Keene News

Fire officials in Keene said the city got about seven to eight inches of rain on Tuesday, flooding some neighborhoods and basements.

Several New Hampshire communities were struggling to clean up Wednesday from damage caused by high water after powerful storms moved through the night before.

Major roads are washed out in Keene, where residents say the flooding could be worse than they saw in 2005.

The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorm warnings for much of New Hampshire will remain in effect at least until 10 p.m. The weather service reported hail the size of a quarter rained down on Alstead and area communities.

An adult grand prize of $2000 and the inclusion of audience voting each week to determine winning contestants are just two of the changes impacting this year's Keene IDOL event.

In her bestselling book On Becoming Fearless , Arianna Huffington writes about how, as we grow older, it's crucial for us to let go of dreams, goals, and roles we've outgrown: "On my fortieth birthday I made a list of all the things I was no good at, didn't enjoy, or had thought I might do one day but, realistically, were simply not going to ... (more)

The real story behind this crash may never be known. What is known is that two teens lost their lives when their joyride ended in a ball of flames.

An armored tank? At the Solano Stroll? The North County Tactical Working Group -- Berkeley, Albany and UC police departments -- seeks homeland security funds to buy a Lenco BearCat.

The mountains and valleys of New Hampshire are rich with mineral formations. From the southwest corner of the state near Keene to the northern Canadian border near Littleton there are fascinating deposits of a variety of minerals.

The presidential campaign debate over Republican Mitt Romney's tenure at a private equity firm is going down the drain.

Attorneys Sarah Gelsomino, Michael Deutsch, and Thomas Durkin, from left, who represent Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Batterly, talk about their clients.

Mitt Romney, who has been busy fundraising across the country, will address the Latino Coalition's annual meeting Wednesday.

The NATO summit meeting in Chicago this weekend was the target of a diverse collage of left-wing groups as people with the Occupy movement streamed into Chicago for protests that culminated in violent clashes with cops and 45 arrests on Sunday.

Vice President Joe Biden will be visiting the Granite State Tuesday. Biden will travel to Keene, New Hampshire for a rally at Keene State College.

Prosecutors said Sunday they have charged two more people as part their investigation into activists who planned to take part in demonstrations at the two-day NATO summit.

Jared Chase, 27, of Keene New Hampshire, was arrested on Friday with two others on terror relatedA charges prior to the start of the NATO summitA in Chicago.

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A hacking group affiliated with Anonymous took responsibility for temporarily crippling the Chicago Police and NATO websites Sunday, proving authorities now have more than just street protests to worry about on the first day of the military alliance's summit.

Prosecutors say two men will make initial appearances in court in Chicago as part of what they describe as an ongoing investigation of activists who planned to take part in demonstrations at the two-day NATO summit.

A couple dressed hustle past the Chicago police department's mounted patrol, as members of Occupy Chicago march through the street Saturday, May 19 2012, in Chicago.