New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a step closer to getting back to pre-pandemic life with the closing of its emergency and information centers, and its state-run vaccination sites on Wednesday. The State Emergency Operations Center, which was activated on March 13, 2020, procured and distributed 42 million items of personal protective equipment; supported testing a...

A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire would recognize the right for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel to join a union and bargain for fair working conditions. Many states, including New Hampshire, already have collective bargaining protections for emergency personnel, but federal law does not protect thes...

A bill to move up the date of New Hampshire’s state primary elections is headed to the desk of Gov. Chris Sununu, where its fate is uncertain. While New Hampshire is known for its first-in-the-nation presidential primary every four years, its state primary, held the second Tuesday in September, is one of the nation’s latest. The House and Senate......

A 25-year-old woman riding as a passenger on a motorcycle was killed Wednesday in a crash with a parked vehicle in Manchester, New Hampshire, police said. Manchester police responded to the crash at Willow and Pine streets around 10:15 p.m., where they said the motorcycle had crashed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle. The passenger, identified as P...

Buildings were evacuated and a person was in custody after police located a suspicious device in Manchester, New Hampshire Wednesday.

The body of a dog believed to belong to Sinead Lyon, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was found in the same New Hampshire lake, Ossipee Lake, that her body was, officials said Saturday.

A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after his snowmobile crashed Saturday in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.  The New Hampshire Fish and Game were notified of a single-occupant accident near the Smith River just after 6 p.m. Rescuers found Heath Cowper, 41, of Wolfeboro at the scene with life-threatening injuries.  Investigator...

The Ice Castles in New Hampshire announced that they are reopening on Thursday, Jan. 14.  The famous ice castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire say tickets will go on sale online early this week. There will be new COVID-19 protocols in place following state and CDC guidance.  Ice Castles ask guests to stay home if you or a member of…...

People should be cautious about going out onto any ice, especially following the record rainfall recorded on Christmas Day, a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department official said. “With erratic temperatures, some areas of ice may look safe, but may not be,” Col. Kevin Jordan said in a statement on Friday. “We are urging people to check the ice thic...

A Boston man who crashed his car into two vehicles and injured four people early Sunday morning in New Hampshire is facing a felony charge, state police said. The crash happened on Interstate 293 around 2 a.m. in Manchester, police said. Paul Bartlett Jr., 31, had been speeding on an overpass when he rear-ended a Toyota SUV, sending that vehicle&#8...

Emergency responders in New Hampshire say suicide-related 911 calls are spiking amid the coronavirus pandemic and it’s getting even worse as we head into the stressful holiday season. “The calls are coming in and they’re coming in at a rate that we’ve not seen before,” said Mark Doyle who is the Director of the New Hampshire Division of Emergency.....

Emergency responders in New Hampshire say suicide-related 911 calls are spiking amid the pandemic and it’s getting even worse as we head into the stressful holiday season.

A church in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, has suspended in-person services after at least 14 members tested positive for the coronavirus. Church officials said on their website that several people began feeling ill the week of Nov. 2. By Nov. 11, 14 had tested positive. Meanwhile, the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc with fall tournaments ...