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Concord police carried out a drug raid on Manchester Street early Friday morning that yielded five arrests.Additionally, police recovered a car on site that had been reported stolen from Vermont.Law enforcement executed a search warrant and arrest...

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The dirt road leading to the Merrimack River cuts through a spacious field before narrowing along the tree line. The drive appears easy at first, but the wide road quickly shrinks to the width of a walking path with tree branches and shrubbery on...

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Jurors chosen to hear the evidence in an attempted murder case against a Concord man will also learn that he sought from jail to persuade two key witnesses to falsely identify the shooter so he would be acquitted.Attorneys on both sides recently...

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In the last seven months, the Merrimack County prosecutors’ office has experienced rapid staff turnover, the county hired an independent investigator to evaluate a potentially hostile work environment and some police chiefs are growing concerned about...

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A former Concord student and her father are asking a federal judge to force the school district to hand over four years of records as part of their lawsuit that says administrators improperly investigated the girl’s report of sexual assault and failed...

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Every night before falling asleep, Kayla Smith checked Facebook messenger to ensure there hadn’t been a significant lapse in time since her brother’s account was last active.She knew if he hadn’t logged in for 24 hours or more that something was...

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A former Pembroke Academy dean convicted of felony drug charges in early 2018 violated her probation several months later by continuing to abuse narcotics, a judge ruled.Rekha Luther, 39, of Manchester recently pleaded true to a violation of probation...

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Twenty-two charges were dismissed against a former Sununu Youth Services Center counselor who will avoid significant jail time for sexually assaulting a teenager sentenced to the juvenile detention facility.Kirstie Bean, 26, of Concord recently...

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James Casadona, a graduate of New Hampton School, knew early on he wanted to follow in his uncle’s footsteps and join the U.S. Marine Corps.“I remember the phone call like it was yesterday,” Retired Marine Master Sgt. Dan Crim said of the conversation...

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A mother began serving a 90-day jail sentence Tuesday for exposing her two children to methamphetamine in Penacook in summer 2016, resulting in the death of her 2-month-old son.Kayla Austin, 21, of Penacook pleaded guilty to two counts of endangering...

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A Concord dentist charged with assaulting a woman in the parking lot of a company-sponsored event in 2015 has settled with prosecutors.Mostafa El-Sherif, 60, of Bedford has completed three hours of one-on-one sexual harassment training and 40 hours of...

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The Merrimack County Attorney’s office has dismissed its case against a former Proctor Academy student accused of sexual assault.Derek Tillotson, 20, of Bow was scheduled to stand trial this week in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord on three...

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Growing up, Evenor and Natalia Pineda couldn’t hug their father and say “I love you” before bed. Instead, the young children clung to the sound of his voice, which he recorded from prison to CDs that accompanied books of their favorite stories. “We...

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A month after a beloved kindergarten teacher was found dead in her Dunbarton home, her family and friends continue to plead with investigators for answers.They remember Wendy Arnold Tefft as a strong-willed caretaker and a loving mother who would do...

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A man convicted of helping kill a fellow Concord inmate in 2010 says a superior court judge restricted the defense’s cross-examination of key witnesses at trial and erred in not allowing the testimony of two others.William Edic, 34, has taken his case...

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“You knew she wanted to die and you intentionally helped her kill herself. She wasn’t terminal. She was depressed. She needed help to live, not to die,” said Jody Brissette as she faced the man who aided in her daughter’s suicide.Brissette told...

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The parents of a teenage sexual assault victim have agreed to identify themselves in a lawsuit against St. Paul’s School. Their daughter’s full name, however, will remain out of the lawsuit, concealed by her initials.Their decision comes after the...