Union Leader

The Union Leader has endorsed Joe Biden for President. The traditionally conservative paper backing a Democrat for the first time in a century.

Four years after the murder of Denise Robert, the case remains unsolved.

A man has pleaded guilty to charges of arson and murder in connection with a fire in New Hampshire last year in which the body of a 64-year-old woman was found. Derek Webber, of Exeter, pleaded guilty Thursday in Rockingham County Superior Court to second-degree murder and arson, according to the Union Leader.

At least 19 people, including children, were injured in a crash involving a school bus and at least two other vehicles in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of North Broadway and Lake Street on Route 28.

A rabbit that was rescued from a New Hampshire river this week with a weight tied to its neck is recovering and “doing well,” police said Tuesday. Two kayakers were making their way down the Lamprey River in Raymond on Sunday afternoon when they came across the animal struggling to keep her head above the water, according to police.

A rabbit that was rescued from a New Hampshire river this week with a weight tied to its neck is recovering and “doing well,” police said Tuesday. Two kayakers were making their way down the Lamprey River in Raymond on Sunday afternoon when they came across the animal struggling to keep her head above the water, according to police.

A New Hampshire lawmaker who shot a squirrel in his yard and shared a graphic photo of it on Twitter has lost his seat on a legislative committee.

U.S. immigration officials have placed a detainer on the man charged with seven counts of negligent homicide in the collision that killed seven motorcyclists in a small New Hampshire town last week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has ordered a hold on 23-year-old Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, a Ukraine national who was allegedly driving the pickup truck that was involved in the June...

A New Hampshire man is facing charges after being accused of chaining his girlfriend to a bed and locking a child in a bedroom at a home in Swanzey.

A New Hampshire man is accused of chaining a woman to a bed and locking her and an 8-year-old boy in a room while he was at work. Michael Grant, 33, of Keene, was indicted regarding an incident last month at a residence in Swanzey, according to court documents.

A beloved family dog is recovering after being shot at a public park in Claremont, New Hampshire Sunday afternoon. As Gunner the Mastiff-Boxer mix recovers from emergency surgery, his owner is now wondering why the shooter was carrying a deadly weapon in a family-friendly park in the first place. For Gunner’s family, it’s heartbreaking to see their gentle giant in...

A Nevada Democrat who accused Joe Biden of touching her without permission says the former vice president has been “so incredibly disrespectful” by joking about the matter. Lucy Flores leveled her criticism Monday on Fox News as Biden nears an announcement of his 2020 presidential campaign. Flores, a former Nevada state legislator, said she wants to force a discussion of...

A New Hampshire teenager says she was told to remove or cover up her President Donald Trump T-shirt after she wore it to school recently.

On a day when students were encouraged to celebrate their American pride, a New Hampshire high school student says she was told to remove or cover up her President Donald Trump T-shirt. Epping High School freshman Ciretta MacKenzie says she was taken out of class Monday by Principal Brian Ernest.

A self-proclaimed “witch” who was denied a public defender will reportedly be representing herself in trial after she was charged with allegedly threatening two judges and an attorney on Facebook. The Union Leader reports Janet Delfuoco of Northwood, New Hampshire, threatened the lives of the attorney and judges because she was denied her request to remove a home equity loan...

The 11-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed a New Hampshire couple in their Alton home last week is now facing a new charge. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said the boy has now been charged under the state’s juvenile laws with an additional count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of James Eckert. The boy was...

More information has come out about the mother and father who were killed, allegedly at the hands of an 11-year-old boy in Alton, New Hampshire. Lizette and Jim Eckert had three children. Authorities say they were shot at their Dobbins Way home early Friday morning.

A second adult died late Friday after a shooting in the Lakes Region town of Alton, New Hampshire, officials announced Saturday afternoon. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said Friday night that 50-year-old Lizette Eckert, who had suffered a gunshot wound, was found dead after police responded to a 911 call on Dobbins Way around 7:30 a.m. James Eckert, 48,...

An 11-year-old is in custody after allegedly killing two adults in a shooting Friday in the Lakes Region town of Alton, New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said Friday night that 50-year-old Lizette Eckert, who had suffered a gunshot wound, was found dead after police responded to a 911 call on Dobbins Way around 7:30 a.m. James Eckert,...

Some Republican lawmakers in New Hampshire are under fire after wearing pearl necklaces to mock activists testifying about gun violence at a recent hearing in the House of Representatives. Reps. Scott Wallace, David Welch, and Daryl Abbas were the lawmakers wearing the necklaces in opposition to a “red-flag” gun bill hearing Tuesday. The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee...