New Hampshire – NECN (2024)

Authorities identify two people killed in NH fire

Authorities have identified the two people who died in a fire in western New Hampshire last week. Fire officials said they received a 911 call shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday reporting smoke in a mo...

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3-year-old falls from 3rd floor window of Manchester home

A 3-year-old child was injured Sunday afternoon when they fell from a third floor window at a home in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Manchester Fire Department says it responded around 1:09 p.m. to 15...

Man convicted for role in 2001 stabbing deaths of Dartmouth College professors released from prison​

James Parker was 16 at the time of his conviction stemming from the 2001deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop in Hanover, New Hampshire. He was granted parole in April.

Improper maintenance, pilot failure cited in report on double fatal 2022 NH plane crash

Improper maintenance and the pilot’s failure to abort takeoff likely caused a small plane to crash into a building in New Hampshire in 2022, killing both people on board and sparking a fire, the...

Man dead in apparent drowning at beach on Lake Winnipesaukee

A man died Thursday at a beach on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, and a drowning investigation is underway. New Hampshire State Police say the Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue Department received a call around 6:16 p.m. reporting that a man had been found face down in the water at Carry Beach. First responders arrived on scene and were assiste...

6-year-old boy seriously injured in crash in Manchester, NH

A 6-year-old boy was seriously injured in a motor vehicle crash in Manchester, New Hampshire on Wednesday, according to police. Manchester police said they responded to the area of O’Malley Street in Elmwood Gardens around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a 6-year-old boy. The child was taken by ambulance...

Adam Montgomery requests review of his sentence for murder of daughter Harmony

Adam Montgomery, a New Hampshire man who was convicted of murdering his daughter Harmony earlier this year, has applied to have his sentence in the case reviewed. Montgomery was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 5-year-old Harmony, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she was reported missing in 2021. Her body wa...

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on 6 of 26 criminal charges

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice made his first court appearance Wednesday in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. Steven Kramer, who also faces a pr...

Police find 14-year-old, 16-year-old reported missing from NH

Two teenagers from Nashua, New Hampshire, who reported missing last week have been found, police said Monday. Sabrina Gilbert, 14, and Auryannah Moore, 16, were last seen together Wednesday in the area of Amherst Street, according to Nashua police. It wasn’t immediately known where the teens were located.

NH man sentenced for killing mother after argument over video game volume

A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his mother after the two had argued about the volume on the video games he was playing. Thomas Humphrey, 47, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and arson in the November death of Linda Tufts, 70, inside their Goffstown home&#82...

Man dead in NH rollover crash on I-93 near Mass. border

A man was found dead at the scene of a rollover crash on Interstate 93 in Windham, New Hampshire, Tuesday, police said. The crash, a few miles north of the Massachusetts border, was reported about 9:54 a.m., according to the New Hampshire State Police. Traffic on the northbound side of the highway was diverted to the breakdown lane as investigators...

Person found dead in burning NH home, fire officials say

Firefighters battling a blaze at a home in Weare, New Hampshire, found a person dead inside early Thursday, officials said. The fire was reported about 1:13 a.m. at a home on Sewell Hoyt Road, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office and Weare firefighters and police. Heavy fire was tearing through the building, a single-fam...

Troublesome browntail moth found in NH for first time in 75 years

The troublesome — and itch-inducing — browntail moth caterpillar has been found in New Hampshire for the first time in 75 years, according to state officials. Browntail moth caterpillar winter webs were recently located and removed at the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire coast, the New Hampshire Forest Health Bureau announced Monda...

Man killed after truck strikes tree in Milford, NH

A 50-year-old man died Monday night when his truck slammed into a tree in Milford, New Hampshire. Milford police say they responded to the single-vehicle crash in the area of 241 Savage Road around 6:43 p.m. and found a Toyota Tacoma that was being driven by Walter F Knights. According to a preliminary investigation, Knights was driving west on Sav...

Injured hiker from Rhode Island rescued from NH mountain

An injured hiker from Rhode Island was rescued from a mountain in New Hampshire over the weekend. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said they were notified around 6:30 a.m. Saturday of an injured hiker on the Mount Kearsarge North Trail. Mount Kearsarge is located about 28 miles northwest of Concord, within Kearsarge Mountain State Forest....

Pilot rescued after crashing glider into tree in NH's White Mountain National Forest

A pilot was rescued Sunday afternoon after he crashed his glider into a tree in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department was notified shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday of a glider crash in the White Mountain National Forest in Benton. The pilot was not injured but was stuck inside the co*ckpit hangi...

Man shot and killed by police in Nashua, NH identified

A man who was shot and killed by police in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Sunday night has been identified, according to authorities. Officers responded to the Lowe’s Home Improvement on Daniel Webster Highway around 8:45 p.m. Sunday for a report of a man who was armed earlier in the evening and was last seen leaving his home in Pelham,...