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Former state senator Jeffrey Woodburn was released Monday from the Coos County Jail after serving 20 days of his 30-day sentence on two charges of criminal mischief, the only two he was convicted of out of nine charges in a domestic violence case involving his former fiancée, Emily Jacobs.
After a two-week trial, a Windham man was convicted by a federal petit jury, for wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his ownership of an information technology (IT) company that contracted with the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley (United Way) while being employed by United Way, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Drunk driving convictions aren’t enough to land cops on the Laurie List, according to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, siding with a Manchester police officer who challenged his placement on the list for credibility-challenged law enforcement officers.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that a Superior Court judge ruled correctly to dismiss the case of a woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident in January of 2022 at an apple orchard in Londonderry.
Funding for projects in Londonderry to deal with PFAS contamination, to improve the Mendums Pond “high hazard dam” in Nottingham, complete a $1 million replacement of the Portsmouth Fish Pier and for the first time, allow for a summer food program for 44,000 of the state’s neediest children in 2025 are all on the agenda for an Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
Former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave has been indicted on five new charges in Rockingham Superior Court related to making false statements about where he lived and statements on a request for a lawyer form on Oct. 26, 2023.
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu issued a news release Tuesday taking credit for authorizing the transfer of $26 million to the New Hampshire Retirement System for the Group II Retirement Plan, but Democrats quickly responded they sponsored the legislation that made it happen.
As part of its ongoing Diversity and Inclusion initiative, the New Hampshire Judicial Branch is seeking feedback from any member of the public with experience in the state court system through an online survey
Candace Krauklin was found guilty of one count of Reckless Conduct and five counts of endangering the welfare of her five minor children. The case was prosecuted by Assistant County Attorney Mark Ryder.