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Several hikers were rescued from the mountains in New Hampshire this weekend, including a Connecticut woman flown off a mountain with a life-threatening illness and a Massachusetts man who fell 50 feet into a gully and couldn’t walk, officials said. An Army National Guard helicopter had to fly in to rescue the woman near Mt. Madison late Sunday, according to…

A Nashua driver who lost control of his vehicle and went off the highway in Sutton, New Hampshire, was seriously injured, and a passenger killed late Friday afternoon, state police said. The two men were riding in a 2015 GMC pickup truck along Interstate 89 Southbound before 5 p.m. Friday when the vehicle left the road. It crossed the highway…

One person suffered life-threatening injuries on Christmas Day after their vehicle crashed into an Applebee’s restaurant in New Hampshire. The Wednesday morning crash happened shortly after 6 a.m. in Derry, according to the Derry Fire Department. At the scene, authorities saw the restaurant had moderate damage and the car was extensively damaged. Crews used tools to open the vehicle’s...

At the start of the skiing and riding season, trauma physicians from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center are sharing the takeaways from a new study into helmet use among skiers and riders. Dr. Eleah Porter, the study’s lead author, and her colleagues at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s trauma center say helmets can provide a critical buffer against skull fractures and certain spine injuries, but...

Thanksgiving week marks the unofficial kickoff to the busiest part of the ski season and doctors at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have come out with new findings that look into the safety of the sport.

A series of crashes shut down a portion of Interstate 91 South in eastern Vermont for hours Tuesday morning after a quick burst of heavy, wet snow and poor visibility. In Hartland, two crashed tractor-trailers and a third smashed vehicle combined to create one big headache.

New Hampshire authorities say a rock climber fell about 50 feet in the Franconia Notch area and suffered life-threatening injuries. Conservation officers say a 20-year-old man was climbing on the Cannon Cliffs when he fell Sunday. The climber was unconscious and stuck on a ledge just halfway up the cliff.

Police in New Hampshire say a motorcyclist has been killed in a three-vehicle crash. WMUR-TV reports police said a southbound car on Route 106 in Belmont crossed into the path of a car in the opposite direction. The motorcyclist also was involved in the crash.

New Hampshire authorities say a 62-year-old hiker suffered a medical emergency while hiking and died.

As the country gets ready to mark Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, New Englanders are sharing their excitement—including a former astronaut in New Hampshire. At the Dartmouth Center for Space Flight Research, housed on the campus of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, Dr. Jay Buckey can say he’s been where few others...

A New Hampshire man faced a judge Monday after police say he fired into the ceiling of his Newport apartment on Sunday evening, accidentally shooting a toddler upstairs. Timothy Hale, 51, was arraigned in Sullivan County Superior Court on a charge of felony reckless conduct with a deadly weapon

A 6-year-old girl remains hospitalized with serious head injuries after a sledding accident Sunday afternoon in Marlborough, New Hampshire. The rolling hills off Horse Hill Road are a popular sledding spot for families in the area. Within minutes of arriving, Kayla Wooster said her niece Bella just couldn’t wait and hopped on her plastic sled and took off down the...

New Hampshire authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was receiving medical attention at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said Monday the death is considered suspicious. He said the woman died Sunday at the medical center in Lebanon. An autopsy was scheduled.

Vermont State Police say a 4-year-old boy from Massachusetts who was injured in a December crash has died.

A man accused of killing his mother last year in a New Hampshire hospital intensive care unit is expected to enter a plea in the case. Fifty-year-old Travis Frink is due in Grafton County Superior Court Tuesday. It is unclear how he will plead.

Lawyers for a man accused of killing his mother in a New Hampshire hospital intensive care unit say the man suffered from “delusional beliefs,” and they may seek an insanity defense.

A small plane has crashed in the Connecticut River between New Hampshire and Vermont, injuring two people. The Federal Aviation Administration tells WMUR-TV that a Searey aircraft crashed in the river between Haverhill, New Hampshire, and Newbury, Vermont, at 1:20 p.m. Sunday.

Vermont State Police say an 87-year-old woman who was hit by what appeared to be a bullet outside her Tunbridge home has died at the hospital. Edith Whitney, who was hospitalized on Saturday night and underwent emergency surgery, died Monday at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Investigators say they have spoken with people who were shooting a firearm in Tunbridge around…

A Vermont woman is facing charges following a crash that killed two people in Newfane on Friday.