham this morning.

A toddler was at the center of a close call on Lake Michigan this week after a mother lost hold of an inflatable duck with the young boy on it and the floatie was quickly carried away by the wind.

Moments after a North Carolina man pleaded guilty to gunning down three Muslim university students, a prosecutor played a cellphone video of the slayings in court Wednesday as one of the victims’ relatives fainted, others wept and a man cursed the confessed killer openly. Craig Stephen Hicks, 50, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder more than four years...

Democratic presidential contender Julian Castro joined a march to a McDonald’s restaurant in North Carolina on Thursday to draw attention to workers’ efforts to raise the minimum wage and secure other protections. Nearly all the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have expressed support for the idea that the federal minimum wage should be more than doubled, to $15 an hour, and...

A New Hampshire couple honored as a “Breeder of the Year” by the American Kennel Club faces an animal cruelty charge. Police in Durham say 18 cocker spaniels were seized from owners Bonnie and Wilson Pike, of Durham. Deputy Police Chief Rene Kelley tells seacoastonline.com the dogs showed signs of neglect, but no physical abuse.

A couple in New Hampshire is facing animal cruelty charges after 18 cocker spaniels were seized.

A Muslim inmate who filed a legal challenge because Alabama wouldn’t let his Islamic spiritual adviser be present in the execution chamber was put to death Thursday after the nation’s highest court cleared the way. Dominique Ray, 42, was pronounced dead at 10:12 p.m. of a lethal injection at the state prison in Atmore. Ray had argued Alabama’s execution procedure...

Decades after the unidentified bodies of a woman and a 10-year-old boy were found in separate states beside a Southern interstate highway, investigators now say they were a mother and son and the boy’s father has confessed to killing them. The case was cracked thanks to an online DNA database, help from international police and a consultant whose work led...