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By DAVID BROOKS

Americans love flat-faced dogs: French bulldogs beat perennial favorite Labrador retrievers to be the most commonly registered purebred dog last year, according to the American Kennel Club, while pugs and pekes aren’t far behind.But popularity has its...

By DAVID BROOKS

The body of a hiker missing for almost a month was discovered in Dry River, apparently pinned under a boulder.William Donovan, 65, of Cambridge, Mass, who was last seen April 16, was located by searchers who were directed to the search area after gear...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Five days after police arrested 12 pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of New Hampshire, students and faculty called for the resignation of university Police Chief Paul Dean after they say he assaulted a student while responding to last...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Sticking to the message that has sustained his first term, President Joe Biden made the case that working and middle-class Americans shouldn’t be forced to pay high costs for prescription drugs and health care while corporations and the wealthiest...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When the legislature reconvened in January, the new session was met with a record number of housing bills. But Elissa Margolin is holding off on crowning this session as the “year of housing” — until she sees what policy makes it to the governor’s...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The continuing fight against the “divisive concepts” law restricting how New Hampshire educators discuss topics such as race, gender identity and sexual orientation in classrooms was back before a federal judge on Tuesday.The plaintiffs were asking...

By RAY DUCKLER

All systems were go for Dominic Torro earlier this month, just like always.He had the gear and experience to conquer Airplane Gully — a steep chute on Mount Washington that he’d skied down dozens of times over the past few years.He was trained on how...

By DAVID BROOKS

When it comes to our electric bills, sometimes global fuel trends giveth and sometimes they taketh away. Right now they’re giving.Eversource on Thursday said it has asked state regulators to cut its energy supply rate as part of the twice-yearly...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Brian Reid knows his parents will always be remembered as humanitarians, loving family members, dedicated tennis players and global ambassadors.He hopes the name and memory of Logan Clegg, the man convicted of murdering Steve and Wendy Reid as they...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

If New Hampshire chooses to legalize recreational marijuana, the focal point should be redirecting revenue from marijuana sales toward public health and social justice programs, mental health and public policy advocates said.“What we have to...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNANand JAMIE L. COSTA

Former state senator and Concord Casino owner Andy Sanborn, now under criminal investigation for using COVID relief funds to pay for his extravagant lifestyle, has faced mounting scrutiny and criticism for his dealings inside the casino and his...

By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

Clutching a cup of coffee at The Windmill Restaurant in East Concord on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a seat next to breakfast diners to chat about everything from Obamacare and the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution, to his kids’...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

A 16-year-old Barnstead, N.H., boy and his kayak were swept over the Suncook River Dam on Sunday evening in an attempt to rescue his dog from the raging waters of the river.The teenager tipped out of his kayak while reaching for his 6-month-old black...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Replicas of a historical marker for a communist-affiliated labor activist are popping up in yards around Concord after the original was removed by the state in May, two weeks after its installation.To protest the state’s decision to remove the sign...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The New Hampshire housing shortage is squeezing businesses trying to recruit workers, taxing families looking to find an affordable place to live and has become a focal point for state politicians trying to chip away at a solution. The statistics are...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Sherri Cheney was awed by the sight of towering mounds of food scraps mixed with ground-up wood chips from demolition debris, reaching a height of at least 7 feet at the Lebanon landfill’s transfer station. These piles of waste were being converted...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Gavin Dubois sometimes doesn’t have the words to express how he feels. But when he picks up a pair of drumsticks, he can read his emotions as clearly as notes on a sheet of music. Amid the sounds of the snare, the melodies of his marimba, his rage...

By DAVID BROOKS

Add medical transport by ambulance to the list of health-care systems in New Hampshire that says they are being strained to the breaking point.“At the end of the day, the crisis is all about money,” said Justin Van Etten, executive director of the New...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Within 24 hours of learning that the suspect in the double murder of Steve and Wendy Reid was expected to flee the country, Concord police moved fast to locate and arrest Logan Clegg. Due to the immediacy of the situation in October, detectives...

By DAVID BROOKS

A major study has singled out New Hampshire as a model among U.S. states in response to COVID-19, having suffered virtually the lowest cumulative death rate from the pandemic.The state’s success, the study said, came about partly because of relative...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Alison Palmer thought she had motherhood figured out after her first pregnancy.Her son Matt was a dream baby. He followed a predictable feeding schedule and slept on schedule like clockwork. But with her second son Ryan, it was completely different....