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New Hampshire's governor's race pits ex-Sen. Kelly Ayotte against ex-Mayor Joyce Craig
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In one of the nation’s most competitive gubernatorial races, New Hampshire voters are choosing between one candidate trying to jump from local to statewide office and another seeking to bring federal experience to the Statehouse. Democratic former Manchester...
Race-motivated assault charges filed against former New Hampshire police officer
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of race-motivated assault against a Black bank executive outside of a diner on Thanksgiving Eve 2023, according to a civil rights complaint filed by the state attorney general’s office. Similar...
Ex-New Hampshire state senator Andy Sanborn charged with theft in connection to state pandemic aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator accused last year of fraudulently obtaining federal COVID-19 loans and spending the money on luxury cars was charged this week with stealing separate state pandemic relief funds. Republican Andy Sanborn, of Bedford, was...
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fall is back, and bringing with it jack-o'-lanterns, football, pumpkin spice everything and — in some parts of the country — especially vibrant foliage. Leaves around the northern U.S. are starting to turn orange, yellow and red, inspiring legions of leaf...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries on Tuesday have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state. The New England state has an independent streak that makes it hard to categorize as red or blue. While it has voted for...
Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Decades after she was picked to be America's first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer — this time as the first woman to be memorialized on the grounds of New Hampshire's Statehouse, in the city where she taught high school. McAuliffe was...
First criminal trial starts in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse scandal
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire prosecutor told jurors Monday that a former youth detention center worker “took exactly what he wanted, where he wanted it and when he wanted it” when he repeatedly raped a teenage girl, while his attorney said the accuser concocted the allegations for...
