Todd Bookman

The National Transportation Safety Board says multiple factors--from a breakdown in DMV record keeping to driver intoxication--are all to blame for a catastrophic 2019 crash in the small town of Randolph, N.H. that left seven motorcyclists dead.

The City of Manchester says it has paid a disgraced former police officer $181,700, ending a years-long battle between the municipality and Aaron Brown, who was fired for sending racist text messages.

City officials say the payment was made on November 20, less than two weeks after the Board of Aldermen approved the transfer of funds.

Less than a day after announcing it had found a suitable location for an emergency homeless shelter, the city of Manchester now says a private developer purchased the building overnight. City officials claim the buyer, local real estate developer Ben Gamache, didn’t want the space to be used as a shelter.

The coronavirus is sending more residents into the woods and onto the water, as they seek to reconnect with the land or just get out of the house.

N.H. Fish and Game processed more than 87,600 resident fishing licenses through September, a 35 percent jump from the same period last year.

The agency has processed more than 7,700 resident hunting licenses this year, an 18 percent increase from 2019.

A Hookset man has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges after breaking into the computer systems of multiple government agencies and a drug treatment facility.

A group of more than 30 residents of Woodstock have joined together to sue a new gun range, alleging that it’s a public nuisance and potential safety hazard. 

The civil lawsuit filed in Grafton County Superior Court alleges that sound from the Gold Bess Shooting Club, which formally opened Oct. 31, is “unacceptable and completely destroys each plaintiffs’ quiet enjoyment of their respective properties.”

On the day state officials are scheduled to clear out a homeless encampment in Manchester, a group of protestors turned out in support of people experiencing homelessness who for months have stayed on the lawn of the Hillsborough County Superior Courthouse.

Rather than replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day, as some advocates were lobbying for, the city of Manchester will recognize both holidays on separate days beginning next year.

On Tuesday, the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 11-1 to mark the first Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day, while keeping the second Monday as Columbus Day. The board voted down a request to mark both holidays on the same day.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that pits the privacy rights of individuals against the rights of a free press, with a reality television show about state Fish and Game officers serving as the backdrop.

Sports gambling has netted the state $4.6 million in tax revenues since launching last December.

N.H. Lottery Commission officials say that revenue figure would likely be higher if the pandemic hadn’t forced the cancellation of professional and collegiate sports games, and shortened some seasons.

A former Berlin police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly photographing and videotaping a patient in psychiatric distress at a hospital.

Philip Pelletier, 31, is accused of taking the photographs while working an overtime shift at Androscoggin Valley Hospital in early 2019.

The state is awarding $11.5 million to live music venues, stadiums and theaters as they face financial losses and an uncertain winter of cancelled and limited performances due to the pandemic.

A public defender who suffered serious injuries after an alleged assault by an inmate inside of the Valley Street Jail in Manchester is suing Hillsborough County, claiming a corrections officer on duty failed to respond to the disturbance, and that the room in which the assault took place was locked from the outside, leaving him defenseless.

Mark Brave, who ran on a platform of a more community-focused approach to law enforcement, has won the election for Strafford County Sheriff, becoming the first known Black person in state history to hold the position of sheriff.

Brave, a Democrat from Dover, defeated Paul Callaghan, a Republican from Rochester. Both men currently serve as lieutenants in the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office.

In a statement, Brave said he was humbled by the support he received. 

New Hampshire’s incumbent senior Sen. Jeanne Shaheen cruised to a third term Tuesday, beating challenger Bryant "Corky" Messner in a race called just minutes after all polls closed.

The head of the New Hampshire Food Bank is criticizing the quality of ingredients received through a federal program launched during the pandemic, saying it received nothing but processed pork products for a number of consecutive weeks.

After months of debates, ad buys and social media quips, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and his Democratic challenger state Sen. Dan Feltes spent the last weekend of the campaign doing some retail style politicking. 

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a confidential list containing the names of more than 270 police officers with sustained findings of misconduct on their records is not protected from release under the state’s Right to Know law. 

The race for Strafford County Sheriff includes two candidates who both support a range of police accountability reforms.

Paul Callaghan, 54, is currently a lieutenant and investigator at the Strafford County Sheriff’s Office. The Republican from Rochester backs a list of policy recommendations released this summer by a New Hampshire commission formed in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, including more training on de-escalation techniques and the release of a long-secret list containing the names of discredited officers. 

A new shooting range slated to formally open this weekend is raising fears about noise in the town of Woodstock, New Hampshire.

Opponents, though, appear to have little recourse as the mountain town of fewer than 1,500 residents has no noise ordinance on the books, and state statute protects shooting ranges from nuisance claims.

Firearms manufacturer SIG Sauer is expanding its operations in New Hampshire with the help of a $21.1 million state treasury bond and nearly $2 million in other financial incentives. 

The deal comes as SIG Sauer, already one of the largest firearms-makers in the country, races to fill a $580 million U.S. Army contract for hundreds of thousands of pistols, as well as other military orders and surging private sales. 

The New Hampshire Attorney General says it is opening a criminal investigation into a circuit court judge for allegedly altering court paperwork with white out while she was under a separate investigation by the judicial branch for failing to recuse herself from a case involving a lawyer with whom she had a “long-standing close friendship.”

Citing concerns about the safety of victims of domestic and sexual violence, the New Hampshire Superior Court system says it will no longer automatically stream their testimony from courtrooms.

Since jury trials resumed in the state in August following a months-long pause due to the coronavirus, members of the public have been able to watch proceedings through video links.

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A Strafford County grand jury has indicted a former Dover Police officer for allegedly stealing drug evidence in 2016.

R.J. Letendre is accused of taking a “significant” quantity of marijuana-laced Jolly Rancher candies from a Dover home during an arrest, according to County Attorney Tom Velardi.

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LRGHealthcare, which operates Lakes Region General Hospital and Franklin Regional Hospital, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a huge debt load and other financial strains compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.