Hampton Beach

A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man died Tuesday night after drowning in the waters off of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, according to state police. New Hampshire State Police got a report of a possible drowning at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The initial report was from a good Samaritan who heard two swimmers yelling for help, and was able to get one of…

A packed Hampton Beach watched as a small plane came in for an emergency landing over the ocean Saturday.

Shocking video captured a small plane crash into the ocean just yards from a popular New Hampshire beach that was full of people this weekend, and now the pilot is being called a hero. No one was hurt when the plane, which had been towing a banner over Hampton Beach, went down about 30 yards from shore on Saturday afternoon,…

The pilot was the sole occupant of the single-engine Piper PA-18 that crashed into the ocean near Hampton Beach around noon during a banner tow operation, the FAA said.

A small plane pulling a banner crashed into the ocean near Hampton Beach in Hampton, New Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon. The Hampton Fire Department said they started receiving multiple emergency phone calls just after noon reporting a small single engine aircraft had crashed into the water just off shore along the main beach. Responding crews found the plane had landed…

A crash that involved a police car left a pedestrian hurt near the waterfront strip of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on Sunday evening, according to state police. The crash involved a Hampton Police Department cruiser, and happened at around 7:15 p.m. on Ashworth Street, right near Ocean Boulevard and Nudd Avenue, according to a news release from New Hampshire State…

Team members at New Hampshire’s Seacoast Science Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue say they found a species stranded at Hampton Beach they’d never seen before on Friday, July 14: A striped dolphin. According to a release from SSC, rescuers arrived at Hampton Beach after lifeguards spotted the dolphin on the beach. The striped dolphin was an infant female, which was...

Seasonal businesses are finally getting back to normal after the coronavirus pandemic halted operations, but they still had other challenges this summer, from finding employees to dealing with supply chain issues. The weather cleared out Hampton Beach early this Labor Day but it did not dampen the summer feeling. “We all did well, the traffic was down, and I think…

Seasonal businesses are finally getting back after the coronavirus pandemic halted normal operations, but they’ve had to deal with finding employees, as well as supply chain issues.

After a false alarm from the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire prompted evacuations of area beaches, emergency response officials are talking about what would happen in an actual emergency. The power plant’s siren was inadvertently activated Tuesday morning, officials said. “Attention. Attention. There is a problem at Seabrook Nuclear Power Station. The beaches are closed. Leave the...

New Hampshire beaches were evacuated over a false alarm from the a nuclear power station in Seabrook.

New Hampshire beachgoers were told to evacuate because of an issue at a nearby nuclear power plant, but there was no real threat.

The siren at Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant in New Hampshire was inadvertently activated Tuesday morning, officials said, but there is no emergency. “The state has been notified by Seabrook Nuclear Power Station that an inadvertent siren activation happened earlier today,” Gov. Chris Sununu said in a tweet shortly after 11:30 a.m. “There is no emergency at the plant and no…

Businesses at Hampton Beach have been hiring for the summer and are ready for their busy season.