Ryan Lessard

Two years after New Hampshire legalized the sale of certain powerful fireworks, lawmakers are considering banning them. This second look was prompted by a pyrotechnic explosion in Pelham last summer that injured eight adults and five children.

New Hampshire’s number one manufacturing employer announced Monday that it will lay off 200 people in the state.

A Manchester School Board subcommittee has approved a policy restricting class sizes. And this could be the first step in resolving the school district’s overcrowding problem.

The school board’s curriculum and instruction subcommittee approved setting clear limits to class sizes.

More than 15 volunteers signed up to work at a Manchester non-profit for the National Day of Service.

The State Attorney General’s office is forming a new Human Trafficking task force.

State lawmakers begin hearing bills this week. Among the proposals is a plan to reinstate straight ticket voting.

If you’ve been paying attention to the budget struggles in Manchester’s public schools, you’ve likely come across two outspoken parents. These two fathers have taken conspicuous roles in the budget debates in the Manchester School District this past year.

New Hampshire is one of 43 states where the influenza virus is widespread according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The freelance journalist James Foley of Rochester, New Hampshire was taken captive in northern Syria on Thanksgiving Day. Now, after weeks of silence, his family is speaking out.

Thursday, Maggie Hassan will be inaugurated as New Hampshire’s 81st governor, becoming the state’s 2nd woman to be elected to the corner office.

A New Hampshire lawmaker wants to make it a requirement for those purchasing firearms to have to go through safety training first.

State representative Cynthia Sweeney filed her request for the legislation prior to the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.

But Sweeney, a Charlestown Democrat, says the tragedy makes the need for training those who own firearms more pressing.

Sweeney’s legislation would make it a requirement for anyone purchasing or acquiring a firearm to attend a gun safety course.

A new poll released by New England College shows a majority of Granite Staters favor raising taxes on families with incomes above $250,000 a year.