Rockingham County News

Eight Hampton officers raided room 111 of the Route 1 motel around noon Friday and seized "a distribution quantity of heroin," numerous needles, a digital scale and clear plastic bags, as well as $1,700 cash, knives and swords, police said.

BRENTWOOD A Portsmouth woman could face up to life in prison for allegedly selling a fatal dose of heroin to a 22-year-old woman in November.

A convicted sex offender from Massachusetts has been indicted for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl while she was alone in a toy aisle at Walmart in Plaistow, according to prosecutors.

U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, stirred up a crowd of about 200 people at the Portsmouth Elks Club on Sunday, saying that instead of just winning elections, the Democratic Party has to reclaim its fundamental values.

Despite it being early in the season, local resident Betty Goodrich believes now is the time to begin talking about Lyme disease.

Lamprey Health Center Chief Executive Officer Ann Hathaway Peters retired Friday from a place that was "like another home and family" to her.

New Hampshire has seen a sharp spike in the number of people using - and dying from - heroin.

New Adventures Entertainment LLC, the parent company of The Page restaurant and bar, has been indicted on two felony counts, according to the Portsmouth Herald.

Hampton Police on Friday conducted a drug raid at the Stone Gable Inn on Lafayette Road in Hampton, executing search warrants on two rooms at the inn for drug possession and distribution.

The staff at A Family Promise, a charity tackling childhood homelessness in the region, is seeking a few talented men and women to assist with its fall fundraising event.

"It's our view that Chief Parsons has not committed any infraction or breach of the law, but under the circumstances it's something that we will deal with in the court system," his defense attorney, Alan Cronheim of Sisti Law Offices, said Thursday.

John Bouraphael, 33, of Danville has decided to waive a jury trial in his identity fraud case pending in Rockingham County Superior Court.

"Closure" is the word that Greenland police Detective David Kurkul said best describes the past several days spent in the nation's capital.

EXETER – Exeter Hospital invites community leaders and the public to attend one of four Community Health Needs Assessment Forums.

A man charged with allegedly drugging three women and sexually assaulting one of them at a Portsmouth apartment may get a chance to limit their testimony before a jury.

The city library and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England will host the fourth annual Women's Clothing Swap from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18.

State agencies and advocacy groups hope new initiatives will help address the state's homeless teen population and raise awareness that it does exist in New Hampshire.

A Springfield, Mass., man has been charged with extortion after a married man reported being blackmailed over a sexual encounter arranged through Craigslist.

Historic preservation is vital to the southeast region's cherished environment, economy and quality of life.

A boyfriend and girlfriend who allegedly robbed three banks in Hampton and Seabrook admitted to police they carried out the heists together, but also implicated each other before being charged, according to police.