New Hampshire

Two Massachusetts men have been arrested after they allegedly spray painted “offensive, lewd, and obscene imagery” throughout the downtown area in Laconia, New Hampshire, and another neighboring town, according to police. Thomas “Tommy” Yarbrough, 21, and Jonathan “Jonny” Yarbrough, 19, both of East Falmouth, are...

New Hampshire’s new governor, Kelly Ayotte, announced in her inaugural address Thursday plans for a ban on cellphones in classrooms, a new Commission on Government Efficiency and more.

A brush fire in the woods along Interstate 93 in Derry, New Hampshire, briefly closed two lanes of the highway, state police said. The woodland fire was burning at mile marker 10, closing two northbound lanes. They were reopened by 3:45 p.m. #UPDATE: All lanes are open. — New Hampshire State Police (@NH_StatePolice) January 8, 2025 It wasn&#8...

A driver has been charged after a deadly five-car crash in Manchester, New Hampshire late last year.

A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly made threats toward employees at the Planned Parenthood in Exeter, New Hampshire, last week. Christopher Daly, of Rochester, NH, was taken into custody following a week-long investigation, Exeter police say. He’s being charged with criminal threatening and two counts of harassment. Off...

The Ayotte era set to begin in New Hampshire. Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte is set to assume office Thursday and begin combing through critical issues facing the Granite State. “I think housing is a big issue here in New Hampshire, and how we tackle that, because it’s not as easy as just throwing money at something,” said Neil Levesque ...

A New Hampshire elementary school was closed on Monday for a “thorough inspection” after reports of bats in the building. Inspectors were brought into Richards Elementary School in Newport, New Hampshire, after bats were spotted flying in the halls, according to a post from Superintendent Donna Magoon. Inspectors from Monadnock Pest &am...

Police in Merrimack, New Hampshire, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a “suspicious individual” who was caught on surveillance video approaching a local home and then fleeing when they noticed a doorbell camera. The incident occurred on Jan. 4, when Merrimack police said they responded to a report of a suspicious inv...

The cold snap New England is going through means Ice Castles is almost ready to open in New Hampshire.

The police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, injured early Saturday morning after being shot by his own gun during a struggle with a suspect has now been identified. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi identified the officer Monday as 24-year-old David Benway-Fongemie, and said he is recovering at home and doing well. He said Benway-Fongemie was hi...

A police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, who was injured early Saturday morning after being shot by their own gun during a struggle with a suspect has been released from the hospital. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said Sunday that the officer, whose name has not been released, is now recovering at home. “We are grateful that our offic...

A 19-year-old was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash that closed the northbound side of the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack, New Hampshire, for a couple of hours Saturday evening. NH State Police say troopers, along with the Merrimack Fire and Rescue Department and the state department of transportation, responded around 4:28 p.m. to re...

The sound of gunshots Friday night ultimately led to seven people being arrested following a search involving a thermal imaging drone in Brookline, New Hampshire. Brookline police say they responded to the sound of gunshots around 9:30 p.m. at a location off Mason Road and arrived to find people running from the scene. Three vehicles, a bonfire and...