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Christopher Bell stays undefeated in NASCAR Xfinity Series at New Hampshire with 4th straight win

Jun. 22, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Christopher Bell used a three-wide, last-lap pass on Saturday to drive away and win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race for the fourth straight time at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 29-year-old Bell needed three extra laps on the 1.058-mile track but remained...

Whoops! Christopher Bell spills the tea and spoils the surprise that Chase Briscoe is headed to JGR

Jun. 22, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Christopher Bell knew the instant he spilled the tea — without even the courtesy of a spoiler alert — that he would catch grief for prematurely disclosing Chase Briscoe was headed to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025. Bell’s goof was the talk of NASCAR — well,...

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool

Jun. 21, 2024 04:16 AM EDT

SQUAM LAKE, N.H. (AP) — As New England baked in a heat wave Thursday, guests at one campground were keeping their food and beer cold with blocks of ice harvested months earlier from a frozen lake. And while some relief is expected in the eastern Great Lakes region and New England...

Today in History: June 21, U.S. Constitution goes into effect

Jun. 21, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

Today in History Today is Friday, June 21, the 173rd day of 2024. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins today. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the...

Survivors of New Hampshire motorcycle crash that killed 7 urge a judge to keep trucker off the road

Jun. 19, 2024 16:00 PM EDT

Days before the five-year anniversary of a crash that killed seven motorcyclists, relatives and friends urged New Hampshire officials Wednesday not to allow the trucker involved back on the state's roadways. A jury in 2022 found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty of multiple...

Vermont man sentenced to 25 years in prison for kidnapping woman and son outside of a mall

Jun. 18, 2024 11:58 AM EDT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son by forcing them into her car outside a New Hampshire mall and bringing them to Vermont while he was searching for his estranged wife. ...

7 shot when gunfire erupts at a pop-up party in Massachusetts

Jun. 16, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — Seven people were shot and wounded, and an eighth was hurt while running away when gunfire erupted at a large gathering of young people in Methuen, Massachusetts, authorities said Sunday. The gunfire began just before 2 a.m. after hundreds of people gathered...

'Tis the season for swimming and bacteria alerts in lakes, rivers

Jun. 14, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

TUFTONBORO, N.H. (AP) — With summer about to start, many people flocking to their favorite swimming holes may also want to read up on bacteria warnings. During the busy Memorial Day weekend and shortly afterward, at least 20 people, most of them children, reported E. coli...

Algae blooms prompt 2 warnings along parts of New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee

Jun. 14, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire officials issued two warnings of potentially dangerous algae blooms along parts of Lake Winnipesaukee, the state's largest lake. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services said on Thursday it detected high concentrations of...

New Hampshire remains New England's lone holdout against legalizing recreational marijuana

Jun. 13, 2024 18:21 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire died on the House floor Thursday after advancing further than ever in New England’s only holdout state. The House has passed multiple legalization bills over the years only to have them blocked...