New Hampshire – NECN (2024)

Man accused of shooting gun from balcony of Manchester, NH condo

A Manchester, New Hampshire, man is accused of firing a gun from a condominium balcony then refusing police orders to surrender when officers arrived. Jay Belmore, 47, was arrested Saturday. Police sa...

NH native, UNH alum to pilot milestone SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission

A New Hampshire native is set to rocket into space next week as part of SpaceX’s first Polaris Dawn mission. Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet, a University of New Hampshire graduate, wil...

Authorities identify 3 people killed in head-on crash in NH

Authorities have released the names of the three people who were killed in a head-on crash on Route 101 in New Hampshire over the weekend. The crash occurred around 12:20 p.m. in the area of mile mark...

This pub is a bit of Boston (and Ireland) in a charming White Mountain village

There has always been a connection between the city of Boston and the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire. North Conway, Glen, Bartlett, Jackson and more have been catering to folks from eastern ...

Trans teens file lawsuit challenging New Hampshire law banning them from girls' sports​

The families of two transgender teens in New Hampshire filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a new state law that bans them from playing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools. The issue of how to treat transgender athletes has been fiercely debated across the U.S. in recent years and has sparked numerous lawsuits. Two weeks ago, a....

3 people dead after head-on crash on Route 101 in Candia, NH

Three people have died following a serious head-on collision that closed part of Route 101 in Candia, New Hampshire, for several hours Saturday afternoon. New Hampshire State Police said the crash occurred around 12:20 p.m. in the area of mile marker 69. Responding troopers determined that the driver of a Toyota Tundra was speeding eastbound on Rou...

Woman charged with manslaughter 5 years after death of 5-year-old in NH

A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy on Christmas Eve in 2019. The death of Dennis Vaughn Jr. in Laconia, New Hampshire, was deemed suspicious at the time. Authorities provided limited information, saying he was taken from a Blueberry Lane home to a hospital, where he later died. New Hampshire State Police said...

2 injured in crash involving truck on I-293 in Manchester, NH

Two people were injured after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire, Friday morning. The crash occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on I-293 south near exit 6, New Hampshire State Police said, where traffic was detoured after the truck rolled over. The driver of the truck and a driver of a sedan were taken to&#82...

Man shot and critically hurt in Manchester market; alleged shooter arrested

A man was critically wounded in a shooting inside a market in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Wednesday morning, police said. The shooting came about 9:50 a.m. after a confrontation in the store, El Parcero Market on Maple Street, according to Manchester police. The 27-year-old who was wounded walked into Elliott Hospital, police said, and was in cri...

Trucking company owner pleads guilty in NH crash that killed 7 motorcyclists

The former owner of a Massachusetts trucking company pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges tied to a 2019 crash involving a company vehicle that killed seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire. Dunyadar Gasanov, also known as Damien Gasanov, and his brother Dartanayan Gasonov, ran the now-defunct Westfield Transport Inc., a company that provided...

Youth injured in Manchester, NH, shooting

A youth was struck by gunfire in Manchester, New Hampshire early Saturday morning, police confirmed Tuesday. Police said the victim, whose exact age was not given, was inside a home on Spruce Street when they were struck. They were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The case remains under investigation and more details were n...

NH man dies in Maine crash; alcohol apparently a factor, police say

A man was killed and two others hurt when a pickup truck swerved off a road in rural Maine early Saturday morning, state police said. Benjamin Harvey, a 23-year-old from Rollinsford, New Hampshire, was pronounced dead at the scene, on Golden Road in T3 Indian Purchase Township, Maine State Police said Monday. He was in the back of the Toyota…...

Five people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease after visiting Lincoln, NH

CORRECTION (Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, 6:50 p.m.): An earlier version of this article misstated where health officials said the people diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease may have been exposed. Five people were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease after visiting Lincoln, New Hampshire, the Department of Health and Human Services announced ...

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2 people from Mass. caught shoplifting at Merrimack Outlets

Two people from Massachusetts were caught shoplifting from two stores at the outlets in Merrimack, New Hampshire, on Saturday afternoon, and they allegedly didn’t go down without a fight. Merrimack police say Maryah Williams, of Boston, and Lasonia Watler, of Brockton, were arrested and are facing multiple charges following the incident that ...

3 arrested after shots are fired outside NH hookah bar

Three people were arrested early Saturday morning after shots were fired outside a hookah lounge in Manchester, New Hampshire. Manchester police said they responded to the Babylon Hookah Lounge on Maple Street around 2:45 a.m. for a report of shots fired. Witnesses told officers that a man had gotten into an altercation with people inside the estab...

Arrest made in hit-and-run crash that killed NH Air National Guard Commander

Police say an arrest has made in the July hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of the commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard. Rochester police said they arrested 81-year-old Paul Clement, of Rochester, on Tuesday in connection to the July 8 crash that killed 57-year-old Brig. Gen. John “Pogo” Pogorek, of Strafford. Cl...

Shelter in place issued in Allenstown, NH, amid police investigation

An incident on a street in Allenstown, New Hampshire, sparked a shelter-in-place order from police Thursday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened in the incident on Sullivan Drive, or if anyone was hurt. Allenstown and state police both urged people to avoid the area. State police said there was no indication of “an immin...