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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
The investigation into the officer-involved use of deadly force on Mr. Masse is ongoing, and the identity of the officers who used deadly force will be disclosed once formal interviews of all involved in the incident are completed in the coming weeks.
InDepthNH.org is celebrating the first-ever Local News Day April 9 with a $10,000 match for all donations from the Katy Burns Local Journalism Fund.
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice is releasing the final reports from investigations into two separate, unrelated officer-involved shootings: a March 18, 2024, incident in Hampstead, New Hampshire, and an April 29, 2025, incident in Keene, New Hampshire.
Some folks are voicing concerns about police departments participating in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program, which authorizes local officers to perform immigration officer functions under direction and oversight of ICE.
Police responded to a domestic disturbance early Monday morning in Northfield that resulted in a woman being shot to death by one of the responding officers, according to a press release from Attorney General John Formella.
A shootout late Saturday night ended when suspect Matthew J. Masse, 38, was found dead after exchanging gunfire with police who were trying to take him into custody after he shot a Nottingham police officer earlier in the day, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.
The suspect is identified as Matthew J. Masse, 38, of Raymond. He was last seen on foot and was carrying a long gun. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to (603) MCU-TIPS. If seen, do not approach and call 911 immediately.
In New Hampshire, the third rail of politics — thanks to people like William Loeb and Meldrim Thomson and now the Americans for Prosperity — is the word tax.
The third annual No Kings protests took place last weekend. It’s politics as culture for the progressive left, offered with the rationale that turnabout is fair play.
New state revenue data collected over a 15-year period by The Pew Charitable Trusts indicates New Hampshire has the fourth-worst trend of the 50 states for bouncing back revenue wise after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte and NEA-NH President Megan Tuttle joined students at Auburn Village School for a reading event highlighting the critical role literacy plays in preparing students for success in school and beyond and the work of educators and families who help foster a love of reading at an early age.
One requires the presentation of a government-issued photographic means of identification in order to vote.
A Windham man said he received similar angry treatment from Rep. Michael Vose as Rep. Wendy Thomas described to InDepthNH.org while he was waiting to testify last year in front of the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee, which Vose, R-Epping, chairs.
Senate President Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, said she has removed state Sen. Tim McGough, R-Merrimack, from all committee assignments but did not say why she took that action Thursday. McGough said he was wrongly removed.
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
There was lots of opposition Thursday to a bill that would remove Hepatitis B from the list of diseases for which immunization is required to attend school and child care centers in New Hampshire, though there are medical and religious exemptions.
Humane organizations panned a bill, which already passed the House, that relates to cruelty of livestock.
State Rep. Wendy Thomas, D-Merrimack, said she just learned she was removed from the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee because of her “attitude,” and for asking to be referred to as Rep. Wendy Thomas during committee proceedings to avoid confusion with another member with the same last name.
New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan pushed back against President Donald Trump’s executive order, issued Tuesday, directing the creation of a nationwide list of verified eligible voters.