New Hampshire News

New Hampshire Democrats are going after Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte -- and comparing her to Sarah Palin -- for, they say, breaking a promise to stay in her job as attorney general.

Gov. John Lynch doesn't have a problem with Massachusetts having a sales tax, but vowed New Hampshire businesses won't be collecting it on behalf of their southern neighbor.

While Gov. John Lynch is expected to sign a bill today to put the Massachusetts tax man at bay within the Granite State, it's questionable what kind of an impact the legislation will have, tax experts on both sides of the border said.

Dr. James Adams, the state prison's long-time chief forensic examiner, drowned in a North Carolina lake while on vacation, the Raleigh News and Observer reported today.

Monday, July 6, 2009 New Hampshire is one of the first states to have its stimulus energy spending plan approved by the U.S. Department of Energy.

New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte resigned today, effective July 17, "to explore a campaign for the United States Senate." Other Republicans considering a run include Manchester attorney Ovide Lamontagne, a former member of the state Board of Education, and Rich Ashooh, a vice president at BAE Systems.

Emergency officials have reopened the soutbound lanes of Interstate 95 and are preparing to reopen at least two lanes of I-95 north after spending the entire day cleaning up a massive fuel spill.

Local police will establish 24-hour coverage of the community for the first time and circulate recent photos of convicted child murderer Raymond A. Guay, who has been living in town since mid-May. Selectmen Chairman Paul Tierney said police will provide a description of the vehicle Guay drives, and public and private schools and the town's ...

New Hampshire has been spending federal stimulus money on transportation faster than most states, in part because ita s using green paper to cut red tape.

Jul. 1, 2009, 8:11 p.m. 2 comments Two $1M winners rush to get prizes before taxes skyrocket Will higher taxes have the wrong effect - and reduce revenue to the state? The day before a massive 10 percent state tax on lottery prizes went into effect in the Granite State, two winners claimed separate $1 million jackpots - something never before ...

A resident of Seabrook, New Hampshire, has pleaded guilty to the December 16, 2008 robbery of the Citizens Bank located at 161 Lafayette Road, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Michael J. Gunnison announced today.

Torrential rain continues falling on already soaked New Hampshire, prompting flash flood warnings over much of the state.

Summer is the season when classical musicians traditionally rusticate and play concerts in resort communities in northern New Hampshire and western Maine, and this year six classical music festivals and concert series in the two-state region beckon listeners from the Mount Washington Valley.

A Lancaster, N.H., man who drowned as he rescued a young boy from a frigid river is one of 22 people awarded Carnegie medals for heroism.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles after his official portrait was unveiled during a ceremony on the Grand Staircase at the Statehouse in Boston Tuesday, June 30, 2009.

Greyhound racing in New Hampshire is about to become history. The state's two remaining tracks - in Seabrook and Belmont - won permission Monday to drop live racing, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.

Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in New Hampshire may be dwindling.

There are just 18 inmates and a dozen employees left at the Laconia prison, which will close on Tuesday as part of New Hampshire's efforts to cut correction costs.

Some New Hampshire communities are eliminating or scaling back their Fourth of July fireworks shows in an effort to save taxpayer money.

New Hampshire high-tech firms interested in stimulus funding may have to wait for awhile.