New Hampshire

A New Hampshire teenager addressed the nation on the night of President Joe Biden’s inauguration as part of NBC’s “Celebrating America” special. Brayden Harrington, who has a stutter, met Biden on the campaign trail, and the 13-year-old says his life was forever changed. Harrington first met the new president last February at a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire....

Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first woman, Black person and South Asian American to serve in the role — something people in Massachusetts celebrated.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has updated its instructions to health care providers about registering medically vulnerable patients for the coronavirus vaccine.

Brayden Harrington, the teenager whom President-elect Joe Biden befriended as a fellow stutterer — and will be part of a primetime inaugural special — has a book coming out this summer.

A New Hampshire Democratic lawmaker’s criticism of a local police chief for attending a rally preceding the attack on the U.S. Capitol has prompted her removal from her committee assignments while some officials voiced support for the chief. Rep. Rosemarie Rung, of Merrimack, tweeted a video of rioters breaking through barriers and confronting police. “Wow. These terrorists need to...

A bomb threat with a demand for money was sent to a New Hampshire airport Monday, leading to the evacuation of a terminal so it could be checked by a bomb squad, authorities said. No bomb or threat was ultimately found at the terminal at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, and passengers were allowed back inside after about two hours,…

More than 300 New Hampshire residents have filed a formal request asking the Legislature to repeal the powers granted to the governor during an emergency such as the coronavirus pandemic. The remonstrance received by the House clerk on Thursday argues that the law granting the governor emergency management powers is unconstitutional, though it has been upheld in court. “The experience…

The death of a man in a New Hampshire shooting Saturday was ruled a homicide, according to state officials. Late Saturday morning, police in Concord received word of a disturbance in a fourth-floor apartment on Warren Street. Shortly after 11:30 a.m., gunshots were heard, according to the initial caller. The victim, later identified as 28-year-old Terrance Wigglesworth, was found by…

N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu lowered the minimum age for receiving a vaccine from 75 to 65, a change that will take effect later this week.

Authorities in New Hampshire were responding Saturday to a suspicious death in Concord. Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young and Concord Police Chief Bradley C. Osgood say police responded to a disturbance call outside a fourth floor apartment on Warren Street after 11:30 a.m. Officials say the caller reported hearing gunshots. Police arrived to the scene and found a man…

A yoga instructor who returned to New Hampshire and taught classes after attending a rally preceding the breach of the U.S. Capitol has been issued a warning by New Hampshire’s attorney general. Joanna Chipi, owner of Zen Den Yoga in Portsmouth, attended the rally Jan. 6 and was teaching classes two days later, defying a required quarantine for people...

A yoga instructor who returned to New Hampshire and taught classes after attending a rally preceding the breach of the U.S. Capitol has been issued a warning by New Hampshire’s attorney general. Joanna Chipi, owner of Zen Den Yoga in Portsmouth, attended went to the rally Jan. 6 and was teaching classes two days later, defying a required quarantine...

To attend the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime, but after the vicious attack at the U.S. Capitol last week, the decision to travel to Washington, D.C., isn’t so easy anymore. “It’s really heartbreaking that this is where we are as American people,” said Carlos Cardona, the Chair of the Laconia...

Gov. Chris Sununu is extending New Hampshire’s mask mandate, citing the state’s high coronavirus case rates, hospitalizations and fatalities. The mandate took effect Nov. 20 and was set to expire Friday. It requires anyone over the age of 5 to wear a mask in indoor or outdoor public spaces where they do not consistently maintain a physical distance of at…

A New Hampshire hospital is offering an antibody infusion therapy to help deal with the surge in coronavirus cases.

New details have begun to emerge about the 61-year-old New Hampshire man charged in connection with last week’s Capitol riot. Thomas Gallagher, of Bridgewater, a town in central New Hampshire, was among those charged with unlawful entry of the U.S. Capitol last week. The FBI Boston Division said they arrested Gallagher on Wednesday afternoon on an arrest warrant out...

Gov. Chris Sununu provided an update on New Hampshire’s COVID-19 vaccination timeline on Thursday afternoon. The first round, Phase 1A, is now underway, and includes the highest-risk health care workers, first responders and long-term care facility residents and staff. Phase 1B is expected to begin on Jan. 26. It was originally supposed to include residents who are 75 and up,…

A Navy veteran from New Hampshire is facing federal charges for allegedly calling six members of Congress before Christmas and threatening to kill them. Ryder Winegar, 33, of Amherst, was arrested on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire. He had his initial court appearance via conference Tuesday, where his attorney said he pleaded not guilty....

A Navy veteran from New Hampshire is facing federal charges for allegedly calling six members of Congress and threatening to kill them just before Christmas.

New Hampshire is still deciding whether to follow the Trump administration’s recommendation to immediately start vaccinating older adults earlier than initially planned, a public health official said Wednesday. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Tuesday a series of major changes to increase supply of vaccines, provide more locations for people to get shots, and extend eligibility...