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By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

On a recent morning at Androscoggin Valley Hospital’s labor and delivery unit in Berlin, N.H,. nurses are checking in on a patient. Noelle, who’s 32, was induced 39 weeks into her pregnancy. When her water doesn’t break, the doctor decides to artificially rupture the membranes.

By JOSH ROGERS

Gov. Kelly Ayotte's interim pick to lead the state's Department of Corrections won quick approval by the Executive Council Wednesday. John Scippa, who leads the state Police Standards and Training Council and is well-known in law enforcement circles, takes over from Commissioner Helen Hanks who abruptly resigned this week.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Scott Bailey is a retired Forest Service ecologist, not a detective. But for the last few years he’s been trying to solve a mystery in northern New Hampshire.

By TODD BOOKMAN

Mark Brave, the former Strafford County Sheriff, was sentenced Monday to serve at least 3 ½ years in jail after pleading guilty to theft and perjury charges.

By ANNMARIETIMMINS

A former Manchester West High School teacher was convicted in federal court Thursday of attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Prosecutors said in court filings they believe Stacey Ray Lancaster was on school grounds when he made arrangements to pay for sex with a 12-year-old girl.

By JOSH ROGERS and ANNMARIE TIMMINS

Hundreds of people turned out at the State House Tuesday to urge the state Senate to reverse spending cuts backed by the New Hampshire House in its proposed state budget.

By Todd Bookman

After 20 years of planning and delays, the federal government says it will begin enforcing Real ID laws on May 7.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

It’s a dark and stormy late-March night. There’s a thick layer of fog over Keene, New Hampshire. Dozens of people walk slowly down a road that curls around the Woodland Cemetery, back and forth, flashlights in hand, eyes trained on the pavement.

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed diverting millions of dollars meant to address opioid addiction to help close the state’s budget gaps — alarming advocates who say it would upend a wide range of treatment, recovery and prevention programs.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

Much of the White Mountain National Forest was included in a move from the federal government earlier this month aimed at increasing timber production and, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, reducing wildfire risk.

By DAN TUOHY

The Red Sox season was already a dozen games deep when, on April 9, a small ski area in New Hampshire fired up its snowmaking guns to add to the snow base on its main slope.

Admirers of the celestial will get a chance this week to take in the northern lights Tuesday night and Wednesday night. The aurora borealis will be best seen across New Hampshire between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

A subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems is suing New Hampshire environmental regulators, arguing that the state’s denial of a controversial landfill permit was premised on faulty rules.

By TODD BOOKMAN

New Hampshire-based Shaheen & Gordon is among the more than 500 law firms now challenging President Trump’s recent executive orders attempting to block the business operations of a handful of prominent law firms who have done work for his political opponents.

By DAN BARRICK

Former Gov. Chris Sununu is passing on a run for U.S. Senate, after weeks of flirting with the prospect and strong encouragement from national Republicans, including President Donald Trump.

By TODD BOOKMAN

It’s a home fit for a governor — at least, one with very deep pockets.

By TODD BOOKMAN

A group of law enforcement officers, military veterans and civilians filed civil lawsuits against SigSauer last week, claiming the company’s popular P320 pistol fired without an intentional trigger pull, causing, for some victims, serious and life-altering injuries.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

New Hampshire lawmakers are advancing a bill that would initiate a study into withdrawing from ISO-New England, the organization that operates the region’s electricity grid.

By TODD BOOKMAN

A newborn girl found in Manchester's Pine Island Pond last Thursday was likely placed there up to 48 hours prior, according to a new timeline released by the Manchester Police Department.

By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is releasing some funding for grants that helped farms and other businesses in New Hampshire build solar arrays and other small renewable energy systems.

By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH

Planned Parenthood of Northern New England says the Trump administration has frozen around $500,000 in family planning funds for its health centers in New Hampshire.