New Hampshire

The Ayotte era set to begin in New Hampshire. Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte is set to assume office Thursday and begin combing through critical issues facing the Granite State. “I think housing is a big issue here in New Hampshire, and how we tackle that, because it’s not as easy as just throwing money at something,” said Neil Levesque of...

Republican Gov.-elect Kelly Ayotte is set to take office Thursday.

A New Hampshire elementary school was closed on Monday for a “thorough inspection” after reports of bats in the building. Inspectors were brought into Richards Elementary School in Newport, New Hampshire, after bats were spotted flying in the halls, according to a post from Superintendent Donna Magoon. Inspectors from Monadnock Pest & Wildlife Services didn’t spot any bats during the...

Authorities in Merrimack, New Hampshire, are investigating doorbell camera footage of a man approaching a home and quickly running off.

Police in Merrimack, New Hampshire, are asking for the public’s help in identifying a “suspicious individual” who was caught on surveillance video approaching a local home and then fleeing when they noticed a doorbell camera. The incident occurred on Jan. 4, when Merrimack police said they responded to a report of a suspicious invididual near Bradford Drive. The person —…

The cold snap New England is going through means Ice Castles is almost ready to open in New Hampshire.

The police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, injured early Saturday morning after being shot by his own gun during a struggle with a suspect has now been identified. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi identified the officer Monday as 24-year-old David Benway-Fongemie, and said he is recovering at home and doing well. He said Benway-Fongemie was hired by the department on…

Jack Murray, 12, was a seventh-grade student at Maria Chapman Middle School in Weymouth.

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Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said Sunday that the officer, whose name has not been released, is now recovering at home.

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A police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, who was injured early Saturday morning after being shot by their own gun during a struggle with a suspect has been released from the hospital. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said Sunday that the officer, whose name has not been released, is now recovering at home. “We are grateful that our officer was…

A 19-year-old was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash that closed the northbound side of the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Merrimack, New Hampshire, for a couple of hours Saturday evening. NH State Police say troopers, along with the Merrimack Fire and Rescue Department and the state department of transportation, responded around 4:28 p.m. to reports that a vehicle had...

The suspect was identified as Jared Masseur, 40, of Nashua, New Hampshire.

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The sound of gunshots Friday night ultimately led to seven people being arrested following a search involving a thermal imaging drone in Brookline, New Hampshire. Brookline police say they responded to the sound of gunshots around 9:30 p.m. at a location off Mason Road and arrived to find people running from the scene. Three vehicles, a bonfire and several weapons…

A New Hampshire State Police trooper was injured following a rollover crash during a wild high-speed pursuit late Friday night. The incident started around 11:10 p.m. Friday when a trooper on patrol on Route 101 west in Exeter observed a Toyota Camry driving 131 mph near Exit 11, more than double the posted speed limit of 65 mph. The trooper…

A police officer in Bedford, New Hampshire, was injured overnight after being shot by their own gun during a struggle with a suspect. Bedford Police Chief Daniel Douidi said at a press conference that two patrol officers responded around 12:53 a.m. Saturday to the area of South River Road near the Country Inn and Suites for a report of a…

A Bedford officer was reportedly wounded during a suspect’s struggle for their gun overnight in the area of South River Road.

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A family is mourning the death of a young boy after a skiing accident at Cranmore Mountain.

A 12-year-old boy who was killed in a skiing accident at New Hampshire’s Cranmore Mountain on New Year’s Eve was a middle schooler from Weymouth, Massachusetts, his family confirmed. The mother of Jack Murray, a seventh-grader at Chapman Middle School in Weymouth, told NBC10 Boston he did more with his 12 years than most people do in a lifetime....

A gunman wanted for shooting a woman in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Thursday turned himself in to police and is now facing attempted second degree murder and other charges. Manchester police said they responded to the area of Central and Maple streets around 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a reported shooting. Arriving officers located a group of people yelling for help…

Police in Nashua, New Hampshire, arrested a man they say tried to take an officer’s gun on New Year’s Day. According to the Nashua Police Department, 26-year-old Samuel Colon of Hudson parked at the fire station on Amherst Street around 7:18 a.m. on Wednesday and went up to an officer working a traffic detail. He allegedly asked the officer...