Exeter

Police in Exeter, New Hampshire, arrived at the scene of a crash to find an allegedly distracted driver dressed as the Grinch.

Photos from the Word Barn shared by Exeter police on Wednesday show the Grinch perched on the driver’s seat of a damaged SUV and looking at his phone.

The driver of a car that struck a house in Exeter, New Hampshire on Friday night, leaving one person injured, has been arrested and facing several charges. Exeter Fire responded to the scene on 88 Main St. art around 10 p.m. The driver, identified as 18-year-old Hermione H.A. Porter of Epping was charged with aggravated driving under the influence and…

New Hampshire State Police are investigating fatal motorcycle crash in Exeter on Sunday morning. Authorities say the rider, 25-year-old Kiel Forgitano, of Raymond, NH, was headed westbound on Route 101 shortly after 10a.m. when he lost control of the motorcycle. The bike veered off the road near Exit 9 and crashed into a tree. Witnesses stopped to help Forgitano until…

A 36-year-old motorcyclist was arrested Sunday after allegedly driving over 170 mph — while intoxicated — in Exeter, New Hampshire. State police say troopers were conducting routine traffic enforcement when one of them spotted a motorcycle that was clearly speeding. The bike was initially clocked at 120 mph before it sped up to 160 mph, state police say. A trooper…

Water is being dumped from helicopters onto a large brush fire burning Friday afternoon in Exeter, Rhode Island’s governor said. NBC affiliate WJAR reported that the fire was spreading in woods near Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery. Gov. Dan McKee is also calling for the evacuation of Exeter residents between William Reynolds Road and Route 102, including Purgatory Road. His office…