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The indictment of Michael Sussmann relates to a tip he gave the FBI in 2016, when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton competed for the White House.

A student at the University of New Hampshire is accused of sexually assaulting two women after meeting them through dating apps. Campus police said they have identified the person allegedly responsible but have not made any arrests. The man is accused of meeting women on social media dating sites Bumble and Tinder, bringing them back to his off-campus apartment on…

Police at the University of New Hampshire are looking for a male student accused of sexually assaulting two women. Campus police say they have identified the person allegedly responsible but have not made any arrests. The man is accused of assaulting two women he met on the dating apps Bumble and Tinder at his off-campus apartment on Madbury Road, police…

A young man’s Tuesday evening fishing trip in his boat in Maine became a sudden but important reminder about wearing life jackets to stay safe on the water. Around 5:45 p.m., 21-year-old Connor O’Reilly found himself getting away from his boat after it sank in the Androscoggin River near the towns of Durham and Lisbon. According to Chief Nate...

A 21-year-old man called 911 after his boat sank on the Androscoggin River.

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…

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.

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…

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.

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

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...

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...