N.H. Department of Safety

A state trooper on the governor’s team pulled a driver from a burning vehicle right before noon, the Department of Safety said. This is the second major crash at the plaza this week.

Fire prevention and safe driving are recommendations state officials have for holiday gatherings this year.

Researchers have documented widespread racial bias in so-called pretextual or investigative stops, while noting that the vast majority of such stops don’t find evidence of a crime.

Two Manchester police officers filed a lawsuit this week against the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s commissioner and a gun shop in Derry.Officers…