NH AG: Police officers justified in Keene, Hampstead shootings involving mental health

Democratic leaders give support to NH candidates days before midterms

Democratic lawmakers like Senator Mark Kelly and Senator Cory Booker joined Democratic candidates in New Hampshire as they held rallies in Concord to mobilize voters for the upcoming midterm elections.

Jury begins to deliberate in NH father’s child sex abuse trial

After three days of testimony over whether Douglas Frechette sexually abused his son over ten years, the jury went into deliberations on Friday to decide whether the evidence was enough to find him guilty. On Friday, the fourth day of the trial at Merrimack County Superior Court, prosecutors and defense attorneys used their closing arguments […]

New Hampshire families seek court order to preserve medical care for transgender youth

A teenager who lives in Hillsborough County is starting puberty. Although she had been prescribed puberty blockers from her medical provider, a federal rule that took effect Oct. 13 is now preventing her from receiving treatment. Kylie Koe, listed under a pseudonym, belongs to one of four New Hampshire families who sued the Trump administration […]

A six-year property dispute pits neighbors against West End Farm Trail users

When René Marro loaded a rubber ball into a green ‘Chuckit!’ and flung it across his lawn, his three black labs sprinted after it, tongues lolling out the sides of their mouths. Raven, the smallest but by far the fastest of the trio, snatched it up first. René then tossed a second ball for Gunnar, […]

Revisiting my natural experiment on the accuracy of ballot-counting machines

Five years ago, when there were questions about the AccuVote ballot-counting machines used in New Hampshire, I wrote a piece comparing accuracy of machine counts vs. hand counts. (Spoiler alert: The machines won.) The state uses two different brands of ballot-counting machines now but with a few legislators raising questions about them, I thought the […]