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By JOSH ROGERS

Gov. Kelly Ayotte has announced a state hiring freeze.

By LAU GUZMÁN

New Hampshire Indonesian Community Support, a nonprofit based in Dover that represents immigrants in the state, is one of three immigrants’ rights organizations suing President Donald Trump and other government agencies over an executive order signed late Monday that would end birthright citizenship for the children of some immigrants, arguing it’s unconstitutional.

By ANNMARIE TIMMINS

The New Hampshire Fish and Game said it is considering charging two hikers for their rescue in the White Mountains Saturday. One of them said he is OK with that.

By JASON MOON

The man whose accusations of child abuse at New Hampshire’s former Youth Development Center (YDC) inspired more than 1,100 others to come forward began testifying in Rockingham Superior Court Wednesday.David Meehan took the stand in a closely-watched...

By TODD BOOKMAN

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man captured on video shattering two light sconces featuring the Star of David attached to the exterior of Temple Israel in downtown Portsmouth.The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday.“While...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

People in Littleton can now get the overdose-reversal drug naloxone from a vending machine that’s open 24/7, part of an ongoing campaign to expand access to the life-saving medication.The device is outside the Mt. Eustis Commons office building on...

By JASON MOON

Two former staff at New Hampshire’s Youth Development Center (YDC) testified in court Wednesday that the facility was a “horrendous nightmare,” where management instructed staff to never believe kids over employees, and where staff wore stickers that...

By JOSH ROGERS

Newly released investigatory documents show Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stone lost his job as a police officer in 2006 after he made multiple threats of violence against police department colleagues.Stone’s comments — which included claims he would...

By OLIVIA RICHARDSON

The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts sits in the old, empty hallways of a former public high school. Other tenants include an alternative education program and organizations that help people through food insecurity, human trafficking and domestic...

By JASON MOON

The first civil trial stemming from a wave of lawsuits alleging child abuse at New Hampshire’s state-run juvenile jail is scheduled to begin this week.More than four years ago, David Meehan filed suit against the state over allegations of abuse at the...

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

State regulators have cleared the way for Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont to become part of the Dartmouth Health system.Dartmouth Health — already New Hampshire’s largest health system — and Valley Regional announced plans to affiliate in...

By GRACE McFADDEN

A newly released audit of the Department of Education’s process for handling complaints about special education found that the process was disorganized and burdensome for the families of students receiving those services.The review by state auditors...

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Opponents of proposed logging in White Mountain National Forest have their last chance to object to a project in the Sandwich area this week.People who have already made public comments on the Sandwich project have until April 1 to file an objection...

By JOSH ROGERS

A top Republican budget writer in the New Hampshire House has proposed boosting state aid to public schools by $400 million a year and requiring any future education spending increase made at the local level to be approved by a supermajority...

By KATE DARIO

If you’re still looking to rent a room in the slice of New Hampshire that will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, you may be out of luck.Brooke Kenney, manager of the Northern Comfort Motel in Colebrook, said she’s been totally booked on...

By TODD BOOKMAN 

The founding pastor of a church that serves its parishioners ayahuasca, a potent plant-based substance that can cause intense hallucinations, said he intends to re-open in a new location after shutting the doors at his Canterbury property.During a...

By SARAH GIBSON

Mackenzie Verdiner goes to one of the most diverse schools in New Hampshire, Manchester’s West High School. Students there speak about 50 different languages.“If I grab a fistful of kids randomly, it would be a different color on each finger — it’s...

By CASEY MCDERMOTT

New Hampshire renters would have more time to deal with proposed rent increases under a proposal up for debate at the State House in 2022.Right now, New Hampshire landlords are supposed to give at least 30 days’ notice for proposed rent increases. If...