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The New Hampshire State Trooper who discharged his weapon was Trooper Nathan Sleight, who has approximately 11 years of law enforcement experience.
After a two-year delay, the lawsuit alleging Diocese of Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci sexually abused an altar boy in the 1980s is finally moving toward a trial.
The Unit, which has been staffed by one full-time attorney with assistance from other units and bureaus within the Office on an as needed and as available basis, has seen a 465% in complaints and referrals over the last five years (from 40 to 186).
A public hearing for the governor’s nomination of Melissa Beth Countway to be seated on the New Hampshire Supreme Court was held Wednesday before the Executive Council, which will vote on it likely on Dec. 20.
In a three-to-two decision Wednesday, the state Supreme Court echoed a US Supreme Court decision that determining what is extreme gerrymandering is outside the judicial branch to resolve without constitutional standards or guidance.
After a mentally ill man killed an unarmed security guard at New Hampshire Hospital, New Hampshire Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn announced steps to increase security at all state facilities.
Responding officers have determined that there is no threat to the general public.
Former Republican state Rep. Troy Merner who now lives in Carroll has been arrested and charged with one class B felony count of wrongful voting, and misdemeanor charges of theft by deception, unsworn falsification and tampering with public records.
Attorney General John Formella is re-evaluating the state’s position against reporting certain mentally ill people to the national database that could potentially keep those like John Madore from legally purchasing firearms.