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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Concord Casino’s doors are set to shut after the New Hampshire Lottery Commission suspended owner Andy Sanborn operating and gaming licenses for six months.The ruling announced Thursday on accusations that Sanborn fraudulently obtained and used...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At the start of the year, Concord Casino was ordered to close its doors and sell the business within six months, but, so far, no buyers have stepped forward to acquire the establishment.“There’s been no change in the status of the Concord facility,”...

By JIM KENYON

In less than two weeks, Jim Parker should know whether the state of New Hampshire agrees that after 23 years of incarceration he’s earned the right to re-enter society.Parker’s hearing before the state Adult Parole Board is scheduled for April 18 at...

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 RAY DUCKLER

Merrimack County Sheriff David Croft and Bradley Haas were once professional neighbors.Croft was the police chief in Boscawen, while Haas was the chief over in Franklin, the state’s smallest city.They didn’t socialize outside of work, but their jobs...

By JIM KENYON

State Rep. Jonathan Stone isn’t the only one who has a great deal riding on the outcome of his lawsuit against the city of Claremont, which the New Hampshire Supreme Court heard last week.The public does as well.Stone, a Republican who was elected to...

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD — A jury on Friday ended its first day of deliberations without issuing a verdict in the case of a man charged with fatally shooting a retired New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail, with prosecutors saying he lied to police to cover up his...

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

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 JAMIE L. COSTA

Evidence police obtained after using cell phone location data to find and arrest Logan Clegg may be used in his upcoming murder trial in the deaths of Steve and Wendy Reid, a Merrimack County Superior Court judge ruled.Clegg, 27, challenged all...

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 JAMIE L. COSTA

Amounts of xylazine, a powerful veterinary-grade sedative, are being found in toxicology reports from around the state as heroin and fentanyl opioid overdoses continue to climb. Xylazine, which is not a controlled substance, is easily accessible and...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Developers expressed frustration Wednesday night when planning board members delayed moving forward on an application for a proposed 43,000-square-foot casino, bar and hotel on the city’s East Side. Last month, Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Eugene Mutegetsi left Kenya, he thought he’d arrive in New Hampshire and find an apartment. Once he found a place to live, he hoped his wife would be able to move to the United States as well.Instead, he last saw her eight months ago. Since...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

With two maps of the United States, a flag in the corner and photos of past U.S. presidents pinned to a foldout whiteboard, an office at Overcomers Refugee Services resembles that of a high school history classroom. Instead of high school kids, Eileen...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After a 10-year deal with Casella Waste Systems, Concord is on track to shift from burying its trash to burning it.Under the terms of their new contract set to begin on July 1, 2024, Casella will continue to collect and transport the city’s waste, but...

By DAVID BROOKS

From a shortage of wheelchair vans to a looming shortage of nursing-school faculty, from weak Medicare reimbursements to soaring cost of part-time medical staff, from burned-out nurses who quit to patients who get sicker while waiting to be seen, it...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

In the days leading up to the double homicide of retired Concord couple Steve and Wendy Reid, several calls were made to the Concord Police Department to report a suspicious male in the area of what would later be identified as the crime scene,...

By JAMIE L. COSTA

Towns, cities and schools across the state will save a little money next year due to decreasing contribution rates to the state retirement for the first time in 20 years. The rates employers pay into the system on behalf of government workers, which...