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Dartmouth Grad Wants Rape Conviction Overturned

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | 3 hours ago

The Snapchat video made by Kyle Clampitt’s reported rape victim moments after the assault took place on a Dartmouth fraternity roof should not have been part of the trial evidence, according to an appeal notice filed by Clampitt’s attorney.

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AG: Autopsy Shows Manchester Man's Death Was a Homicide

Child Advocate Says $1.5M Budget Would Not Allow Her To Meet Statutory Mandate

Manchester Man Sentenced in Burning, Beating Death of His Son, Age 7

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AG: Suspicious Death in Manchester

By News Release | May 27, 2025

The investigation was initiated after Manchester Police received a 911 call for assistance at a residence on Union Street earlier this morning. Responding officers discovered an adult male deceased inside an apartment.

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State Pays Millions To Families of Harmony, Elijah and Dennis

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 23, 2025

The state maintains it did nothing wrong in the tragic events that led to the separate murders of Harmony Montgomery, Elijah Lewis, and Dennis Vaughn Jr., but it still agreed to pay the families more than $10 million in total.

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Construction Foundation Design Error Caused Delay at New Secure Psychiatric Hospital

By Nancy West | May 23, 2025

While prospective patients of a state’s new forensic hospital continue to wait in prisons as construction of a new forensic hospital is built, a foundation design error was discovered during construction and has temporarily paused some work, state officials said this week.

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Ayotte Signs Into Law Bills That Ban Sanctuary Cities in NH

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 22, 2025

Saying she is fulfilling another campaign promise that makes New Hampshire safer, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed bills to ban sanctuary cities and support cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities Thursday.

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Council Moves Quickly, Unanimously To Confirm Scippa as Interim Corrections Commissioner

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 21, 2025

John Scippa was nominated and immediately confirmed as interim commissioner of the Department of Corrections Wednesday by the state’s Executive Council.

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Motion Says Ousted DOC Head Helen Hanks Destroyed Evidence in Murder Probe

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 21, 2025

According to the motion, evidence previously withheld shows Hanks met with corrections officers about Rothe’s death after she was notified that the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office was investigating and those officers were potential witnesses.

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AG Investigating Homicide in Derry

By News Release | May 21, 2025

At approximately 11:21am on May 19, 2025, the Derry Police Department received a call for assistance outside an area business at 4 Peabody Annex Road in Derry.

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Audit Affirms More Than $1.1 Billion in Pending YDC Abuse Claims

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 20, 2025

Lawmakers trying to make sense of the staggering price tag to settle decades of horrific child abuse perpetrated by state employees got details they asked for on the Youth Development Center Claims Administration and Settlement Fund.

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Helen Hanks Is Out as Corrections Commissioner

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 19, 2025

Department of Corrections Commissioner Helen Hanks resigned suddenly on Monday, and seemingly against her will, after months of controversy over the way she treats staff.

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