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New England

Published
January 3, 2020

Rhode Island AG: Hometown cops should be alerted to gun buys

In the wake of a shooting at an affordable housing complex, Rhode Island's Attorney General wants lawmakers to require firearm purchase applications be submitted to police departments where the buyer lives, not just where the gun is purchased.
Published
January 3, 2020

Tests begin on bones that may be Revolutionary War soldiers’

A university laboratory is beginning tests on skeletal remains found beneath an 18th century home to help identify the three people believed to be soldiers killed during the Revolutionary War.
Published
January 3, 2020

Mainer among 4 activists arrested trying to block coal-carrying train

The group Climate Disobedience Center has held several protests recently trying to stop coal shipments to the power plant in Bow, New Hampshire.
Published
January 2, 2020

New Hampshire hiker rescued after night in whiteout, freezing conditions

The man had turned back after trying to make it to the summit of Mount Lafayette when he fell down a steep, rocky section of Mount Lincoln.
Published
December 31, 2019

Trump ally Corey Lewandowski says he won’t run for Senate

Lewandowski had considered entering the Republican primary in New Hampshire to challenge two-term Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen.

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Published
December 31, 2019

Turnpike tolls about to end at N.H. highway exit

There will be no more toll-collecting at the Exit 11 northbound and southbound ramps of the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack as of New Year's Day.
Published
December 30, 2019

New Hampshire becomes latest state to offer sports betting

The wagering is expected to produce an estimated $7.5 million for education in fiscal year 2021.
Published
December 30, 2019

TSA finds loaded gun in man’s bag at Boston’s Logan Airport

A New Hampshire man was caught trying to bring the handgun onto a plane, officials say.
Published
December 30, 2019

Ex-officer who targeted judge in tax scheme loses appeal

The former Connecticut police officer was convicted of trying to get a state judge in trouble by submitting a bogus tax filing.
Published
December 30, 2019

Judge denies motion for new trial in boat sinking case

At issue in the Rhode Island case is a dispute with insurance companies over the seaworthiness of Nathan Carman's boat, which sank in 2016 and resulted in his mother being lost at sea.