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Boston bombing victim reduced to tears and 'forced to leave Nashua TJ Maxx over her service dog'

A teenager physically and emotionally hurt in the Boston Marathon bombings says she was forced to leave a New Hampshire store because she had her service dog with her.

Teens arrested for partying aboard abandoned mystery yacht

HAMPTON — Two juveniles were arrested early Wednesday evening on alcohol-related charges after an alleged party atop Guest List, a 75-foot-long white yacht beached along Hampton Harbor.

John Sununu to Newsmax: Obama impeachment 'Will divide the country'

Impeaching President Barack Obama is 'a bad political policy' that will destroy Republican chances for winning the Senate in November, former White House Chief of Staff John Sununu told Newsmax on Thursday.

Authorities relied on special training during Keene standoff ending in suicide

Eleven days have passed since a Manchester native shot himself in a Keene neighborhood, bringing to an end a more than four-hour standoff with police.

Concord shoppers denied alcohol because of D.C. residency

According to state law – RSA 179:8 – businesses that sell alcohol can accept four types of legal proof of age: a passport, a military card, or a driver’s license or photo identification from any of the 50 states, as well as provinces of Canada.

NH town mourns loss of longtime police chief

The Plaistow, New Hampshire Police Department is mourning the loss of its longtime police chief. Chief Stephen Savage died Friday after a long battle with kidney cancer. He was 68-years-old.

Improvements help, but traffic still a problem on race weekend in and around Loudon

Road closures, detours and traffic gridlock have been a part of race weekend since the first Winston Cup rolled into town in 1993.

New Hampshire flirts with Mitt Romney resurgence in 2016

The 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor polled well ahead of all other Republican candidates in a new survey sponsored by WMUR-TV and conducted by the University of New Hampshire, despite the fact that he’s said repeatedly that he has no plans to run for president again.

CNN: Waiting for Mariam: NH city hopes to greet Christian sentenced to death for her faith

Men and women with ties to South Sudan hope to welcome home a neighbor’s wife — a Christian who made global headlines after a court in Sudan sentenced her to death because of her faith.

Substance use and depression in Coos Youth

Coos youth, however, report more symptoms of depression and substance abuse than teens in other rural areas and in urban areas of the state.

Durham police link PSNH impostor's ploy to bomb scare scam

DURHAM — Town officials are warning business owners about a scam involving a person falsely representing himself as an employee of Public Service of New Hampshire.

Construction cuts cable in Boston, knocks NH Public TV off air

New Hampshire Public Television was knocked off the air and off cable networks in some areas for a couple of hours Friday when fiber-optic cables

Dartmouth-Hitchcock withdraws ‘magnet’ designation application over nursing issues

Lebanon — Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has withdrawn an application to renew its designation as a 'Magnet' hospital — a certification meant to recognize superior nursing services — after a survey showed patient and employee satisfaction did not sufficiently exceed national benchmarks.

Meriam Ibrahim will enter U.S. 'soon'; Reveals prison birth didn't damage daughter

Despite their ongoing struggles, Wani and Ibrahim expressed gratitude for the international outpouring of love and support that they have received.

Carsey School presents mid-point research on Coos Youth

BERLIN – Midway through its ten year study of Coos County Youth, the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of N.H. provided a detailed look at its findings to date to local educators and health and human services providers Thursday at White Mountains Community College.

Liberty Utilities interested in buying N.H. Gas Corporation in Keene

A natural gas distributor has expressed interest in purchasing N.H. Gas Corporation in Keene, which serves nearly 1,200 customers in the city.

As Moxie enthusiasts unite in Maiine, tonic now only made in NH

Moxie was first brewed in 1876 in Massachusetts and branded as a medicine to cure nerves. Operations have since moved to New Hampshire, but the soft drink has dedicated fans in Maine.

MDOT engineer says targeted price of new Portsmouth span is $172M

PORTSMOUTH — The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement team is 'down to the nitty-gritty' details of the design work as it heads toward an anticipated early-2015 start date for bridge construction to begin.

Rye woman arrested after crashing into telephone pole, wooden fence

PORTSMOUTH – A Rye woman was arrested Friday night after she struck a telephone pole and crashed into a wooden fence with her car.